PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 151, 2 December 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr. M. Carr, formerly of the Southland Farmers' Co-operative Association, has been, appointed,' manager of the Farmers' Union Trading Association, and Mr A. Schmitt has been appointed advisor to the directors, as well as secretary to the association. Mr Schmitt will still act as provincial organiser and secretary of the New Zealand Farmers' Union

Flight-Lieutenant Collet, the hero of the raid upon the Zeppelin shed at Dusseldorf, is one of the best of the naval airmen, though lie took to flying only about a year ago. Ho lias performed some remarkable feats upon a heavy D.F.W. biplane, which the Admiralty bought from the Deutsche Flugzeng Werke, of Leipzig. When the German pilot flew in this machine at Brooklands it looked an awkward, lumbering affair, but Lieutenant Collett handled it in a truly wonderful way. Lieutenant Collett was in the Royal Marine Artillery. He joined tile Air Service, but had resigned Ilia commission in order to take up a business appointment. When the war broke out he rejoined. Ho is twenty-five yeare of age.

The late Professor John Sliand, C.M.G., M.A., LL.D., wns bom at Elgin, Morayshire, f'cothuid, and was appointed professor of natural philosophy at the Otago University in IS70 U a position from which he retired only twelve months ago. He received his education at Elgin Academy and Aberdeen Upi, versity. He graduated Master of Arts in 1854,. and in 1889 received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. He was mathematical master at the Ayr Academy for nine years, and later occupied a similar position at the Edinburgh Academy. He joined the staff of the Otago University 1 as professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, and sixteen years later, when these subjects were divided, he retained the chair of natural philosophy. The late Dr Sliand was a member of the New Zealand Institute and of the; Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. He was also a member of the Royal Commission set up in 1877 to inquire into the operations of the University of New Zealand and its relation to the secondary schools. He'served on the Otago Education Board for a lengthy period, and was its chairman for three years. He was a member of tile Board of Governors of the Otago Boys' and Girls' High School; in 1877 lie was appointed to the Senate of the New Zealand University, a position from which he resigned only last week, and he also sat on the council of the Otago University. He was included in the last New Year honours, being made a C.M.G. The late professor leaves a widow, two sons and six daughters. His sons are Dr Sliand, of Wellington, and Mr -Norman Sliand, mining engineer, who .is abroad. Three of his daughters are conducting the Tiiitaru Girls' High School, and another is the wife of Mr A. V, Hale Monro, wharfinger of the Wellington Harbour Board.