PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 243, 14 October 1929, Page 9

PERSONAL.

Mr. D. Barrow, of General Motors, Wellington, is at the Grand Hotel. Mr. J. Sutherland Ross, of Dunedin, is in Auckland, at the Grand Hotel. Mr. D. Westney, of Invercargill, arrived from the South to-day by the Limited. The Right Hon. J. G. Coates, Leader of the Opposition, left for the South by train last evening. Mr. B. L. Dallard, Controller-General of Prisons, arrived from Wellington today by the express. . ' M. A. Nihotte, the Belgian Consul, has arrived from Wellington and is staying at. the Grand Hotel. Mr. J. A. Young, M.P. for Hamilton, was a passenger as far as Frankton by the Limited this morning. Mr. James Fletcher, who has been on a business visit to Palmerston North, returned by the Limited this morning. Mr. P. D. N. Verschaffelt, Public Service Commissioner, was a passenger from Wellington by the express to-day. Mr. J. R. Cole, Mr. A. Carson, Mr. C. W. Rushbrook. Mr. A. E. HifTord, Mr. R. S. Johnson (Wellington) are at the Star Hotel. Mr. A. Howjtt, "Chief Draughtsman of Railways, who has been in Auckland for some days, returned to Wellington last night. Mr. James Hope Robertson, Official Assignee at Hamilton, has been promoted to the position of Official Assignee in Christchurch. Mr. High Ilallard, manager director, and Mr. L. A. Williams, Auckland manager of Woolworths (N.Z.), Ltd., are at the Grand Hotel. Arrivals at the Central Hotel are: Mr. A. R. Thomas (Wellington), Mr. A. Leviek (Whangarei), Mr. T. J. Bettle. Mr. J. Hughes (Palmerston North). Mr. C. B. Simons, Mr. A. Mephan (Taumaruiiui), Mr. I r . Jordan, Mr. W. Stone (Wellington). Mr. P. Marshall (Invarcargill) are at the Royal Hotel. Quests at the Grand Hotel are: Mr. W. R. Pharazyn (Wellington), Mr. N. Woods, Mr. A. S. Carey, Mr. A. S. Wright (Christchurch), Mr. A. W. S. Adams (Belfast, Ireland), Mr. J. B. Reid (Invercargill), Mr. W. F. Sligo, (Dunedin). '

Feeling reference to the death of the president, Mr. H. P. Caughey, was made at this morning's annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce by the vice-president, Mr. C. P. Agar, of Cliristchurcli. The chambers, he said, had suffered a great loss as the result of the death of Mr. Caughey, who was ill on the occasion of the last conference. Delegates stood in silence out of respect for the late president.