PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 111, 13 May 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Rasil King, of Sydney. are at Hotel Cargcn. Mr. R. B. Grainger (Wellington) is at the Star Hotel. Mr. (!. L. Scansie. Yugoslav Consul, returned to Auckland from Sydney by the Aorangi. ' Mr. William Drake, postmaster at Papatoetoo. has been promoted to a similar position at Otnlmlin. The Rev. T. Halliday's call to St. Peter's Church, Grey Lynn, was sustained by the Presbytery last'evening. Mr. ('. 'M. Croft, Acting-Canadian Trade Commissioner, left Inst evening for Wellington, to attend tlie funeral of the dead Premier. flrand Hotel priests include Air. and Mrs. M. Hertog (Sydney), Mr. R. .1. Hell (Hastings), and Sir. G. Kirkpatrick (Kelson). Recent arrivals nt the Central Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. W. Brabazen (YVhangarei). and Messrs. H. Predgington (Melbourne). A. E. Armstrong (Christchurch), 11. K. Thompson, and F. W. Xicholson I Wellington). The Rev. R. G. Coats accompanies Archbishop Averill to Sura, where they will attend tlie Polynesian Church Synod. Mr. ,\". H. Paul has been elected chairman of the Hamilton Technical High School Board of Governors, vice Mr. F. A. Snell, resigned. Mr. and Mrs. Y. .1. Larncr and Miss Earner left by the Aorangi to-day on a trip to Great.Britain nnd the Continent. They expect to be abroad six to twelve months. Mr. W. Wallace, chairman of Ihe Hospital Hoard, accompanied by Jie secretary. Mr. 11. A. Somerville. will leave by the Limited to-night for Wellington, to attend Mr. Massey's. funeral on Thursday. Mr. .1. B. Thompson, Under-Secretary of Lands and chairman of the Dominion Revaluation Roard. and Messrs. .1. Gordon, W. Robertson and H. A. Ro"crs members of the board, left for Wellington by the express last evening. The appointment has been pazetted of Mr. F. J. T. f.rigg. M.Sc.. A.T.C., as an analyst for the purposes of the Sale of 1-ood and Drugs Act, 100 S. He is the younger son of the late Mr. John Griff" I'.M.A.S., of Thames. Professor J. Macmillan Brown, Chancellor of the Xcw Zealand University will leave Christchurcli shorty to attend a conference, regarding Pacific racial problems to be held next month at Honolulu. His proposal to visit Niue Island in continuation of his researches re-ardinj; the peoples of the Pacific has been abandoned for this winter.