PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 84, 3 January 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Colonel Hugh Stewart, who, before the war, was Professor of Classics at, Canterbury College, and who, enlisting | as a'private, had a remarkably successful military career, retnviraHo New Zealand last week by the Kuahinc. . A Press Association telegram from Dimedin announces the death of Mr. Alexander Burt, one of the founders of tho firm of Mes'srs. A. and T. Burt, cnirineers and ironfounders. aged 70. The late Mr. Burt was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and was brought up to the engineering irade in Glasgow. He went nut. (o Melbourne in 1558, and two years later 'was attracted, to Otago by the rush lo the gold diggings, Gabriel's Gully. 11l (he fnllflH'iiiif year (1862) he settled in Duneclin. and with his brother, the late Mr. Thomas Burt, established tlie engineerinir works which are well known throughout New Zealand. Tie was formerly a. member of the Dunedin City Council. and of. the Otagn Harbour Board, lie took a keen interest in technical education. and was for many years president | of the Dunedin Technical Classes Association.

Pub-Tnspectnr Mullaiiev. of Christchurch, has boon 'promoted inspector and' I rail?form] to WhrniEam; Sub-Inspector Dew. of (iWiwnp. is beine transferred h ohri«l"i:hnreh- —Press Assn. Mr. Guy Coimal, of the Chn-stchureh braiifh of flic Union Bank of Australia. lijis received notion of his transfer (o the head oflicc. AVellincton. and will leave for '.lie north on Monday. Mr T. ("!. Youns, of Ci. and T. Yonns;. Ltd.. jewellers. Dunedin, lifts received cable adviro that h\s son Tom, who has been shidvin* optics in I/mdon, has passrd the examination of tile London Spectacle Makers' !n<titute, and had securedlh' ilin'omn F.S.M.f'.. also that he l:ad nas=eil the two examinations of the British Optical Associat/on, and had secured the diplomas D.8.0.A. ami F8.0.V, (he l«tter hemp; the highest diploma prnntod by (hat association. Mr. youiis will remain in London for eomo months to do practical work, and will then proceed to America for further experience beforo returning to Kew Zealand. \monsr the visitors at. vesfevdayjr. meet ini: of the New Zealand Educational ]i; stitute was Mr.' K W. Beniileholo. M.A. who holds the position of Director o E'l'ication in Samoa. The liev. W. H. Burrklge, M.A., B.l). who is to net as locum tenons for Dr Clibb diirinu' bis nWnce in Britain,'ha. arrived in V.elli listnn, and will occup; the pulpit in St. John's Church to morrow. Mr. Alfred Lyon, of Marlon, left by the Manuka on an extended trip lo Australial and Tasmania.