Personal Items.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18195, 4 October 1924, Page 14

Personal Items.

His Excellency the Governor-General, *s Dominion Chief Scout, is to be the guest of the Dominion executive of the Boy Scouts' Council at luncheon on the 18th inst. The. function has been arranged to give the members of the executive an opportunity to say goodbye .to his Excellency. « Mr J. W. Little (Wellington) is staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr J. D. Roberts (Auckland) is Btayin«; at Warner's Hotel. Brigadier-General A. W. Andrew. Chief Commissioner of New Zealand Bov Scouts, leaves this morning on an o£Bcial visit to the West Coast. Messrs M. Archer, It. O. Gillon, T. A. Maealister (Wellington) L.Mac• tarlane (Parnassus), and G. H. «n'tcombe (Dunedin) aro at the United Service Hotel. Messrs li. H. Smith and J. R. Brunt, Christehureh delegates to the Dominion conference of Justices of the Peace a Wellington, returned yesterday morning. Mr W. J. Jenkin, immediate past president of the Canterbury Industrial Association, has received a certificate of appointment as a member of tho Fellowship of tho British Empire Inhibition (Associate Branch). Mr L. Paynter, Government Orchard Instructor, leaves this morning for the West Coast on departmental business . which will occupy him for nine or ten davs. Afterwards Mr Paynter will go on"his annual holiday of fourteen days. Mr Scott Colville, the well-known theatrical manager, arrived in Dimedin from the north on Thursday. He lias gone to Dunedin at the request or the New Zealand and South, Seas Exhibition directors to discuss matters connected with the Amusement Park. At the annual meeting of the NewBrighton Lawn Tennis Club, held on Thursday, Mr B. C. Bishop was _ reelected president for the thirtieth time. Mr Bishop was the club's first president, and he has occupied the position ever since. Appreciative reference was made at the meeting to Mr Bishop's interest in the wolfare of the club. Mr R. B. Stock, manager of the Dunedin branch of the A.M.P. Society for the past 37 years, retired this week after 48 yeans of service with the company. He tcils ©ntcrfcained by the staff and presented with a filled suitcase and rug on behalf of the outside branches in the Dominion and with a case of pipes, walking stick, and cheque on behalf of the Dunedin staff. The following South Island members have been appointed to the Soldiers' Revaluation Committee: —Messrs Henry W. T. Beauohamp (Kaikoura), sheep farmer; George A. Perry (Hokitika), merchant; Robert W. Lochhead (St. Albans); James Scott (of Wai-iti roiad, Timaru), Patrick Kinnev (Rockvale, Hyde), sheep farmer; William J. A. McGregor (Mount Linton), runholder. Mr T. G. Fielder, late officer in charge of the Labour Department, Christchurch, who has gone into business on his own account, was presented by the staff of the local office with a case of cutlery. Mr A. B. G. Stringer, the member of the staff with the longest service,,made the presentation, and his remarks were endorsed by Mr W r . H. Hagger, Conciliation Commissioner, Mr C. Snow, secretary of the Cliristeharch Tralnwaytnen's Union, has returned from the conference of the New Zealand Tramwaymen's Federation at Dunedin. He says that visiting delegates were delighted with the hospitality shown them in Dunedin. Last Sunday, as the guests of the Mayor of Dnnedan , and the . chairman of the Tramway Committee, "Cr. Douglas, they were taken for a long motor tour. Sir- Lindo Ferguson, C.M.G., Dean, -of the medical faculty of the University of New Zealand, has been appointed to represent the university at the i opening of the Pathological Institute at . McGiil UnhxTaity, Montreal, on October 6th. Sir Lindo Ferguson left by the Niagara to attend the medical congress at New York, which is to be held about the middle of the month. He was ?.dvisfed of hia appointment ae delegate to the MaGill University function by wireless,. The,staff of Smith and Smith, Ltd., Tuam street, met • yesterday afternoon to make a presentation, to Mr T. ' Bishop, oauntry traveller, who is severing his connexion with the firm. In the absence of the general manager, Mr H. Kilner made , the presentation. He - spoke of the kindly feelings and comradeship that had always existed between them, and handed Mr Bishop * solid leather suitcase and gold-mounted fountain pen with best wiishes in his future undertaking. Mr Bishop suitably responded. The Board of Governors of St. Andrew's College has appointed Mr J. B. Mawson, M.A., of the staff of the Southland Boys' High School, to the position of First Assistant and Language Master. Mr Mawson in 1913 graduated at Otago University with honours in languages. He is* in the A grade of Government secondary school assisfcaint masters. At Ofcaigo' University he was president of the Students' Association and also president of the Student Christian Union. He was a memberof the 'University First Fifteen and - was selected for the New, Zealand Unucejrßities' team and also the Otago representative B team. He has for several years, been the coach of the Southland, Boys' High. School- First Fifteen. In, he. won the. Military Cross for gaUant service in France.. < Sir Ernest Rutherford, of the Cavendish laboratory at Cambridge University, and Mr J. W. Joynt, M.A., agent in London, have been Appointed to represent the University of New Zealand at the jubilee of the Yorkshire CoMege of i Science and tho coming-of-age of the' University of Tweeds, which is tp be celebrated from December 15th. to December 20th, inclusive. .The invitation, which was received by the University of New Zealand, was signed by the Duke of Devonshire, as chancellor of tie University of Leeds. At- the meeting of the trustees of the Auckland Savings Bank this week, the preadent, Mr A. S. Bankart, announced the _ retirement of the manager Mr J. -Muir Barr. Mr Bankart said'that Mr Barr had completed 46 years' faithful, service with the Savings Bank. When he first joined the staff of the bank numbered four, and the deposits amounted to £151,200. To-dav the staff totalled 37, there were " seven branches in Auckland and the deposits exceeded £4,400,000. It was announced that Mr Clement Bartley, wto has 43 years' service with the bank to his credit, had been appointed as Mr Barr s successor.