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; PERSONAL.
Sir George Turner is still confined to his
rodm." The Federal Treasurer has made
several attempts to leave his bed during
the last week or two, but he has been com-
pelled to return to it. Sir George is suf-
fering chiefly from lumbago and sciatica. '
At .the invitation of the Mayor of Ade-
laide the members of the City Council
drove to Clarendon on Friday. The day
being a beautiful one the excursion was
thoroughly enjoyed. Luncheon was par
iaken of^at the local hotel, and the toast
of "His Majesty the King" was honored.
ÎThe waterworks having been inspected a
Start was made for home. On arrival at
the residence of the mayor cheers were
given for Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, and Mr.
Bruce was thanked for his hospitality.
The diplomas and prizes which are to be
conferred by the V'ce-Chancellor (Dr. Bar-
low) at the Elder Conservatorium of
the University of Adelaide on Monday
evening are as follow:-Associates in music
-Martha Dorothy Bruggemann-principal
subject, singing; Walter Bedford Hills-I
principal subject, organ; Kate Joyce-prin- '
cipal subject, singing. The Elder scholars:- |
Carlien Ethel May Jurs, pianoforte; Alfred
Bertie Tonkin, violin; Fritz Homburg,
violoncello. Oratorio prize:-Martha
Dorothy Bruggemann. Brookman prize:
Willam Cade. Frederick Bevan prize:
Charlotte Violet Ethel, Parkmson,
'A.M.U__. Ennis prize:-Brewster Hooper
Josse Jones. Elder Conservatorium
prize:-Maurice Clayton Chenoweth,
Harold Stephen Parsons (equal).
Yesterday Alderman Allen Taylor was
elected Lord Mayor of Sydney for 1905,
securing a majority of two votes over Alder-
man John Harris, the only other candidate.
Dr. W. Ramsay Smith, the City Coroner,
is on Wednesday next to take the degrees
of bachelor of medicine (ad eundum) and
doctor of science, at the Adelaide Univer-
sity commemoration.
Mr. L. Cohen, M.P., ex-Mayor of , Ade-
laide, is about to pay a short visifc to
Perth."- . , , ^, " . '--.-,.
Mr. "¿avid Anderson, general manager
for Australia of the Orient-Pacific line of
steamers, arrived in Adelaide by the Mel-
bourne express on Friday.
Mr. Wilfrid Hague, an associate of tlie
South Australian School of Mines and In-
dustries, has just returned from England,
where he has been continuing his studies
at Manchester and other places. He ob-
tained his diploma in mechanical engineer-
ing in Adelaide m 1901, and in April of
the following year he left for England.
After spending a few weeks m London he
entered the Manchester Technical School,
where he studied municipal and sanitary
engineering for twelve months, receiving a
certificate for the second year's course in
that branch. He was able to gain up-to
date knowledge as to the disposal of sewage
and also other sanitary arrangements, and
he states that in this regard the autho-
rities in English towns are far in advance
of. those of Austraban towns. In Eng-
land thev are converting nearly, all the old
chemical precipitation systems into bac-
teria beds made out of furnace clinkers.
Dr. H. A. B. Davies, of Yorketown, con-
templates tekmg a trip to England about
March or April next. He has arranged
?with Dr. Hayward, house surgeon at the
Adelaide Hospital, to fulfil his duties dur-
ing his absence.
The Christian Commonwealth states that
the Rev. J. A. S. Williams is recovering
from._his recent severe illness, and hope3
to be able to resume work agam shortly.
Mr. J. L. Gordon, son of Mr. J. Gor-
don, S.M.. and nephew of Mr. Justice
Gordon, who has won the Stow prize at
the Adelaide University on three occasions,
has been awarded the Stow scholarship
and the accompanying gold medal. The
only other Stow scholars are Mr. F. L.
Stow (1892) and Mr. F. W. Young, M.P.
(1897).
Mr. F. N. Bennett, who heads the list
at the higher public examination, the re-
sults of which are published elsewhere, has
qualified for the Angas studentship at the
Adelaide University, which is worth £60
annually, and is tenable for three years.
Mr. Bennett, however, may elect to take
the £50 scholarship he has won at Prince
Alfred College, which is also tenable for
three years, together with the Hartley
studentship, which entitles him to free
education for three years in either the
arts or the science course. In that case
he will relinquish the Angas studentship.
Mr. -Bennett, who will be l8 years old in
April next, is a son of Mr. William Ben-
nett, headmaster of . the Thebarton
State school, and he gained a State school
exhibition at the end of, 1900, with which
he went to Prince Alfred College. He
obtained another scholarship at that insti-
tution last year, andi has been dux. of the
college since February last. He passed the '
"higher ,public" with credit in German,
pure mathematics, applied mathematics,
physical geography, and geology (being
placed fiirt in each subject), and physics,
while he also satisfied the examiners m
Latin.
Mr. Hayley Lever, the artist, was invited
to be present at the annual smoke social of
the Prince Alfred Old Collegians' Associa-
tion at the York Hotel on Friday evening,
but was absent owing to the death of his
mother. Mr. Lever came to Australia only
a few weeks ago purposely to see his
mother, and her death, from consumption
on Friday morning is naturally a severe
blow to him.
In our advertising columns offers are in
vi'ed for the pui chase of H.M.S.,Lizard
Ihe Eastern Extension Telegraph Com-
pany reports that the latest telegram from
Adelaide v-hich arrived :n London up to 10
a.m. on December 9 was timed 4.55 p_n. on
the same day. The time occupied in transit
was 2 hours 32 minutes.
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