PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14331, 8 October 1910, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. We Humphries, who was seriously injured by being run oyer in Devon Street yesterday,' is malting good progress. Dr. -Walker .reported at mid-day that liis whole condition had improved. A London cable states that Sir Frederick Troves, the eminent surgeon, will visit Australia in 1911 and has consented to ' represent- Britain at. the Medical Congress.-, A Press message 'states that Miss Marie Lehr, the young Australian actress, is engaged to marry,. Mr. Robert Loraine. the., actor,, who has lately achieved much* distinction us on aviator. Mr. H. Fraser, who for .the hist two and a half years Ims been a member of the literary .staff of the .Herald, has been appointed to-the reporting staff of the Mow Zealand'Herald, and will shortly leave to take up his new duties. A London message reports that Sir \\\ Robson, Attorney-General, succeeds Lord Collins, who has resigned,* as Lord of Appeal.’ - Sir R. Isaacs SolicitorGoneraL becomes Attorney-General, and Mr. J. A. Simon, K.C..-M.P. for Walthamstow, succeeds Sir R. Isaacs. . Professor .1. G. Black,. ftyho is rovoi’eiiccd as a sort of professional lather hv perhaps half the doctors in New contemplates ‘retiring from tho chair of- chemistry at the Otago University. In a letter addressed to tho Otago University Council, and read at lost .Monday’s, meeting, he-wrote : “At the close of the next University session, March 31, 1912, I shall have completed ray fortieth year m the service of'the University, and I shall bo in the seventy-seventh yean of my age, Although l am still in the enjoyment of'perfect health and strength, I think that my forty years’ occupancy of the choir aild niy advanced ago mo is asking to l>o retired at that dato on my retiring allowance of. £3OO per annum.” This letter (says tho Duhedm Star) would be identified as' the professor’s oven if he had , forgotten to Sigh it. ' It is like himselfdirect, frank, ami pithy. The council decided to accept'the resignation- as from the date mentioned, and that the ViceChancellor write a letter expressing the. council’s appreciation of tho professor’s services.