PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 110, 11 May 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr. Harry Green (New York). th« well-known comedian, is at the Hotel Cargen. Mr. J. Wilson, of Remuera, has gone with his brother-in-law, Dr. McGill, to the. south of France, and will return to New Zealand in June. Mr. David Carter, manager of the Uuion Steamship Company, and Mrs. Carter, left by the Niagara to-day ea route to Honolulu. Mr. J. Staples, of Christchurch, the New Zealand Advertising Club's delegate to the World's Advertising Congress at Philadelphia, left Auckland for America to-day. Staying at the Star Hotel are Mr. R Rayner (Melbourne). Mr. J. H. Cooper (Nelson), Mr. W. Duthic (Wellington), Mr. L. J. Donaldson (Wellington), Mr. F. G. Kissell (Wellington), Mr. T. McLennan (Hamilton). Mr. V. H. Potter, M.P. for Roskill, is still confined to his home as the result of an attack of acute sciatica. He hopes to be in a position to attend his presessional Parliamentary duties towards the end of next week. Central Hotel guests include Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Higgins (Sydney), Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Dounard (Cambridge). Mr. I. A. Ballantyne Mr. A. Nesbit-Smith (New Plymouth), Mr. W. J. Williams (Rotorua), and Mr. W. Terry (Wellington). The Deputy Director-General of Health, Dr. M. H. Watt, accompanied by Mrs. Watt, returned to Wellington yesterday by the Makura from San Francisco. Dr. Watt represented the Dominion at the conference in Japan of the medical section of the League of Nations, after which he made a tour of the United States and Canada, studying public health and hospital matters, upon which he will report to the Government. Mr. P. P. Porter, manager of the Invercargill branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed to take charge of the bank's interests in the Fiji Group, with headquarters at Suva. Mr. Porter, who has had 21 years' service with the Bank of New Zealand, was formerly stationed at Ashburton. and took up the position of manager at Invercargill some eighteen months a?o. Prior to that he was at different periods connected with the bank's branches at Queenstown, Christchurch, and Wellington. " Grand Hotel guests include Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Ayres (London). Mr. W. H Brown (Christchurch). Mr. W. J. Nicholl (Wellington), Mr. D. F. Evans (Sydney) Mr. C. H. Ballantyne (Melbourne), Mr! G. Grainger (London), Captain V. Cox (Sydney), Mr. H. E. Bellchamber, Captain Alexander (Sydney), Mr. Beaumont Smith (Wellington). Mr. A. J Hayden (Wellington), Mr. W. Wilkinson (Wellington), Mr. W. B. Franklin (Wellington), Mr. E. F. Hollands (Sydney), Mr. F. W. Deimer (Sydney), and Captain B. Cowan (India).