PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 94, 18 October 1939, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICEREGAL.

His Excellency the Governor-Gene- ? ral presided at a meeting of the Exe-" ■"'". cutive Council at Parliament Buildings" ; this morning.

Sir Michael Myers, Chief Justice, is £ visiting Hamilton. >\

Mr. A. G. Robb, of the Melbourna ,; staff of Imperial Chemical Industries, .\,_ is making a short visit to Auckland. . *'•■ Professor J. B. Dawson, of the mcdi- '^ cai school, Otago University, has re- '•} turned from a tour abroad, during X which he attended the Pan-Pacific -Sur- X.& gical Congress at Honolulu. ' ■'■ Mr. W. Goodfellow has returned -'""; after a six months' tour' abroad. He j visited Britain, Europe, the United.,' '.] States, and Canada, and was accom*^; panied by Mrs. Goodfellow and mem*! 2 bers of their family. £ The Rev. Fathers J. Fotheringhanv- \ and D. Moore arrived at Auckland! /.' from Sydney by the Monterey on' Mon-" 1 Jday to spend two months ih New Zek»- ,{ land. Father Fotheringham, ol th*-V * Samoan Marist Fathers, and Father,^ J Moore, of the British Solqman Island* '")i Order, have been studying in' Australia/ XX* during the past six months. - ■' ' sj Mr. S. J. Harbutt, chairman of tb*' : X~~: Auckland Electric Power Board, is .in. ;- | Wellington to attend a meeting of thtfy I executive of the New Zealand Pciwer.* v Boards' Association. -"C ~ Xt Dr. H. Ranston, lecturer in Hebrew <(' at Auckland University College,, has- 1. resigned owing to ill health. Appreeia-v . ; tion of his services was expressed atf" . a meeting of the college council on { : Monday, when his resignation was-ac-y' cepted with regret. ' ~,- The retirement was announced yes^ \X terday of Mr. H. Hamilton, chairman, ; . of directors of the Vacuum Oil Com-'/y pany and a former general manager,; l' -, for the company in New Zealand,\ i states a Sydney Press Association. .\ cablegram. "' X .'/ Squadron-Leader J. Davidson wasV'a'.-^ passenger by the Limited express from1 , J Auckland today. . ' x'\~ '< Mr. G. H. Mackley, General Managerc ; [:< of Railways, is visiting Auckland. Js> Mr. E. T. L. Spidey, \ workshops-'*« superintendent of railways', returned' X.) to Wellington by the Limited express - S from Auckland today. Mr. J. W. Heenan, Under-Secretary r\ of the Department of Internal Affairs*."arrived from Auckland today by the.y b Limited express. /- ' •'"■•' f Mr. R. H. Nicholls, Aucklaind dis»..^ tn officer of the Transport Depart* \V ment, arrived by train today. ~"'—-X^ Captain E. J. McClellan, assistant-;.* marine superintendent of the Union" ,> Steam Ship Company, was a pasenjft* ~'•; by the Limited express from Auck* £, land today. • ' -, Mr. J. Sawers, district traffic .man-' ':'.- ager of railways in Auckland, arrived : 'v today by the Limited express to attend--!:; a meeting of the transport advisory;^ committees. " • _ i ' - '"T^' Dr. C. Coleridge Farr and Professor" y F. F. Miles have been .appointed GoVayv crnment representatives on the C&t&i&v Observatory Board. The vacancy capsed?|>* by the death of Dr. E, Kidson has been^y filled by the appointment of Dr. taiy.VA. F. Barnett, representing the Royalty Society of New Zealand. t ' .:^.£ Mr. F. J. Ansell has been elected prei t '.H sident of the 33 Club-in place-of Mr., j^ A. Regan who has left the Dominion. Mr.^' r A. G. McClurewas elected -vice-pre«>;., sident, an office formerly held by Mnil': Ansell, and Mr. S. Bridgford was elect? X'X , ed a member of the council. '~' yV ' The president (Captain S. Holm) and" ' Messrs. W. H. Hindle, F. Wilson, and?C. W, Mack will represent the Wel-'-, lington Chamber'at the conference. ot>= ■ Chambers of Commerce to be held v..iitf; \ Wellington next month. • -- ■ '_• <])X The Rev. S. E. Woods will continue y as chaplain at Canterbury University^ , College-for- a fourth year, an extension;.:;, of his appointment having been-/ap^ 1; proved by the standing committee.' rf^;--the Diocese of Christchurch. ':- » V -W"'