PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15447, 9 September 1914, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr J. S. Rutherford ira-- yesterday re-ef.ee ted t-hairnian of the South Canterbury Education Beard-

_ Among _ the effiters of the Expeditionary Force in camp at Palmerston North is Captain 11. .7. McLean. N.Z.M.C., a son of Dr. McLean, who came out as surgeon on one of the etxliest hr.migrat.on ships t» Tunnru, vh'.-ri> he settled dw\n. Capta.it lli> Leart "as born at Timaril ami was educated as the Timarti High School and at Edinburgh l"n vcrsty. He has been in praetie-* in Widitngton for 14 years, and. during that t-'me has he'd honorary a"j»jo.ntntent.s. as physician and surgeon to the Wellington Hospital and surgeon to the Children's Hospital. llt< pitted the Wellington lit:-'rer Onp» in 1101. and later went or. the Medical lte»*»rw. Hei was at «nc time prominent in Rugby fo-«thdl c.rvEcs. having payed at intcrva's for Canterbury, SSiutti Canterbury, ami Up v;ts also seiet-teu upon on« occasion to p'iiv for New Zealand in Australia but did net go. Mis* Mary McLean. fermer'v Lauv Principal t,f the Timam ir.rhS H'gh School, and now the head of the W et!. G.i-ts' Ccl'ege, is a s'ster of Dr. McLean.

In th-> Royal Hotel. Temuka. last t r:uay . venutg ra.-tiibtrs of the Temuka Atig-.-iV Club met to bid farewell to Mr John McMdlatt, whi» for the p.tst two or thre* y.-ars has been the 'lemuka represent at. ve of the Nat : onal and Agi-ney Containv, and who L:a-._ been promoted to a" more rcsponsd/e |>ositstn iNIr A. Biwhcli. chairman of the efuo. presdeti. and p.te;ented iVir MeM.fan with a ( ',f pipes, 'i'h-.- toast to rhe citest w;: = heartily honoured.