PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26633, 2 December 1947, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr W. F. Thomson, of the legal firm of Adams Brothers, was yesterday admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court by Mr Justice Kennedy. Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., will resume his duties to-day after two months’ furlough. , „ _ _ _ Mr A. Eisdell Moore and Dr G. J. S. Fisher, of Auckland, are in Dunedin to conduct medical examinations for the Otago University. , fJ it .. , Mr H. R. Slater, who holds the diploma of physical education of Loughborough College, England, has been appointed to the Education Department's physical education staff in Otago as an assistant area organiser. . , , Mr P. A. Smithells, recently appointed director of the new School of Physical Education at Otago University, has relinquished his position as superintendent of physical education in the Education Department, and has taken up residence in Dunedin. , , _. Dr G. J. Williams, director of the Otago School of Mines, left Dunedin on Sunday for the north. He will shortly fly to Australia for a two months' visit. Mr C. Penman and Mr L. M. Satterthwaite have returned to Dunedin after a short business trip to Australia. Mr R. Walls, M.P., left yesterday morning to investigate the removal of kauri Umber from the Waipoua Forest. He will be accompanied on his inspection by members of the House of Representative? Lands Committee, of which he is chairman, and representatives •of the Forest Preservation Society. Mr A. Steel was appointed deputy chairman of the Otago Hospital Board ai its meeting last night. The chairman Dr A. S. Moody, remarked that this was the first occasion such an appointment had been made. Tributes to the work of the late Di Russell Ritchie were paid by the chairman, Dr A. S. Moody, at the meeting of the Otago Hospital Board last night; Dr Moodv referred with regret to the death of Dr Ritchie, and said that his work would be carried on by the hosts ot students he had taught and trained. A motion of sympathy was carried.