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AB00T PEOPLE.
A London, cablegram - reports the death
of Sir William Arr.ol, . the eminent cngi-
' incer, who constructed the present Tay
/ 'and the Forth bridges. For eleven years
he represented South Ayrshire in the
.'House of. Commons as a Liberal Unionise."
. He was 71 years, of age.
Dr. J. II AlaoFarland's present- engage
ment as master of Ormond College, ck-
"pires at the end of this year. Ile 'has' inti-'
-/mated that it is his intention 'not to seek
/reappointment. ' The council cf Ormond
- College, which met to consider ' the situa
tion, unanimously resolved to ipake the
-'utmost possible efforts to' induce' Dr.
'(MacFarland to 'retain ' the position for a
further period. :
' The Lord Mayor and Lady AKayoress
(Cr. and Mrs; D." V. 'Herinessyj will be'
-amongst the guests on the president's
chouse boat -at "Heidey ' on 'the' Maribyr-
, ( v>nong" this'aftefrioon; '
x. Aliss May Moffatt, ALB., 'B.S., who
"graduated at- 'the ' 'Adelaide University,
'has been appointed resident medical olii-
- ccr at the Queen. Victoria Memorial 'Ho's-
i -pital for Women and Children:. -
Aliss Evelyn Seotn'ey, who three years
ago left Meffioiirtic with Madame Melba
to pursue her musical studies in Paris, and
A'iyho has_ recently been singing in grand
'opera in Canada and the- -United States,
has received, an engagement to' appear at
Covent Garden, London, from 19th May. A
' private cable message to this effect was re
ceived in Melbourne yesterday. ' -
.A cheque for £9507 -has been "paid into'
the Taxation ollice as duty iu the estate
of John Eltershank, formerly of the East
I.oddon Estate, .'.Serpentine,- Victoria, but
- lately "of Scotsbridge ' House, .Rieksmaiis-
' "worth, Hereford,' England. The estate was
'Valued at £9229 realty and .£92,577 per-'
'edhalty.' - - .
/"'/Dr. It. If. Fetherstoh, ' for many years
'senior, out-patient surgeon to the Women's
Hospital, has been appointed by the
j.iuahagers' of that institution into the posi
tion' of honorary. surgeon to in-paticnts in'
'-the place of Dr. G. Kothwell .Adam, who
' recently' Tcsigncd.
/At tlie annual meeting of the Country
Press Co-operative' Co; Ltd.' yesterday Mr.
. . Sydney Sampson, 'M. 'P., was elected chair
man for tlie ensuing twelve months.
; A 'cheque' for' £2111: has been paid as
"duty : in flie cstntc of Leopold Frederick
: Collin, late of "Fettercaiu," The Avenue,
'Windsor/, mimic .warehouseman. The estate
was Valued at- £35,328 realty and £15,009
.'personalty..
>' Our 'Beiidigo " correspondent telegraphed
' last night that Mr. George 'Guest, 'a former
member of tlie Bendigb' (Stock Exchange,
raifd at one 'time of the mining board, died
yesterday at' Quarry' Ilill.
'.Another old' colonist in the' person of
Sirs. Jane Lewis has passed4 away at Alal--
dun. Mrs. Lewis arrived in Victoria in
-1&57,' thus being a resident of 56 -years, and
slio had attained the age of 79 years. Sirs.
"Lewis leaves live daughters, thirteen grand-
-.cliildrdu, and six great grandchildren.
Mr.'- "William 'Robertson, a member of
-the firm of Mac. Robertson, manufactur-
ring confectioners, -who is about to take a
mine, months' .trip with his wife and
.daughter, was on Thursday, evening enter
tained at n social gathering, at tlie.Colling-
..ivood .town hall. On. behalf of. friends.,
"the mayor of Collingwood. (Cr.1 A, Colliusj
.'presented Mr. Robertson : with a'-'pair of
'field' glasses and a si Ivor mounted dress
ing case for Mrs.- Robertson.
Mr. R. W. Smith, who for '40 years lias
" been an officer of the Education , depart-
vmi'iit, being, for the past sixteen years in
. chui'gc of State school. 253 at Footscray,
has intimated his intention of retiring on
? elision at the end of tlie present month.
he school named, which has am average
attendance of 1150 scholars,. is. to he taken
charge of by -Mr. Alartoll, of "the : Abbots-
ford school; '
"On -18tii'' inst. the' staff of Gedr'gcs Pty.
Ltd.,' Coffins-Street, was invited' by the
. trgevernhig! directorj-rMroW.. II,. George, to.
A conversazione, and .supper, at the Masonic '
. Hall, to. bid . b'on voyage"' to" the .resident
director, Mr.' A. H. George, who leaves
for' Europe by-R.M'.S. Orvieto." Over 300 ;
accepted the -invitation, 'and spent a very,
pleasant evening. Mr. W. H. George pro-
. posed the principal toast, The . Guest of
the' Evening! Mr. 115 Alecks and the
general' manager, Mr. A". Uglow, siipported
' the toast, which was: feelingly replied to
by Mr. A. IT,. George. A handsome 'fitted
.bag was presented to Mr. A. JI. George.
o\fr. Harry N. Holmes, organising secre
tary in advance of. the Men and Religion
Tonyard Movement, will1 return from Ado-
'hide by. the express next' Tuesday morn-
ring, / .
! 'After serving as watch house keeper at
Williamstown for 22 years, Constable ,T. C.
:Neill has been appointed to the -charge of
-the police station at Wood's Point. At
yesterday's sitting of Willianistowii court
eulogistic .references to Constable Xoill
-.were made by Mr. W. Pearson.. J.P.,' and
; by the clerk of courts and representatives
. of the press, police and officers of the local
council. ' " -
Dr. Edward P. Oldham, of Collins-
street, was yesterday elected honorary
anæsthetist of the Alfred Hospital. Miss
Phccb'e Nathan and -Mr. Lai Logic were
elected honorary life- contributors, of the I
hospital in resncct of a sum of £10 15/
realised ; at a. , concert held at St. Ivilda in
. aid of , tlie hospital.
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