PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 64, 9 December 1919, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Harold Beauchamp, chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, is returning to New Zealand via Sydney in tho Oruioime. due in Christmas week. /

Mr. G. Sliirtcliffe, of Wellington, whs loft in February for the United States, snent two and a half months in that cohntrv. and then went to England. Hβ left; there on November H last, and arrived' in New York on November 21. Ho is now on his way to the Pacific Coast. Prom San, Francisco Mr. Shirtcli'ffe (accompanied by Mrs and Miss Shirtcliffe) will nroceed to Japan and China, returninc to Now Zealand via Australia, about ll'nv next

..' Mr. W. Brown, of Messrs.: Laerj and Co.. will leave Wellington early, in the New Year for Australia, and in March will leave .Sydney by the Naldera for London.

The dentil took place at New Plymouth on November 28 of Dr. Thomas Bain Whitton. used 09. Dr. Wliittou practised at Mnseby from 1874 to 1884, and was Kiirireon. to the Mount lon. Hospital. In those days medical practice in the Manintoto district was very strenuous, iis Hie roads oil' the main highway were unformed trncke, go that horseback was Hie order of the day. Stretching from Nasebv to Pisrroot and Hyde in one direction, mid from Kyeburn diggings to Cambrians in the other, with Hamiltone and the Serpentine thrown in, it will be Been that; tho itinerary was pretty extensive. Consultations also were few and far between, as his nearest neighbour was at Patnierston on one sia'o and DimRlvin on the other, consequently ' Dr. Whitton was obliged to train lii 3 wardsman to civc anaesthetics and do his own operations, except on rare occasions, wlien a serious case necessitated the presence of another medical man. In 1884 Dr. Whitton left Nnseby and became surgeon to tho lteefton Hospital, where ho carried on an extensive practice for eighteen Years. Subsequently he migrated, first to Tnihape, and then to the Taranaki district; lie was engaged in practice in Jnulewood until n few days before his floath.. Dr. Whitton was a graduate of the Queen's University, Dublin, and had the distinction of being one of tho few "ad eundum" graduates of the New Zealand University. Of a retiring disposition, he was 6oldom. heard in public, hut endeared himself to his patient.? by raanv acts of unostentatious kindnen He leaves a widow, one 6on, ana' thrt« daughters.

Mr. W. Creser, examiner for tho Trinilv College of Music (London), will leave Rvdnnv on January 10 by the Ormonoe for England.

Mr. Brittou Smith, son of the late Mr. Robert Smith (of Messrs. Smith and Smitli), is returning from London to Zealand to take up a position on the local directorate of Smith and Smith.

A Press Association telegram from Duiiedin states that the Governor-Gen-eral and party arrived Inst nigfot by express train, and left seven minutes Inter by special train for Port Chalmers; where the party boarded Hi? steamer lutanekai and left for Lyttelton at 7.15 p.m. Mr. Wank Kobinson, of the Public Trust Office, is nt. present seriously ill-. The Hospital authorities report his condition us being about tho samo. as on Saturday.

Mr K. W. Mildon, of Pnlmerston North m leaving for Sydney shortly to ioin tho Oreova for London.

Mr .and Mre. Hojic-Gibbons, of WamMiiiii. with Miss A. Gibbons and, Mr. if. F Gibbons are leaving on .1 trip to England in April next.

Mr. Herbert F. Wood, the Wellington, tenor.' intends' to resign his position :n lh« Land and Income Tax Department shortly. After a thiee months' engagement with the New Zealand Picture Supplies. Ltd., he iutends to reside in Sydney. His loss will be a. eevcro ono to musical Wellington.

Mr. M. Tracy, physical instructor to the Y.M.C.A. iu Wellington, will leave on a holiday trip to Sydney by tho Manuka on Thursday: '

Detective-Sergeant Mason, of tho local Detective Staff, was last week presented with the long service and good conduct medal.