Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18342, 27 March 1925, Page 8

Personal Items.

The Primo Minister, Mr Massey, was 69 years of age yesterday. Messrs C. S, 'Dempster, ,T. S. Hiddlfston (Wellington \ W. K. Garrard (Auckland). H. Oaithrope (Melbourne . and W. A. Ritchie (Dunedin'i are among the guests :it the Clarendon Hotel. Messrs AW M. 1"i»lor (Chicago . 1\ Cobb (Melbourne - !. 11. \V. Hislop bourne), K. .T. Uundlc (Greymouth\ aivl Commander A. G. Lurking. R.X.R.. ar--at the United Sendee Hotel. Messrs Tercv T.. Halsted, K. Nankivell and G. P. Garden (Punedin . C. A. Hughes (Auckland), and V. Ma.dermott (Melbourne - ! are at Warner's Hotel.

Mr A. W. MeAYhannell, who for The past five years has been associated wit I' Beath and Company. Ltd.. as hosiery and glove buyer, has resigned from tha* position in order to enter into bussces* on his own account.

Mr A. "R. Galbraith. former. ot Perth, who has been appointed t'ifv Engineer by the Christehuiv;< City Council, is now in New Zealand, and i« staying with relatives at Valmerston North. He will report for duty to the Town Clerk on April Ist. Mr W. B. Carey informed a representative of "The Press" yesterday that at present he found himself unable to accede to the request that he should allow himself to be nominated as the Reform candidate for the Lyttcltor. seat at the general election.

Mr L. D. Maegcorge, who has recently retired from the position of civil engineer for the Westport Coal Company at the Penmston and Millcrton mines-, left Lvttclton last night by the Manuka" for Melbourne, where he wi'! in future reside.

Regarding Ins resignation as Mediea! Officer of Health for the Cantcrbury and West Coast Health districts. Dr. T. Fletcher Telford told a representative of "The Pross" yesterday that he ha«i no information that he could give. It is understood that Dr. Telford's resignation is receiving attention from the authorities in Wellington at present, and that there is a possibility of an official announcement being made shortly.

A message from Sydney to the Melbourne "Sun-Pietorial" on March 11th stated: Mr N. W. Kingdon, a Victorian meat expert, was to-day appointed chairman of the Xew South Wales Meat Industry Board. The appointment is for five years, and carries a salary of £2OOO a year. Mr Kingdon was manager several years ago iu Christehureh of the New Zealand branch of Armour and Company. He is a native of the Oboka district, but removed in the early 80's with his parents to Gore, where ho first became interested in the meat export trade. For the past few years he has been manager of the Beadigo (Victoria) Freezing Works, a position he recently resigned.

The opportunity was taken at tho annual meeting of tho Invcrcargill Golf Club on Wednesday evening to say farewell to Mr A. AV. Morgan, \tho is shortly leaving Invcrcargill to take op liis rsidence in Christehureh. Mention was made of tho fact by the president (Mr A. E. Smith) that though Mr Morgan was a comparatively young member of tho club, lie had annexed the B Grade Championship and bad become ono of the leading players in tho dab. That being so. the clnb could 111 afford to lose him, and it was the hope of every member that when be came to Invercargill he would again renew bis Association with the Otatara links. Mr Morgan, in responding, thanked the members for the cordial send-off Uncorded him and eaid that he would on occasions pay a visit to Invercargill and take part in any of the tournaments being held.