PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Earl (.’rev (Foreign Secretary) accompanied by the Countess, arrived by the Otranto at Fremantle.

Dr. Patou, Sydney’s Chief Health Officer, is amongst those attending the Auckland Medical Congress, states a

cablegram

Among the passengers by the Manuka from Sydney to-day (states a Wellington Press Association telegram) were Viscount Kelburne, who is to take command of H.M.S. Pyramus, and Mr Holman, Premier of New South Wales.

Air James McKenzie, Surveyor-Gen-eral, has been appointed Under-Secre-tary lor Lands, in succession to Mr Strauchon, who retires at the end of next month. Mr E. H. Wilmott, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Otago, is mentioned as likely to succeed to the Surveyor-Generalship. Wellington P.A. message.

Mr T. W . Stringer, the new president of the Arbitration Court, was horn in Christchurch on November 4th, 18-57. Ho was educated at Mrs Alabaster’s School and at the old Presbyterian High School, which ceased to exist when the Education Act of 1877 came into operation. Mr ’ Stringer also attended lectures at Canterbury College. He was a clerk at Messrs Iwentymau and Cousins’s for I a time, and was articled to Mr T. I. •ioyut in September 1874, and adJ mitted as a barrister and solicitor in October, 1879, when he became a partner in the linn of Duncan, Cotterill and Stringer. Since then he has carried on practice in Christchurch. In May, 1898, Mr Stringer was appointed Crown Solicitor, and in June, 1907, he was made King’s Counsel. He has been President of the Canterbury Law Society for some years, and was also at one time a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College. As a young man Mr Stringer was a member of the Canterbury Rowing Club, and as a footballer he was A member of the first interprovincial team from Canterbury which toured \ New Zealand in 1876, and represented the province for several years after. ! right signs having been removed. \ v