PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 219, 23 February 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr Henry Scott, M.1.E.5., A.M.T.M.Ti? (of Cliristchurcli), at..present electrical engineer, Inglewood, has been appointed electrical engineer for Te KuitL Bislioii Unities is stillsuft'ering from au illness that attacked him some time ago, but he expects to leave ChristchnrcU ior Australia on a visit this weftk. Captain Holdsworth, of Melbourne, h&a been staying at the W'hite Hart Hotel. A Sydney Sun cablegram states that Sir Thomas .Tipton, driving in a street in the war zone, had & narrow etcape. A shell killed ihis host. ' Among those who will arrive by the Kotorua on March 17th are Dr. Sommerville, late of St. Andrew's, Scotland, who luw been appointed to succeed Professor Pk'ken as proftssor of mathematics at Victoria College, and Dr Mar(lra, successor to Professor Laby in the chair of natural philosophy. At a gensral meeting of members if the Institute of Surveyors on Friday afternoon Mr Thomas Humphries, presi- '■■■ dent, and Mrs Humphries were the recipients of a piece of plate from the members as a slight recognition of the valuable services Mr Humphries bad rendered the institute, and also to commemorate the golden wedding of tli'i T"t->nicnl-i. .Tarn."! McKerrow, late* Surveyor-General, made tin nreseniation, to which Mr Humphries feeling replied on behalf of Mrs Humphries and • . himself.