2 NOVEMBER 1929, Page 38

A WELL-DESERVED HONOUR.

General pleasure has been given not only in insurance circles, but in financial and banking circles by the honour recently conferred upon Mr. G. J. Lidstone, who recently retired from the position of Manager and Actuary of the Scottish Widows' Fund. Mr. Lidstone has had conferred. upon him a gold medal in recognition of his unique services to the profession', 'The -inscription: on -the medal is to the effect that it ip presented by the fokstitute of Actuaries and, the Faculty of Actuaries in Scotland -go Oici*„0 Nines Lidstone; • in recognition of his unique services to actuarial science." A little time since Mr. Lidstone was 'honoured by receiving the" -degree of LL.D. of -Edinburgh, and -the- Actuarial Society of 'America has conferred upon him. its -Fellowship,—