PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL.

The Hon. O. Samuel, M.L.C., and Mrs. Samuel are on a brief visit to New Plymouth.

A London message reports that Miss Catherine Jellicoe, aunt of Lord Jellicoe, has celebrated her 100th birthday The condition of Mr. Newton King was reported as being rather better yesterday, and he continues to make, satisfactory progress.

The Prime Minister (Mr. W. F. Massey) left Vancouver by the Niagara on Saturday for Auckland (says a cable message). The Niagara is due at Auckland on September 30. The Hon. G. J. Anderson, who has been in a Wellington private hospital •for several weeks, is reported to be making better progress after another operation.

The Rev. AV. Grigg (Wanganui), president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, who was the preacher at the AVhiteley Church, New Plymouth, last night, returns to AA r anganui this morning.

Mr. J. F. Buddle, a well-known Auckland citizen, died on Tuesday last. He was the fourth son of the late Rev. Thomas Buddle, Methodist missionary in Auckland’s early days, and was at one time in the service of the Bank of New Zealand.

The Rev. Archibald E. Hunt, minister of the Cambridge Terrace (Wellington) Congregational Church, and secretary of the Congregational Union of New Zealand, has tendered his resignation, with a view to entering the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. At the medical graduation ceremony at Edinburgh University, the only New Zealander to take his degree was Mr. James Baird Aitken, who graduated with honors. Dr. Aitken was wellknown in New Plymouth, having acted as manager of a chemist’s business for Mr. A. E. Sykes. Aitken has taken up general practice in Edinburgh as a preliminary to further study. Mr. H. Salter, chief engineer at the Wellington City Council’s drainage station and destructor, has retired on superannuation, after 23 years’ service, including 13 years as chief engineer. Mr. Salter has been a member of the Australasian Institute of Marine Engineers for upwards of 30 years. Mr. A. M. Mptadem, S.M., who has been relieving magistrate in Taranaki, has been appointed permanently to the Taranaki district. He. will leave for Dunedin towards the end of this week to arrange his private affairs, and will be absent for about ten days, during which time Mr. H. W. Bundle, of Auckland, will preside over Magistrate’s Court sittings in this district.

News has been received of the death at Russell, Bay of Islands, of Dr. B. M. Moorhouse, a widely-known Canterbury resident. The deceased was born in South Canterbury in 1859. On completing his education at Christ's College, he went to England and studied at the medical schools of the Edinburgh and London Universities, gaining his medical degrees. He returned to New Zealand, find practised in Christchurch for many years. He enjoyed a high reputation as a professional man, and for a long period was one of the examiners at. the Medical School in Dunedin. He gave up practice a few years ago, but acted on occasions as Surgeon on Home-going boats. For the last few winters it had been his' practice to reside at Russell Dr. Moorhouse was a born naturalist, a good shot, and a keen and scientific angler. Tie had a profound grasp of th? scientific principles of acclimatisation, and as an authority on that department of Ihe work he had few, if any , equals in New Zealand. He was one of the most valued members of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, and much of the important work achieved by that society in the past was due to his inspiration and influence. He was a keen supporter of the policy for the introduction of suitable game and fish in New Zealand, and his views were always readily accepted by other acclimatisation experts. . 1