PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 95, 16 January 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Prime Minister, with the Hon. W. Noswoi't'hv, is leaving to-night for Christchurch, where theie is to be a meeting of farmers to discuss with representatives of the Government the wheat position.

The Hon. J. G. C'oates left last night for Daigavillc. Ho will be absent trom Wellington for about a week.

The Hon. J. B. Hine returned to Wellington last evening from Stratford.

A Press Association message from Christckurch states that Mr. John 1. Murphy Deputy-Commissioner ot Stamps, died yesterday after a few days illness. The deceased joined the Stamps Department over 35 years, ago m Wellington, where ho was stationed for many years, and where ho was particularly well known. Before proceeding to Chnsichuich, the late Mr. .Murphy was De-puty-Commissioner of Stamps in Dunjediu. He look a keen interest m, all branches of sport, and wns a prominent member of tho Christchurch dolt Uuu.

As stated in The Dominion yesterday, tho Victoria University College Council at its meeting on Wednesday evening filled the chair of modern languages by the appointment of Mr. E. -T. Wilson, M -V., B.Sc.,' vice Mr. von Zedlitz. Alt applications were considered by an adv sory committee in London, consisting of Mr. J. W. Mill, M.A. New Zealand University agent in London; Professor L E. Kastncr (Manchester University), Professor 13. Weckley, M.A. (Nottiyam University College); and Professor J. 1 • Brandon, M.A. (London University CqlW) The committee was unanimous in recommending Mr. Wilson .as the most suitable candidate. Born in Jse* /«- land, Mr. Wilson was educa ed at kelson College and Canterbury College, and Xrwnrfb studied at Cambridge, where lie obtained a first class in the modem languages tripos. Later lie spent some ime in Europe. Mr. Wilson » at present lecturer in charts of the modern lan-uages department in the University, o \Vestern Australia, where he has dona much to raise the standard oi modern language teaching. This makes tho second" recent appointment of a hw /«,- lander .to a chair at Victoria University College.

Mr W B. 0. MacPherson, acling-sub-nccou'ntant of the National Jhr.ik of New Zealand, lias been appointed accountant ut Wftiuramii. llc ,li,s ~l' e " somo mno years in Wellington, and came here from iho head ollicc, London. Mr. Macllhercon has been for five years a member of iho Eastbourne Borough Council.