PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 234, 2 October 1937, Page 10

PERSONAL.

The Rev. J. C. A. Zimmerman, of Ohura, has been appointed vicar of Huntly. Sir Percy Sargood, of Dunedin, was a passenger for Sydney on the Awatea ! last night. | The Rev. O. Oxenbridge has been appointed to take charge of the parochial district of Raglan. Mr. L. J. Stevens returned to Auckland by the Limited express from Wellington this morning. ' The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates was a passenger for Auckland by the Limited express from Wellington this morning. Mr. A. ,T. Storer, of Wellington, will return after a short visit to Auckland by the Limited express to-morrow night. The Hon. W. H. Mclntyre, M.L.C., of Buller, arrived at Auckland by the Limited express from Wellington this morning. Mr. G. C. W. Reid, managing director of Reid Xew Zealand Rubber Mills, Ltd., will leave for Wellington by the Limited express to-morrow night. Mr. J. Yock returned to Auckland by the Monterey from San Francisco yesterday after a holiday trip abroad. He was accompanied by Mrs. Yock. ■Mr. H. C. Couch, district traffic manager of railways for the Auckland district, returned to Auckland from Wellington by the Limited express this morning.

Mr. H. M. Patrick, chief postmaster at Oamaru, has received notification of his transfer on promotion to Auckland, wllere he will assume the position of deputy-chief postmaster. Mr. A. R. Alison, of Waiheke, returned to Auckland by the Monterev from San Francisco yesterday, after a holiday visit to Great Britain. He was accompanied by Mrs. Alison. Messrs. C. A. Barrell, R. Coulter and A. F. Moneur. M.P.'s, travelled as far as rrankton by the Limited express this morning. Ihe Hon. B. C. Bobbins was also a passenger for Frankton. Mr. H. K. Bullock, who has been associate to Mr. Justice Kennedy for the past three years, has accepted an appointment with the General Motors Acceptance Corporation at Petone. Mr. H. \ alentine, second assistantgeneral manager of railways. Mr. S. S. Milliugton, officer in charge of stores, and Mr. F. W. Aickin. railway law officer, left for Wellington by train last night. c. Petrie. A. G. Osborne, A. •..Richards. W. T. Anderton and F. W. '-'chranini, M.P. s, returned to Auckland b> the Limited express this morning. Messrs. \Y. P. Endean. A. C. A. Sexton and H. M. Rusliworth travelled by the early express.

ill. L. Gordon Edwards has resigned us position as divisional organiser for ' !e ., ,xv Zealand National party in the Auckland area. He will become organiser m the Bay of Plenty, Tauranga, Kotoma and Thames electorates. Mr. Edwards will reside at Rotorua.

Colonel G. F. Wilkinson, of Batlow, ■New South Wales, formerly director of engineers in the Australian Military forces, arrived at Wellington this week bv the Tainui from England. He 'will ■spend a fortnight visiting relatives in the Dominion before returning to Australia. . C. McQueen, formerlv lecturer m education at , Auckland University College, lett for Wellington by train yesterday, accompanied bv his wife and family. He will shortly* take up the position of research assistant to the - e\\ Zealand Council for Educational xvesearch. j- Hewitt, a graduate of Otago ni\eis.it\, arrived from San Francisco by the Monterey yesterday. He has en engaged in mining engineering in Canada for the past eight vears. Mr. H°"itt will spend about a fortnight in *.°^ v ea land, visiting his home at Morrinsville, and will then go to Melbourne, here he has been appointed field superintendent to a large minins comnanv. He :•- accompanied by Mrs. Hewitt. *