PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2397, 1 March 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. James Mackenzie, Under-Secre-tary for Lands, leaves' Auckland to-day .on a tour of the gumfields, his object being to acquaint himself : with the operations ,«jf the ' Department .in dealing with theso--lands.- • The funeral of tho Hon. Edward Riohardson, C.M.U., took- place yesterday afternoon, after .a memorial seryic.e at St. Paul's 'Pro-Cathedral. 'The interment was private; Mr. J. Scott, of Wellington, has received cabled advice from" 'JEome to the effect that he. Las been' successful in passing tlie final stage 'of his LL.B. examination. ' ' 1 '■ Mr. H. Bloomfield, Presbyterian honie,missionary at Pongaroa, who 'is relinquishing the charge in order to take up . studies at Baios College, Dun- ■ edin, was tendered a farewell at Pdrigaroa. There was a large gathering, arid .various speakers 'alluded' to the. good work accomplished ■by Sir. Bloomfield during his two years' residence, not ' only-in connection with" 1 the church, but ,W matters of general' interest to the district. _ Mr.. Bloomfield was described as a conscientious, diligent, energetic worker, and ' was presented with a purse of sovereigns—Press Association. Mr. JL>. ililligan, who has been spending a hoii'da j in Te'Aroha and the Thames Vaiipy, returned to Wellington by Saturday's express. Mr. J, U., Hindmarsh, of Napier, has ?'f>luiiteerai for active servico, and .-; tev-'is Napier with the next "draft. Mr. I'.; 11. Smyrk, well known iri cricket FJicl football circles in Napier and Wel- . lingtpn, is also going to the front. Further successes have been gained .by two pupils of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, who have continued'tieir studies at tho Auckland University Cbl.lege. .Cable advice was received on ."Thursday that Doric L Algie had qualified for the ALA; degree with secondr class honours in languages (Latin and English), and that David Qutrarn bad passed the first section of tho B.A. degree examination, passing'in English, - education, and mental soience. \ Both' these students have proceeded through ■the courses for their, examinations witn:iri. the usual periods, in ' spite of the obvious difficulties imposed by'their blindness. Before Mr. Algie was able to undertake the preparation for liis examination, the prescribed books, three ivolumes of Tacitus' Annals and four of Virgil's Georgics had to be transcribed into the Braille manual. He . had the . assistance of a reader in' preparing for 1 tho English papers. A similar method was used by Air. Outram, who took • notes in Braille writing at the lectures, and then prepared his own summaries for further study. ' Mr. Charles MacMahon has disposed if his. interest in the New Theatre to .Mr. R. J. Paul. Mr. Carlton will be She manager.