Personal Items.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17786, 11 June 1923, Page 8

Personal Items.

An. Auckland telegram states that the Governor-General and Sir Alfred Pickford left there for the South last night. The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, Minister of Internal Affairs, arrived from Dunedin on Saturday evening, and' left for Wellington by the ferry steamer. The Hon. W. Nosworthy, Minister of Agriculture, returned to "Wellington on Saturday night.

Mr W. H. Chinn is gazetted a member of the Westland Laud Board. Mr P. S. K. Macassey, Crown Solicitor, Wellington, is staying at the United Service Hotel. The Bev. Moses Ayrton, of thß Methodist Church, is gazetted an officiating minister under the Marriage Act. Mr Claude Campbell, of the Bank of New Zealand staff, Wellington, has been promoted manager of the bank's branch at Clinton. Messrs J. M. Carroll and F. J. Allen arrived from Wellington yesterday morning, and are staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr James Lewis, of Arundel, has ■ been appointed a ranger under the Animals' Protection and Game Act, for the South Canterbury acclimatisation district. Among those staying at the United Service Hotel are Messrs P. Hereford and J. Keith Orr (Wellington), F. Brown (Auckland), and A. W. Miller J (Sydnoy). 1 Mr Gayward, of Nelson, has been appointed Inspector of Scaffolding and Factories at Invercargill, in succession to Mr W. J. Chappell, who recently resigned from the Service. I Mr J. A. McDonald, M. Inst. 08, has resigned the position ,of borough ! engineer at Gisborne, but will act as supervisor for the" borough in conI nexion with the new reinforced concrete bridge over the Turanganui. Mr John E: Moran, "Vice-Consul for ; the United States at Wellington, is gazetted to the temporary charge of che Consulate-General in that city, pending the arrival of a successor to che Hon. David F. Wilber. Mr D. W. Reese, who left for Sydney on Friday, has gone to Australia to gain experience with a view to joining the firm of Reese Bros, on his return in about two years' time. He is the son of Mr T. W. Reese.. Mr M. H. Bobinson, of the Government Photographic Department, (publicity branch), has accepted a position as photographer to the "Guardian" (the new Sydney newspaper). Mr : Bobinson leaves Wellington for Sydney at an early date. Mr F. E. Baume retired from the editorship of the Timaru "Herald" on Saturday, and' left for Wellington en ■ route to Sydney, where he: will join the staff of the "Guardian/" the am \ daily paper which is to make its^apIpearance on the 25th inst. ." . .\ The Ven. Archdeacon Harnett, Boman Catholic Vicar-General of the ! diocese of Los Angeles and San Diego (California), arrived at Wellington by, [the Tahiti last week, accompanied by the Bev. Father Galvin. They are tourI ing the world, and intend visiting Aus- ! iralia, the Near East, and Europe. 1 Mr Patrick Carolin (Dunedin), who ' was-to judge the wyandottes in the amateur judging competition at the I Ohristohurch Poultry Club's Show, was too unwell to make the trip to Cfcriafc; church. • Mr C. Cussen, the Government Poultry Instructor, by permission of the Department of Agriculture, came .to the assistance of the club and adjudicated in Mr Carolim's classes. ' s Sir Harry Lauder, accompanied .h% ; Lady Lauder will arrive from . "Wellington by to-morrow's ferry steamer. He will be mot at the wharf by the Scottish Society with its official piperOn arrival at the Christohuxoh railway station Sir Harry Lauder will be by the Highland Pipe' Band and St:" 1 Andrew's College boys' pipe band, who 'with 60 College senior cadets will form a guard of honour. To-morrow, night the Caledonian Society's pipe band will play Sir Harry Lauder fr ..rathe United Service Hotel to the Theatre-Royal. A representative gathering of members of the Otago A. and P. Society and farmers met in Dunedin on Friday to, do honour to Mr H. V. Fulton, who for about a score of years until his recent retirement held the position of i secretary of the Society. Mr B. A. S. Cantrell, a past president of /the Society, was the spokesman for the occasion, and referred to the which Mr Fulton had carried the 80-, ciety through its difficulties and vicissitudes of fortune until it had reached. its present position of prosperity and success, Aa,„a token of appreciation of his many past services he present-, ed to Mr Fulton a gold watch with suitable inscription and a chain.'' ■" j Our London correspondent writes:— Colonel the Hon. W. E. Collins, MJu.Q£ of Wellington, waß aifiong-a party # visiting members of Overseas Parliaments who went to the' House of Commons under the auspices of the Empire Parliamentary ' Association to present an address and a diamond scarf pin to Sir Howard d'Egville (secretary of the Association, and general editor of its publications). The party was, headed by Sir George Fuller,.and the.presentation was from members of the Australian and New Zealand s Parliaments who are now in London. The address re* ferred to the courtesy which Sir Howard had shown to the signatories and to their colleagues during their visits to England. Sergeant W. A. Brookes, of Bluff, has retired from the Police Force after ,M years' service. He first saw service as a member of the Armed Constabulary in the North Island. I* 1889 he was transferred to Clyde. The amalgamation of'the Southland and Lakes Police districts took place, and he was transferred to InViercargill for a Bhort period, after which he went to Bluff until 1898. His next appointment was Ophir'and three years later ; he went to: Boss. After five | service at Boss he was promoted _to Sergeant and transferred to Christchurch. Three years later he was; transferred to Invercargill and thenee . to Bluff in 1911, where he served until his recent retirement. At Mr J. Weeks's studio on SatUTr day night, artist and other friendsof ' Mi' Weeks met to wish him goodbye on the eve of his departure for the. «L>ld Country. Mr Menzies Gibb, lh; proposing Mr Weeks's health, spoke: of the high estimation in winch he was. : held by his brother artists, and of the: excellence of the works he had exhibited while in Christchurcn. and the; hope was expressed that be would continue to be represented on the walls of the Art Gallery during his stay at; Home. Occasion was also taken to' present Mr Weeks with a silver cigarette case. In the cquxse of the evening songs were contributed by Messrs W. S. Wauchop, .F. R. Wauohop, B. lretheway, and J. Weeks, and recitations by Messrs H. Mc. D. Vincentand R.Wallwork. : Members of the Canterbury PressV • Club, who were entertained at supper! : on Saturday evening by Mr ClaucL Piper, took the opportunity of a presentation to one of their Mr W. L. Paterson, who is leaving' the reporting staff of "The Press" te ■ join Sydney's new paper, "The Dai|jii| Guardian." In making the presenta? J tion, which consisted of a handsome* jj travelling rug with the redpient'sj — ~ — —M

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