PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 79, 28 December 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. J. A. Hanan will leave for tho .south on Monday. It is not generally, known that; HeldMiirshiil Sir Douglas Haig, Cqmniander-in-('hief of Hie British Forces in France, visited Australia in 18(12. On Miij *, of that year he signed the visitors' book at the South Head fort, Sydney. He was then captain in the 7th Hussars Regiment. The mother of Sir Doujlns Maig was a Tasmanian, and he has relatives living in Tasmania. Mr. E. S. A Vest, M.A., formerly on the stall' of King's College, Auckland, has been appointed English master at the Napier Hoys' High School.

Coloiiul A. H. Herbert, N.Z.M.C.. who lias been Government 13alneolugist at Kotorua ,for sixteen years, lins resigned I hat position. The :esignation will take effect at the end of the present season, wlien lie will leave for England. • Colonel Herbert tool; up (he position nf Government lialneolngjst at Kotorua in July, 1902, iiis iippointment having been one of the first step? taken by (he Tourist Department which was created Ihc previous year, lie was born in Hertford, England, in 1807, and was educated ,at (he. Hertford Grammar School. He studied medicine, at Guy's Hospital, in Southeast London. He graduated M.K.C.S. and L.H.C.T., England, in 1890, and M.D., H.S. (Honours), London, in 1892. Ho was the Gurney IToare prizeman in 1890. Dr. Herbert was appointed house Burgeon and resident obstetric physician of Guy's Hospital in IS!)]. In the following 'year he was appointed resident surgeon at the British Hospital. Port Said, lie was resident medical olh'eer at the Boyai Mineral Water Hospital, at Bath, from 1833 to 1895, and he was in private practice, at ISath from 18!) j lo 1902. He is a follow of the lialneologica! and Climatologies! Society and a. member of thn British Orthopaedic Society. Colonel Herbert held many appointments as lecturer on siij'gery and kindred subjects. He is (he author of a number' of medical text books, including a treatise on tho mineral waters and health resorts of .% Zealand.

Kccoiul Lieutenant Joseph James Hernog, who was wounded on November t last, and died ou December 17, was the surviving son of 11 r. Joseph Paul Herzog, of Mitchell Street", Brooklyn. Born at East Ham, London, 23 years ago, he was brought out to Wellinglou by l\is parents when he was three- years old. He received his education at Newtown and Brooklyn schools, and whs farming in the Wairarapa when he enlisted in May, 1915. In October of that year he left with the Main Body of the Rifle .Brigade, and saw service in Egypt before be went to the Western front. Until lust month ho had never been wounded. His elder brother, Corporal Charles Herzog, who left with n later reinforcement, was killed in action on May la, WIG, at the age of 21. The death occurred at I'eatherston on Thursday of Mr. Peter Jensen, who for a number of years past had been onmged in business in that town as a cabinetmaker. He formerly resided at Petone. Mr. J. S. Hay, technical engineer to Ih" Vacuum Oil Ply., Lid., has received notice that ho is to transfer to Melbourne. Mr. Hay will leave New Zealand .'shortly. v Sergeant David M'Laren, third son of Mr. J. M'Laren. of Parnell, Auckland, has been awarded the. Military Medal for' gnllairrry in the field. The recipient of the decoration left with the Thirteenth Reinforcement,!, New Zealand Engineers, and is an unniarrie*d man, thirty years of age. Another Auckland soldier who lias Iwen awarded the Military Medal is Corporal A. 0. Keith Wilson, son of Mr. Allan Wilson, of Northcote. Corporal Wilson eulisted on attaining his Iwontioth birthday, and left New Zealand with the Twenty-second .Reinforcements. Ho arrived in Prance as a private in .Tune, 1917, and. with the exception of the capture of Bapainne, has taken part in all the important engagements of the Division 6ince that date. He has been twice slightly wounded, but is still with his unit-