PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 8, 10 July 1939, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. D. A. Ewen, managing director of Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Ltd., will return to New Zealand on July 24. Mr. J. Roberts, son of Sir Alexander Roberts, and Mr. Richard Andrew returned today by the Awatea from a holiday visit to Australia. Mr. A. F. Pearce, Wellington, arrived , by the Awatea from Sydney today. The Rev. Solomon Katz, Wellington, returned by the Awatea today from Sydney, where he officiated at the wedding of his son, David: During his visit Mr. Katz took.a service in the Synagogue, Sytfney, and gave a number of lectures on subjects bearing on Jewish interests. Australia, he said, was admitting many more Jewish refugees than New Zealand. Just how many had been given refuge in the Commonwealth he did not know. Mrs. Katz, who was also iri Sydney for the wedding, is remaining there for a while longer; L> Mr. F. H. Swan is to leave for Auckland by the Limited express tonight. He will return later in the week. Mr. George Springhall, of Welling- \ ton, general manager of Armstrong and Springhall, Ltd., returned by the Awatea today from a business visit to Australia. Mr. George Gould, of Christchurch, chairman of directors of the New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd., was an. arrival from' Sydney by the Awatea today, Mr. O. S» Rule, assistant manager of the Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, arrived by the Awatea today on a holiday visit to relatives in New Zealand. Mr. L. J. Campbell, of Wellington, sales manager for British Sheet Metals, Ltd., returned by the Awatea today from a holiday visit to Australia. Mr. A. Stewart Laird, of the British Tabulating Machine Co., L6ndoh,: arrived by the Awatea today on a business visit to New Zealand. Mr. G. H. Worsf old was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Reed last week, on the motion of Mr.-C.-E. H. BalL ■Mr. C. Li Bishop, manager--of the Eastbourne ferry and omnibus- services, and Mr. D. White, superintendent engineer will leave by the.limited express for Auckland tonightXto- discuss transport facilities in connection -with the Centennial celebration. ;, ; .* : ,„• Mr. J. 3. Barton will leave for Auckland by the Limited express tonight, and will return towards the end of the week. T' " Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, Director of the School Hygiene Division of the Health Department, will leave for Auckland by tonight's Limited express. "Mr. E. Caradus,. Senior Inspector of Secondary Schools, left Wellington today for Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Auckland. \ "Xyl, Advice has been; received that ; ,Dr. R. R. Nimmo, son of Mr. R. D. Nimmo, of Dunedin, has heen elected to the first Nuffield Scholarship^.,established by Lord Nuffield's. donation to Birmingham University last year. Dr. Nimmo will work- under the direction, of Professor M. L; E. Oliphant, F.R.S., head of the Department of. Physics., Dr. Nimmo is an old. boy of Qtago High School. He studied at Otago University and there gained his degree .of M.Sc. Winning a science scholarship he went to Cambridge, -and. was successful in gaining the degree of PhJD. Later he lectured in the Physics Department of Perth University, Western Australia, and has how gone to England to undertake Nuffield Fellowship.; Mr. R. G. Kain will leave Wellington for the south tonight. He will return about Saturday. Lieut.-Colonel G. B. .Parkinson, R.N.Z.A., will leave Wellington for the south tonight. He will return on Thursday. Commander G. R. Weymouth and Paymaster-Commander G. •L. 6. Davis arrived from Auckland today by the Limited express. Sir Cecil Leys will. leave Auckland for Vancouver by the Monowai tomorrow, and will come back On her return voyage to the Dominion. Captain R. Wallis, an English evangelist, who lias been conducting missions in New Zealand, will leave Auckland by the Monowai fpr Vancouver tomorrow. '■'.■;;'. X ■■X ■ -. Mr. E. C. Sare, who , has been manager of the Hamilton-branch of the Bank of New Zealand for eight, years, has been promoted to the "position of inspector. Mr. A. A.; Edwards, -.of Blenheim, will succeed Mr. Sare.