PERSONALS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18381, 6 February 1928, Page 8

PERSONALS.

MINISTERIAL. The Hon O. J. Hawken, Minister of Agriculture, left by motor for the West Coast this morning. The Rev A. S. MoffaU vicar of Bluff, has been appointed to the cure of Malvern, but will not be able to assume charge for some weeks, states the “ Church News.” Dr H. C. Barrett has been appointed demonstrator in anatomy at the University of Otago for twelve months from March 1. Dr Barrett is a recent graduate of the Otago University, and will take the place of Dr Flett, who has resigned. Mr H. C. Cameron, formerly Produce Commissioner for the New Zealand Government, who has during the past few months been in the Dominion in connection with the retail distribution of New Zealand produce in England. left by the Rualiine on Saturday on his return to London. Mr J. S. Scott, son of Mr John Scott, of Nelson, who is in the office of the New Zealand Government Representative at Melbourne, has been placed in charge of the offices during the absence of the New Zealand representative, Mr If. J. Manson, in New Zealand. Mr Scott was formerly a prominent member of the Nelson and Wellington Sea Scouts. Mr F. S. Dyson, District Engineer of the Public Works Department, Tauranga, has received notice of his transfer as district engineer to Dunedin. Mr Dyson has been 28 years with the Department, lie joined as a cadet in the head office, Wellington, and has occupied the positions of assistant engineer on the West Coast of the South Island, Canterbury’, Taranaki. lie has been district engineer at Napier and Tauranga and has been stationed at Tauranga for the past seven and a half years. lie was largely concerned with the construction of the East Coast railway and with extensive road works.

Friends of Canon Donald Haul tain, recently Vicar of Kyneton, in the Diocese- of Bendigo, will be delighted to hear that, he has been appointed Dean of Bendigo, in addition to Rector of All Saints' Pro-Cathedral, states the “Church News.” Dean Haultain, after leaving New Zealand, graduated from Moore College, Sydney, and during 1916-19 was a Church Missionary Society missionary in Mombasa. During the war he was a chaplain with the East Africans, being mentioned in despatches. After the war he was appointed Canon-in-residence at St. Paul's Cathedral, Sale, leaving there in 1924 for Kyneton.

Mr Justice Sim left Christchurch this morning for Dunedin. The Rev 11. S. Hamilton, a 6on of Canon S. Hamilton, of Christchurch, was recently admitted to the priesthood at St Paul’s, Wellington. He is assistant at Christ Church, Wanganui. Mr Rex C. Abernethy was on Thursday last admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court by his Honor Mr Justice Adams, on the motion of Mr A. T. Donnelly, Crown Prosecutor.

Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Field, who commanded the Special Service Squadron . on its world tour, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Station. He will assume command about June 8.

The death occurred of Mr William Culpan, aged eighty-seven, at Parnell on Saturday morning. His parents came to Auckland with the Scottish settlers who arrived in 1842 in the ships Duchess of Argyle and Jane Gitford. Mr William Culpan retired from the position of accountant to Hesketh and Richmond, solicitors, ten years ago. For a long period he was organist at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church. lie was also the oldest member of the Auckland Bowling Club and a founder of the Old Colonists’ Association. He is survived by two sons and one married daughter.

Mr T. E. Crosse, who has been a member of the Hawke’s Bay Rabbit Board since its inception in 1883, has been re-elected chairman for a further term, members declining to accede to his request to be allowed to stand down in favour of a younger man.

Captain Herbert, master of the Union Steam Ship Company’s Wellington-Pic-ton ferry service steamer Tamahine, has been appointed officer in charge of the Lake Wakatipu steamer service, vice Captain L. Robertson, who is going to Auckland as surveyor of ships. Captain Herbert arrived in Qxieenstown on Wednesday night. Captain Robertson will leave for Auckland next week.

There was a large gathering of police officers at the Auckland Central Station last Thursday evening to bid farewell to Sub-Inspector F. Lewin, one. of the most popular members of the force. Superintendent W. G. Wohimann. in presenting Mr Lewin with a Westminster chiming clock as a mark of the esteem in which he was held, said that the sub-inspector came to Auckland with a reputation for efficiency, and that reputation had been maintained. He was going to an important position, and all hoped to hear shortly of his promotion to the rank of inspector. Inspector J. MTlveney said that he had previously worked with Mr Lewin, and

had always found him to be of a genial disposition, upright, and a good disciplinarian. He showed great tact in handling men, and even if rushed in his duties, he was always cool. Inspector J. Hollis, Sub-Inspector P. J. M’Carthy, Senior-Sergeant J. Cummings, Detective-Sergeant T. Kelly, Sergeant M. Angland and Constable J. Coutts also paid tributes to Sub-In-spector Lewin’s efficiency and popularity with the various branches of the force. Mr Lewin left for Nelson on Friday morning, where he will take charge of the new police district.

The Rev G. A. Studdert Kennedv, M.A., M.C., Hon Chaplain to the King, and Rector of St. Edmund, London, has been appointed by the Archbishop of Melbourne, with the approval of the other Metropolitans of Australia, and New Zealand, as Moorhouse Lecturer for 1928. During the war he won the nickname of which he is so proud, “Woodbine Willie,” during his great work among the English soldiers, from his prodigal distribution of that famous cigarette. He is also to speak at. the Adelaide Church Congress. The Moorhouse Lecture was instituted by' Bishop Moorhouse, of Melbourne.