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170 before his appointment to his present office. Address—Botanic Gardens, Adelaide.

HOMBURG, Hon. Robert, Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia since Mar. 1905; b. City of Brunswick, Germany, Mar. 10, 1848, s, of Adolph Homburg, corn merchant, Brunswick, arrived in Aust. Sept. 1857, ed. English-German Educational Instn. conducted by Leschen and Niehius, Adelaide. Called to the S.A. bar 1874. M.H.A. for Gumeracha 1884-1902 and for the reformed dist. of Murray 1902-5; Attorney-General in Playford Govt. 1890-2 and in Downer Administration 1892-3, and Attorney-General and Minister of Education in Jenkins Ministry July 1904 until his elevation to the Bench. Address—Supreme Court, Adelaide.

HOOD, Hon. Joseph Henry, Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria since Feb. 1890; b. June 1, 1846, s. of the late Hon. John Hood, M.L.C., ed. Melb. Univ. (M.A., LL.B.). Called to the bar in Dec. 1868. Has been member of the Council of the University of Melb. since 1891. Address—Supreme Court, Melbourne.

HOOD, William Walter, Manager in Q'land for Birt & Co., Limited; b. Berwickshire, Scotland. He arrived in Victoria In 1864, and ed. Geelong Grammar School. He was M.L.A. for the Warrego for two years, and General Manager of large pastoral properties for many years. He is Chairman of Directors of the Queensland Cattle Co., Vice-President of the United Pastoralists' Assn., a Director of Western Q'land Pastoral Co., and of Q'land Trustees, President of the Warrego Pastoralists' Assn., Chairman of Mitchell Rabbit Bd., member of Central Babbit Bd., member of Stock Bd. Address—Musgrave Wharf, South Brisbane.

HOFCBAPT, Canon William ffamnal, Rector of St John's, Adelaide, since 1895, I and Honorary Canon of St. Peter's Cathedral in that city since 1896 ; o. at Wolverhampton, England, August 25, 1847, and ed. St. Aldan's, 1st class Cambridge Theological Exams. Ordained by the Bishop of Carlisle in 1883 he was Curate In charge of Workington, Cumberland, from 1888 to 1886, and arrived in South Australia in August 1886 at the invitation of the present Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop Kennkn to under, fcke the mission district of what was then called the Areas. Rural Dean of Petersburg and the North 1889-1895, and Incumbent of St Augustine's, Port Augusta 1890-5. Is nhq f the Committee of Management of the Kalyra Sanatorium, m. Miss Molyneux of Liverpool, England; one son and two daughters. Address—fit John's Rectory, Adelaide.

HOFKXB8, John Bejra.nl*, M.L.A. of Western Australia 1901-5; b. Ballarat, 1870, father a pastoralist, ed. Brunswick Coll. Melbourne. First elected to Leg. Assy, of W.A. for Boulder 1901. Was Minister of Lands in the James Govt 1908-4. Owns Myall Downs and Rifle Downs stations in W.A. Address—Perth.

BOFSXHB, Siwinffrton ("Hop" of The Bulletin), caricaturist; 6. Logan Co., Ohio, U.S.A., 1846. He began his career in comic art in New Tork in 1870. For 18 yean prior to coming to Aust he drew for some of the principal journals in America, and he wrote and illustrated a comic History of the United States (Geo. Oarleten). In 1882 he was engaged by The Bulletin, Sydney, and has been ever since connected with this journal, in which he now has a proprietary interest His creations have always been a distinctive feature of The Bulletin. Author of On the Hop (published in 1904, befog a selection of drawings contributed by him to The Bulletin during 20 years). Address—The Bulletin office, Sydney.

BOBDBKsT, Samuel, head of Anthony Hordern & Sons, whose Emporium in Sydney is the largest of the kind in the Commonwealth; b. Sydney, 1848, and is the younger son of the late Anthony Hordern, founder of the firm. His elder brother Anthony dying in 1886, the present extensive business became the sole property of Samuel Horuesm. He has been Commodore of the Prince Alfred Tacht Club, until recently took a leading part in the turf, and owns a stud farm at Wilton Park N.W., stock from which have realised high prices at the annual sales of yearlings. Address—Retford Hall, Thornton St, Woollahra.

BOBB v William Austin; o. New Sooth Wales, 1841. He went to South Australia in 1862, and was ed. 8t. Peter's College Adelaide and Worcester College Oxford. He was engaged in pastoral pursuits in South Australia for many years, was one of the original proprietors of the Moonta copper mines m 1861, an early pioneer of Sflverton, and was interested in the famous Broken Hill