PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 14, 17 January 1925, Page 11

PERSONAL.

Messrs. W. H. Simmons and L. Moss, of Wellington, arc at the Central Hotel. Archdeacon E. M. (V.wic has refurned to Hamilton, after a fortnight's holiday. Dr. C. J. Beakes, Director of Agriculture, is in Hamilton. The Hon. Andrew Jameson, of Dublin, i who has been on a short visit to Auckl land, left for the South last evening. Dr. and Mrs. C'oldicutt refurned to I Auckland to-day after a month's holiday Jin the South. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Linklater (PalrricrIston North) and Messrs. I". Tucker and |R. E. Cunningham (Wellington! arc at I the Grand Hotel. Mr. <T. A. Spencer, who came fo AuekI land in connection with the Murchison 1 oil-field, left fin- Sydney yesterday by ■ the Maheno. Recent arrivals ai the Sfar Hotel arc: ; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. .Morion and Mr. 'P. S. Allan (Wellington), and Messrs. '<;. IT. Lloyd (Hastings) and F. C. Hand | (Hamilton i. i Mr. I!. If. Simons, railway stationI master at Dunedin. is retiring on superannuation after .serving for over forty j years. -Mr. Simons joined the De- . partment as a cadet at Dunedin in 1884, ' and subsequently served at Oamaru j and Outran), and finished his cadetship ;in the manager's office at Dunedin in 1887. Then he was 6ent to Fort Chalmers as clerk in charge, and a year later became booking clerk at Oamaru. In 1896 he was appointed stationmaster at Maurieeville, and thereafter held the same position at Mangaonoho Ohingaiti, Aramoho, Petone. and l.atnb ton (Wellington), and returned tc Dunedin as stationmaster in HMD.