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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17690, 30 July 1919, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Tho reappointment cf Mr 0. J. Inder as a member of the Otago Land Board is gazetted. It is reported that Mr J. S. Evans, S.M., Nelson, will be transferred to Timaru, vice Mr V. G. Day, S.M., who has been transferred to Chrisfcchurch. Mr Stevo Boreham ha 6 been advised that his son, Sergeant Dennis Boreham, is returning to New Zealand by the troopship Port Hacking, which is due at Lyttelton on August 14. At a special meeting of the Albany Street School Committee on Monday night it was decided to recommend Miss Winifred B. Inder for the position of tenth assistant in the school. Captain J. E. K. Brown, a son of Mr R. Brown, of Garnaru, and an old Waitakian, a graduate of Otago University, is returning to New Zealand from Egypt by tho ElTen.ga. Another son, the late Sergeant Donald F. Brown, V.C.', was killed in action in October, 1916. The Bruce Herald reports that Mr J. A. Duthie and family have removed to St. Clair, where they intend to reside. Mr Duthie will not completely sever his connection with the district, as he expacts to spend a portion of his time on his property at Lovell's Flat. Tho following names were included in tho Birthday liste of awards and decorations published in the London papers last month:—Air Force Cross: Captains Gr. G. Callender, 11. A.F. (Wellington), N. P. Dixon, E.A.F., and H. F. S. Drewitt, M.C., R.A.F. (Christchurch); Captain H. B. Russell. It is notified in the Gazette that Mr A. E. Fordham has been appointed registrar of■ births, deaths, and marriages for the district of Campbelltown, and that Mr Duncan M'Keehnie has been appointed registrar of births and deaths of -Maoris at Kaka Point. News has been received (reports a W-el

lington telegram) of tho death at Towns villo on Monday of the Rev. Father James Taylor, chief of the Marist Missionary Band, who had boon, holding missions throughout Australia. Father Taylor was bora at Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, 45 years ago, and was one of the «rly band of priests trained at Meaneo Seminary. fie succumbed to an attack of influenza Private H. V. R. Coghill, son of Mr Coghill, of Milton, is returning to Now Zealand by thb steamer Port Hacking. Advice has been received by Mr and Mrs Robert Baird, of Clarksville, that their son. Trooper R. H. F. Baird, who left New Zealand oyer two years* ago, will arrive by tho Ulimaroa at Auckland on August 4. Trooper Baird, except for two weeks' leave with a woucded hand, has served continuously in Palestine for close on two years. Mr J. E. Ward, postmaster, Piopio, whoso health has not been satisfactory, has been transferred to the TJmaru Post Office. A Press Association massage states that Lieutenant-colonel George ;Mitchell, D.5.0., formerly of the Otago Regiment, has been appointed organiser for the Wellington district on behalf of the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association. Lieutenant-oolonel Mitchell, who left with tho Main Body, and was seriously wounded on Gallipoli, recently returned from active service. A representative gathering of hotelkeepers waited upon Mr and Mrs John Watson yesterday afternoon to congratulate them upon entering upon the fortieth year of their married life. Mr Charles Speight occupied the chair, and, oil behalf of tho»trade, presented Mr and Mrs Watson with a massivo silver tea and coffo? service and tray Several speakers referred in very complimentary terms to the recipients of the gift. Mr Watson suitably replied. At the final meeting of the Cavershom and_ St. Clair branch of the Red Cross Society, opportunity was taken to make "a small presentation toMrs Chalmer, who been secretary sulcfe the inception 'of the branch. In a few well-chosen remarks, Mrs Rutherford (the president) asked Mrs Cxj-almer to as & t-olcen of tlis ostocin and , appreciation in which she is held a gold brooch and a solid silver sugar 6ifter. Mrs Chalmer has been instrumental in raising a considerable sum of money for the society, and has been a most indefatiga.blo worker throughout tho- whole period of the war. Mr E. O. Hercus, M.Sc., son of Mr G R. Ilercus, of this city, has been appointed lecturer in natural philosophy at the University of Melbourne. Mr Hercus who is an ex-pupil of tho Boys' High School graduated at the Otago University, whero he had a very distinguished undergraduate careor, especially in mathematics, his record being Fi?cond in distinction only to that of Sir Ernest Rutherford. F.R.S. After graduating,'Mr Herons. carried out an investigation with Professor Laby on the absolute thermal conductivity of air, a research in which lie showed considerabte experimental skill, and the results of which have been published by the Royal Society of London. This work gained him tho 1851 exhibition scholarship and the colonial exhibition at Trinity ..College. Cambridge, He took up worl; under Sir J. J. Thomson, F.R.S. 0.M.. at the_ Cavendish Laboratory. In addition to his aeademic record, *Mr Hercus has a distinguished war record £ T9 a th ? first , radiographer in the R.A.M.G.. then physicist., with rank of flag-lieutenant, first to Admiral Bacon and later to Sir Roger Ehves, admiral in command of the famous Dover patrol. To-

wards the end of the war Lieutenant Herons was taken from his scientific work and given important Jind TCsponsiljlo dnties in tW> " war-room" of the Dover patrol. Sir Keves describes him as a clever .and zealous officer. Mr Hercus has left En<r. land, and is to reach Melbourne next month.