PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 27 March 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

lb'. \\. IT. Patrick has been appointed 11,I 1 ," 11 '".' 1| "" Sl ' siirircmi at W'olliii" ton Mospilal.

Mr !{. (}. Whetter, assistant inspector "I schools, will arrive in New lMvmouth next week.

Miss Sybil 1!. Tlioni]' ■ n, assistant in he Education (mice, ha.; proved invaludde in handling tin* largely-increased imount of work now transacted in the >Hice, and the Hoard has granted ier ;i bonus ol JJ() per annum on the •alary arranged.

I'rotessnr David Starr Jordan, presi dent of (he U'land Stanford University and a distinguished American .scientist intends to visit Xeu r Zealand shortly. In a .letter to the curator of the Christchurch iMnseuni, read at the meeting ol llf Hoard of (iovenmrs of Canterbury College last night (says a Press Association message), Professor Jordan states that lie intends to spend Mav in Australia, and from the middle of June to tiie middle of July in New Zealand, lie wishes to sec as much ns he can of the natural history of the country, and to visit all its universities, aud be. intends to give a number of addresses. The programme in that regard he has lett with his friend, Sir liobert Stout. r Jhe protessor says lie may bring with him a student as assistant and collector. The eliait-man of the Canterbury Hoard stated that suitable arrangements for the reception of Professor Jordan in ChristchurcJi would be made.