PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2343, 28 December 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The death occurred at Carterton ek, Saturday morning, says our correspondent, of Dr. Thomas J. Gallin, who was : some five months ago appointed surgeon to the Oarterton Friendly Societies. Some three weeks ago Dr.'.Gal' Hα was taken seriously ill. from whichj illuess little hopes were neld for hil recovery. Deceased, during his sojourt , . in Carterton, made many friends anfl. • iiis death/ in spite of the seriouiinear of his illness, came as a shook to them; Before coming to Carterton deceaeeoi practised his profession at Waihi. A widow and daughter are left. The fun. erol takes place at CJureville this afternoon. _Mr. Stewart Morton, an old Teeident of Wadsstown, died there on Saturday morning. The deceased, who was 84' years of age, was formerly a master builder, and a large number of the older residences in Wadestown were erected by him. Hβ leaves two sons, Messrs. Stewart and James Morton, both of ' Wadestown.'' ' . ..■'•:.-.'" Mr. Evans, 8.M., Nelson, is visiting Wellington, and ie staying at the Hotel Windsor. . ■'-■'•' . Mr. R. 11. Hogg, of Dtmedin, who,, owing to ill-health, has recently sev-'i erad his connection- with the Standard' Insurance Company, after filling the' position of head office accountant for a period of 38 years, wae presented by the members of the etaff with an illuminated address, the board of directors having previously signified in a very ■ ■ tangible manner their appreciation of Mr. Hogg's eervic© to the company. . ' Mr. J. S. Douglas, ohairman of the ' Dunedin Drainage Board, has received official notification from the Minister of Public Health of his. appointment as the employers' representative on. the Plumbers' Board of New Zealand. : >. Mr. A. H. Hollis has been appointed, secretary to the estate of the late Mr. H. D, Crawford, vice Mr. A..G. Hume, who is i leaving New Zealand with the next einforcemente for the front. Detective , Caseells, who has done not-i ably good work during his long sojourn: _ in Wellington, ie rejoining the uniform* eeotion of the police force. He takes the rank of senior sergeant, and will ■' be placed in charge of the Hamilton, district. ......! :.■■'■■■'. ', Dr. Alex Murray Drennan, who haei been appointed to the chair of clinical-' pathology, in the University of Otago,. is 30 years of age, and married. The positions lie now resigns are: First as--•sistant to the professor of pathology in the University of Edinburgh, lectureron practical pathology in the same uni-' , versity, assistant, pathologist ■to the - Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, pathologist ■. to Chalmers Hospital, and demonstrator in practical histology in the post-j graduate courses. "In-his undergradu-; ate course he gained the Vane Dunlopi scholarship. He passed all hie profes- ! sional examinations with' distinction,and took the degrees of • M.B. and! Ch.B.. in 1906 with first-class honours.The only other member of that year' who oould claim a similar record was Dr. Champtaloup, now professor of bacteriology and public health in the University of OtaßoV At graduation he • was awarded the Bfctles Scholarship. As to his post-graduato work,' Dr. Drennan was for three years university tutor in olinical medicine, his duties being tov.. train the students in' olinical methods? and side-room examinations. v ' f

Mr. George Harris, a well known Ohristehurch solicitor, died'at Jiis residence, at Kolanga, Lower Riccartoa, on Christmas Eve, at tie age of 47; yoars. He was a son of the late Vener* able Archdeacon W. of at Christ's p. CtoUege^GfiriatcJiurcfl,"in ; lß67. Hβ was '■■ admitted to the .Bar about the year # 1890, and tad been,practising; as a solicitor in Christchuroh ever since. He . ' was very; well inown : in- athletic and swimming circles,; and had been presi-w dent of the New Zealand Swimming] Council eince 1899. \ln the year 1887.J he was a Canterbury football represen-j tative player. He was for a number! of years prominently conneoted withii the Anglican Church, .and eat on' the, governing hodyof Christ's College and' the Rhodes Convalescent Home, and a . number of years ago was chairman of ■ the committee which attended to the ( ■ completion of the . Cathedral. Mr. Har-j; ris was also greatly interested in Territorial movemont,. end was one of j>\ the organisers of the Honorary'Terri-? torials, and a few-years „ ago held the £■-. rank of lieutenant in the Battery of, , the Volunteers. Hβ leaves a widow and : sis sone and- four daughters. • \ Deteotire Boddam, tvho (iomes to Wek lingten as ohief deteotive, has for some ■ yeans past been the detective in charge, of the Tarariaki district. Hid' wife w. ; a sieter of Messis.. John and Wteu Fullerj theatre managers, of WeUfag-' ton, and daughter of Mr. John .Fuller,,. sen., of Auckland. • Mr' John Pairbairn, who las been; lessee of the Occidental Hotel ever sincO it was ereoted, has sold the remaindotJ of his lease to Mr. Charles Aldridge,] well known in connection with the* management of the Hotel Cecil for a number of years past. As evidence of the esteem in which she is held, Mts. Fairbwrn was presented by_ the Btatt : With a handsome silver milt dish on ■ erring up her control of the domestio department of the hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Fairbairn intend te reside at the Lower Hutt for a time, where it is hoped that Mr. Fairbairn's health, which has not v , been very satisfactory of late, WUI Dβ thoroughly restored.