Who’s Who and Why

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 306, 17 March 1928, Page 8

Who’s Who and Why

I i li icer S omm «M*, | [ hc Ae » ZtalaTi I 1 orc «- Interest* [ **» •f tUarjf „„ | before the war T, 1 joined ffte ar -,'"' I ieatinp d |. Zealand with f •Uain Body y promotio,

speedy, and when hostilities ceasedV teas Brigadier-General. • * •

MISS J. .4 j fov BRAY. One of the origin, members of the r„. toria League, 3/U1 J- A. Mote brag been re . electee president, a Hon she hoia, jointly With that ot treasurer 0 t the society. Duri*n

" society. During tkr tear years Miss Mowbray, who conn from one of Auckland's old families was a tireless worker for charities. In former years she wot o good tennis player.

-VR. .1. H. JORX. STORB. One of leading barristers, he has fig ured many big Supreme Court actions i w ing the last j n years. He has , quiet and eftectne manner never antagonises

* an opponent. Br practised in Taranaki for sevsnl years, and then came on to Aucklmi —and new successes. * * »

SIISS ELIZABETH SCOTT. Her design for tic Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford - on-ice,. was- chosen from T{ submitted. Hernard Shaw said t hat her design teas the only on

Showing theatric sense. Miss Scott is aged 29. and it it but three years since she qualified at an architect. + * m _ SIR PHILIP MAG-

£1 A't/S, g Scientist, eduet- § tionist and vetent, I parliamentarian, ke S has crowded much 1 into a long liji. §> For some time it § was a lecturer in p applied mstie ~ matics at Lontw University, and " then he began to

no ocffan 10 take interest in technical education. Be is a member of the Royal Bociett of Arts, and teas Unionist member fw London University, IDO6-2Z. ■ ■ ~ 15