Personal

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 32, 7 February 1941, Page 4

Personal

Pilot-Officer D. M. Ralph-Smith, of Auckland, who left New Zealand in 1939 to take up a short-service commission in the Royal Air Force, has been promoted to flying-officer, according to advice received by his parents. Dr. R. J. Mcllroy, Hamilton, has been appointed lecturer in chemistry at the Canterbury University College. Dr. Mcllroy graduated at the Victoria University College, Wellington, and the Birmingham University. He has been engaged in agricultural research at the Ruakura Animal Research Station since his return from England in 1938. Mr. E. H. Benseman, Nelson, has taken up his duties as assistant manager of the milk department of the Wellington City Corporation. Mr. Benseman, who was selected from 45 candidates, was eight years with the Golden Bay Dairy Company, five years with the Riwaka Dairy Company, and for the last 10 years has been manager of the Waimea Dairy Company. Mr. H. F. Low, who was a member of .the literary staff of the Rangitikei Advocate for the past 12 years, the last eight of which he was editor, has received an appointment on the literary staff of the Wanganui Herald and takes up his duties on Monday n;xt During his residence in Marton Mr. Low has taken a keen interest in cricket and has represented Rangit kei for the past ten years. As a member of the Old Boys Cricket Club he proved himself to be a good allri mid cricketer. The death occurred on Wednesday night in a private hospital in Wellington, after a serious operation, of Mr. S. J. Reid, one of the best known and most popular horse trainers in New Zealand. He was 52 years of age. Mr. Reid leaves a wife, three sons and one daughter, the eldest son being Mr. P. Reid, the Hawke’s Bay Rugby representative. At the time of his death Mr. Reid was private trainer for Mr. F. Ormond, Hastings. The death has occurred at Auckland of Mr. Robert Hamilton Scott, formerly a well-known draper in Dunedin, at the age of 82 years. Mr. Scott was born in Glasgow and came to New Zealand with his parents in 1863. Associated with the drapery trade for a number of years, he founded the firm of R. H. Scott and Company in Dunedin in 1900. Before his arrival in Auckland in 1924, Mr. Scott was a president of the Otago Bowling Centre and was a life member and president of the Roslyn Club. He was secretary of the West End Bowling Club, Ponsonby, until he resigned owing to illhealth. His wife died in 1929.