PERSONALS

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 279, 23 November 1921, Page 4

PERSONALS

The Hon. C. H. Izard and !Mr.s. Uard have arrived in WotHnjrton from San Francisco.. Mr. Herbert P. Thomas, of East St. Kilda, Melbourne, ha« been appointed chief engineer of the Southland Power Board at a salary of £1,200 per annum. Acting on medical advice the Wellington Town Clerk (Mr. J. R. Palmer), has relinquished his duties for the time being, aud will probably not return to the office for cix or eight weeke. Mr. and Mre. Albert Y. Gowen. of Cleveland. Ohio, who are making a trip round the world in their motor-yacht Spe«jacks, arrived in Wellington by the Tahiti for a three week's stay in New Zealand. >Ir. ,T. .r. Walklate, Town Clerk of Auckland, is recovering s-lowly from his i illness in a private hospital at Rotorua. It is probable that he will not resume his duties for three months. In the meantime Mr. W. !?t. J. Clarke will be acting-general manager of tramways. ■Mr. H. Buckleton, general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, returned to Wellington from Melbourne on Sunday. Mr. Buekleton was in th* Commonwealth for a month, combining business with pleasure. Archbishop Cattaneo, Apostolic Delegate to Australasia, is to spend a week in Auckland before leaving this port for Australia in company with Archbishop O'Shea. Latest advice is to the effect that Archbishop Cafctaneo will arrive in the city from New Plymouth on Saturd.iy. Mr. Clement Parfitt has died at Greymouth at the ripe old age of S3 years. He -was a pioneer of the district, a prominent gold-mining inventor, and a member of various local Ix>dacs. He was fatlior of Mr. William Parfitt, De.pnty-Mayor of Greyrnouth.

Mr. M. Dennehy, who for five years past has, Ibeen a memiber of th-e Grand Council of the E.F.C.A.. has reeicrned owing _ to ill-health, and at a social gathering in Wellington was presented wdtli a silver tea and coffct scrvise as a mark of esteem from the Wellington branch of the Association.

■Among recent visitors to 'London have been Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Sanfoi-J r»f Customs street. Auckland, and Mr. c! Snnvllbone. Riiperintending cn"inecr of Sanford, Ltd.. who have been for *omc time in Ornnwoy, the centre of Xorth of Kn-land nshinjr. Meeers. Sanford and Ninallbone are closely f-onn«-te<l with the Xew Zealand fishing industry, and are making for „ eonsideroble development of the Dominion's nctivities. They are retifrninjr to Aucb land tiiis nionlfi. cU "