PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 21 January 1926, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr E. G. Kerr left Timaru for the north yesterday.

Senior-Sergeant Fahey returned to Timaru yesterday, after a holiday visit to the north.

A motion of appreciation of the services of Dr. L. G. Austin, who has completed his term at the Titriaru Hospital, was passed at yesterday’* meeting of the Board.

His Excellency the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergusson) will leave Dunedin by the 11.30 train on Friday, en route for Auckland.

A cable message from London announces that Wembley honours include Knight of the Grand Cross of Empire to Sir Travers Clark.

Air Axel Newton will represent the Timaru branch at the annual conference of the New Zealand Society of Professional Teachers of Music, to be held in Dunedin next week.

.At yesterday’s meeting of the Hospital Board, the matron of the Timaru Hospital (Miss A. B. Finlayson) reported that Sister McAlister ana Nurse Morton had completed their midwifery training, and had passed the examination held recently in Christchurch.

Sir William' Sim has been appointed chairman of tho Prisons Board in succession to Sir Robert Stout, whose occupancy of the office will be automatically terminated at the close of this month through his retirement from the Supremo Court Bench. Sir Robert Stout will, however, continue to act e member of the board.

Guests at the Grosvenor Hotel include:—Sir William and Lgdy Sim, Messrs T. W. Lewis, D. A. Scott (Dunedin), A. Turner, H. Anderson, A. B. Bains, J. H. Suckling (Christchurch), H. Fryling, I. New (Auckland), L. Sands (Wellington), G. Montgomery (Little River), S. Duncan (New Plymouth), F. Smith, A. Smith, Reece Smith, Murray Smith, Kura Smith, B. Smith (Russell’s Flat, Spring-

The friends of Mr E. L. Anderson, who was for somo time travelling for the Diabolo Separator Co., will regret to hear of a serious accident which befel him a few miles from Melbourne. While motoring in the district, one of the wheels of his car collapsed, and ho was thrown out. Air Anderson received a cut on the head, which severed one of the arteries, and he was removed to a private hospital in a very weak condition for loss .of blood. Air Anderson is now convalescent. Air Frank David Thomson, 8.A., C.AI.G., who has been appointed permanent head of the new Prime Alinister’s Department, has been fotf more than twenty years associated with Prime Alinisters. After taking his degree at Victoria College in 1901, Mr Thomson joined the civil service and later became assistant private secretary to Air Seddon. He was private secretary to the Hon J. A. Millar, and then to Sir Joseph Ward, and when Air Alassey took office Air Thomson became chief private secretary to the Prune Alinister. He has retained, that office ever since, and has proved himself most capable and courteous. He accompanied Air Alassey to all the conferonces which ho attended, abroad.