PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8984, 19 November 1907, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Word was received in Wellington by cable on Saturday that Mr Duncan Stout, son of Sir Robert Stout, who is studying at Guy's Hospital, London, had passed the primary examination for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons. This is a considerable achievement, as it is only three months since Mr Stout passed his intermediate examination. It is said that a candidate rarely passes the present examination at the first -attempt, as Mr Stout has done. Rev. Father Hyland, of Rangiova, is at present to Masterton. At a meeting *6f the Patients and Prisoners' Aid Society, at Dunedin, Mr J. A. Torrance, who has been engaged as the society's agent for thirty years, was presented with a purse containing 532 sovereigns. The presentation was made by Mr Justice Williams, who referred in t rms -of the highest praise to the faithful manner in which the recipient had devoted himself to the work of the society, which he termed the work of his life. Mr Torrance is now retiring after having engaged in mission work in Dunedin for forly years. The eldest son of Mr P. Shutkowski, of Cartel ton, is lying seriously ill, and is r.ot expected to re--cover.