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 Rowland Rees, M.P., ON of Mr. Alderman Rees, J. P., ex-Mayor of Dover, was born 25th September, 1840, at Gibraltar, where his father, an officer of the Royal Engineers, was then stationed. He received the rudiments of his education at Hong Kong, under the care of Dr. Gutzlaff, the celebrated Oriental scholar, and subsequently under Professor Allen, P.H.D.; hence he proceeded to Wesley College, Sheffield, where, under the tutilage [sic] of Dr. Waddy and Dr. Shaw, he attained the highest position in that well-known institution, winning the first open scholarship and a very large number of prizes. After leaving Sheffield he was for some time with Professor Adams, the philologist. Directing his attention to his future walk of life, he entered upon engineering and architectural work as a pupil of the late well-known author of scientific and other works, Thomas Baker, Esq., C.E., and subsequently served his articles in the offices of Henry Edward Kendall, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A., one of the founders of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and Thomas Hawksley, Esq., C.E., ex-president of the Royal Institute of Civil Engineers. After practising professionally in England he resolved to adopt South Australia as his future home, and arrived at Port Adelaide, in the ship "Duke of Sutherland," on Christmas Day, 1869. Early in 1870 ho entered into partnership with the late Hon. Thomas English, M.L.C., but at the end of three years the partnership was dissolved, and Mr. Rees has since that time practised his profession with much success, and has carried out extensive works of an architectural character, besides being the Engineer of the Holdfast Bay Railway. From his first arrival in the colony he has taken a very active and prominent part in public affairs, and he has always been especially active in connection with education, fine arts, the schools of painting and design, sanitation, and other matters of great public interest. Mr.