PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17118, 13 April 1921, Page 10

PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

(from om OWN LONDON, February 17. Dr. P. J. Macjiin (Wellington) now taking a three mouths' post-gradu-ato course at the Prince of Wales' Hospital, Tottenham. On its completion he will kiavo with Mrs Mack in for n four months' tour, which is to embrace Algeria, Tuscany, Malta, Italy, Groecp. Austria (taking a post-graduate courso at Vienna), Carlsbad, Dresden, Berlin, and thence lo Holland and Belgium. August and September will be devoted to a comprehensive tour of Ireland. A further course of work will follow, ami about tho end of October tln> return journey to New Zealand will bo embarked upon. Mr F. W. Haybittle (Wellington) has recently been down in the New Forest, staying* with Mr 11. W. Hannah (Wellington), who is awaiting surgical treatment for his war injury. Mr Haybittle is thinking of going to the South iM France shortly with Mrs Haybittle, taking the war-zone area on route. This district is naturally well known to Mr Havbittle on account of his long sorvice with the British Keel Cross and with the R.A.M.C. during the wai years. , Mr H. H. Wilson (Duncdin), who served with the Royal Navy during the war, and was in 11.M.5. Avenger when slie was sunk, is working with tho Dissolved Acetylene Company, Lambeth. Acetylene welding, it may be mentioned, was a British discovery in the fir»t place, and it has now been recaptured by "England from Germany. The process was invented some years ago by u metallurgist here. All rights in it were acquired by Dr. Gpldsehmidt, who founded a great business at Iwson, which proved of the highest commercial value to Germany in many ways. Since the war British" firms have taken up acetylene welding so successfully that it now counts as among tho most flourishing of newer industries. It is being assiduously and scientifically developed for the repair treatment of all kinds of metals. The so-called "seamless" turrets of the ex-German battleship Baden; which is now being used as a target by the British Navy, are actually, composed of acetylene- welded plates instead of plates fitted together in the custom, ary wav. British firms have acquired so much skill in operating tho process that they are able to construct similar "seamless" turrets for British warships, if the experiments now in progrossjae* cide the Admiralty to adopt tHose • structures. . Some New Zealand names are to be found in the October examinations pass list, issued by tho Institution ■of Civil Engineers. Of the 59 candidates who were successful in the preliminary examination, five were Now Zoalandero, namely:—Gordon M. Beck (Ohakune), J. S. Carmichael (Auckland), J. 11. Christie (Wairoa), C. Langboin (Wellington), and W. T. Langbein (Inrer. cargill). H. G. Kemp (Christchureh); VR. ,T. Smith (Thames), and N. erman (Auckland) took tho whole examination (Sections. A, B, and C) for Associate Membership; while J. S. L. Deem (Christchureh), R. .Hi Packwood (Bnrgaville), and J. D. Watt (Otngo) took Sections A and B only. • Sub-Lieutenant A. R. Caddell, R.N., has been promoted Acting-Lieiitenant. In 1919 he was out in the Dominion in H.M.S. New Zealand with Lord JelUcoe and after completing bis course oj study at Cambridge he was appointed to H.M.S. Avenger. Mr Ri Wv ; Joans, general manager of the Bank of Australasia, has, inviejr of the difficult conditions ofexchange) with Australasia at the present timlL agreed, at the express wishof tne>* Board, to retain his position as general manager for another year. It had been Mr Jeans's intention to retire after'tne annual, general meeting at the end m next month. , :. . ;.,.