PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 31, 6 February 1925, Page 7

PERSONAL.

. Major .1. Mason. ,>f Wellington, l"ft for Sydney to-day by the Mamma. Bishop Brodic left for Christ-Lurch last evening, after paying a -, i.-it to Auckland. Messrs. R. X. Lindsay and 11. Dutluc of Wellington, and Mr. A. XV. (lardncr uf Sydney, arc at tho Star Hotel. Mr. F. Sacchi, an ofikial of the Italian Govcrnmnt at Milan, xvas a passngr by the Marama for Sydney to-day. Mr. and Mrs. F. .1. Lttdoxvici, who have just completed a tour of the Dominion, left l.y the Murarna to-day. Mr. E. J. Hyams, of Wellington, arrived by the Main Trunk express this ninrning, and is staying at the Grand Hotel. Sir Maui Pomare (Minister of Health I leaves hen; to-morroxv morning fnr I.' Kuiti, .md to-morrow evening xvill ~-,,. i tiuuc his journey to Wellington. Mr. C. C. Chalmers, solicitor, xva.. on Thursday admitted as a barrister by Mr. Justice Hcrdman on j the motion of Mr. A. H. Johnstone. Dr. Casuls, Mr. Miller Ibid, of Sydney, and -Mr. and Mrs. Culliuiorc. of Chester, England, left by the Ling Nam to-day for South America. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Managh. nf llnlcorabe; Mr. and Mrs. J. Wells, nf Napier; Mr. J. O. McGoxvan, of Fiji: and Air. _. H. Millman. of Blenheim, arc at the Royal Hotel. Sir Trttby King (Director uf Child Welfare) returns to Wellington oy the I Main Trunk express to-night, after a brief visit to Auckland. His Honor xir. Justice Osilcr has arrived back in 'utckland, aft'-r being sworn in at Wellington as a judge of the Supreme I mit Mr. A. T. Markman, sercetary nf the Post and Telegraph Department, accompanied by Misses N. and K. Markman, and Messrs. J. S. Sprott and V. Gibson. left Auckland to-day for Rotorua. Miss Ellen Melville, who recently returned from an extended trip tn lug land, xvas >v,;lcome-l lack by the Mayo.(Sir James Ounson, at last fight s meeting of the Li-.y Council. Captain A. Somerville, chief staff officer of the New Zealand Naval Division, was a passenger by the Main Trunk Express last evening for Wellington. The Rev. J. W. Burton, formerly of Nexv Zealand, has been elected secrc- !! tary of the Methodist Missionary . Society of Australasia, succeeding the , Rex-. J. G. Wheen, xvho has retired. 1 Dr. Fisher, xvho has been appointed i Professor of Economics at Otago Vni- ; versity. journeyed from England tn - Australia by the Mooltan. and experts j to sail from Sydney on February 2n fur 1 Wellington.

Miss Melville, who has lieen on an extended trip to Europe, xvas w.rmly welcomed back to the City Council ai last night's meeting. The Mayor, Sir James Gunson, said they xvere very glad to see Miss Melx-ille again, and trusted that she had gathered much useful information on her travels. Messrs. J. Dempscy and T. Bloodxvorth xvere last night appointed by the Auckland City Council as its represent. - ! tives at the conference to be held in Wellington at the suggestion of the Christchureh Tramways Board to con sider the matter of competition from private motor buses with municipal tramxx-ays.