Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18347, 2 April 1925, Page 8

Personal Items.

Mr (>. V". Hor.chcn ;• rotiriti;; oai superannuation •><•«> t'M- tirm-rnmeat' Printing IMVti-e .it'!*'! "■"> years* M-rviei*. Messrs A. S-mon tile t Welling, j ton) and \V. K<mbio (Auckland'. ar«s staying at tin- Clarendon Hot«L Among tho gtiosts at Warner's Hot*!' are K. M. Hum > Dii'todim and' C. Hancvoks (Wellington!. Mr .1. T. Quin. late stationn-.astor at? Masterton. has joined tho Wairarap*' staff of the N.Z. Lwn and Aioroantilo Acenoy Co.. Ltd.. at Masterton. Messrs Hope GibKnns. ( . B. Walker and AY. Jeffrey (Wellington'. IJ. AY. Creeu (London). T. S. Not tlotoM (MeU bourne). .1. B. Tvroe (Auckland . B. P. lA>wis (U.S.A.i. and A. K. AYanschal 1 AmstordanO. are among tho gnosis at tho United Service Hotel. Air .T. Barron. <>t" Christvhur« ceivod a communication xosterduv t'ww® the Hon. W. Nnsworthv. Minister Charge of the legislative Department, advising him that he had boon aiv. pointed a reporter on the " ilr.nsart*' staff. Dr. < . M. Bevan Brown has. siru-# returning to England in the middl# of 11123, been doing special work in tvmroiogy and jwychologica! iwlk-i'>9 in London —a branch in which he intends to specialise on his return to Xe>r Zer.land (writes our London vorrespon. dent under date of February 2.ithV. He has held appointments at t'njy*s Hospital. Bcthlcm Royal Hospital, Bowdon House, the Tavistock Clinic, and he has seen something of the work, ing of the Maudslcy Hospital and ether hospitals. According to one of the London . papers (writes our liondon correspondent. on February 2oth). over :oeo chnrchpoople of High Wyrnmbe. Bads —the largest parish in the county--have signed a petition requesting vicar, the Rev. F. M. Alolyneux, to reconsider his intended resignation the benefice. Mr Molyieux is the A». sistant-Bishop-elect of Melanesia. At the time of the closing of the nu.il Mr Molyneux apparently had not made any statement regard!arj the request. Mr .Somerset Plavne, F.K.G.S.. Maplcdurham, Berkshire, England. who is accompanied bp his wife and son, is visiting New Zealand on a pleasure trip. Mr Playne will be remembered in New Zealand by his successful efforts in connexion with his compilation of the historical, biographical, ethnological, and administrative surveys of British Possessions, including this Dominion, and (later) the Empire of ; India. ' Sir 11. K. Keichel, M.A . LL.D. (Prin-1 cipal of University College of North j Wales), is goinj out to New Ztalan l | by the lonic on May 14th, and he will j leave Sydney by the Orama on August ; '22 nd on his homeward voyage (writes our London correspondent. under date of February 39th). Sir Harry is going out as Commissioner, at tho iuvitatiou of the New Zealand Government, to advise on University matters. Tho Commission will doubtless visit tho four University Collega centres, and take evidence before forming any definite views. The position in Now Zealand bears this resemblance to that in AVales, that there are four University Colleges separated from each other geographically, but the distances between them iu New Zealand arc at least double as great as thom which divide them in AVales. Sir Harryis much looking forward to his visit. " Under date of February 19th, oar London correspondent writes:—Another v -*' professional golfer—L. G. Ross—is going out to New Zealand under engagement to the New . Zealand Golf Council to visit different courses which come under the jurisdiction of that body, spending a month at each, giving instruction tc the members, ami suggesting improvements to the course*. Boss, who belongs to the LadbrooV Park Golf Club, is one of four brothers, all professionals, sons of Lindsay Bos% who was for many years a respected total professional (says the "Birmingham Post") being at one time or another associated with Sutton ColdfteU, Droitwich, and Edgbaaton. He is now resident in his native St. Andrew's, and wrestled hard with G. N. P. Humphries ill last year's amateur championship as to the proper club to tut for particular shots. JL. G. Boss has received many congratulations on his New Zealand appointment, from old friends of his f&thox.

Reference to the resignation of the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. T. F.

Telford) was made by the chairman (Mr A. F. Wright) at iast evening : s meeting of the Canterbury Progress Leagtie. Though Dr. Telford's resignation had not been accepted, stated Mr Wright, ho understood that he «u being transferred to another district. Ho hoped that it would be possible for Dr. Telford to remain in Canterbury, Ho had performed many excellent services to the province, and it would be very regrettablfe if he left the district.

Before starting upon the ordinary business at last evening's meeting of the Canterbury Progress League, the chairman (Mr A. P. Wright) extended a welcome to Mr Denys Hoaxe, who attended for the- first time since his return from the Wembley Exhibition. He also welcomed Mr F. A. Grant, the newly appointed assistantrorg&oiser, whose experience, he felt, would be of great value to the League's activities.