Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19675, 19 July 1929, Page 10

Personal Items.

Mr C. S. Thorn a* returned JaataMsw ir.p from I>ui.--i;r. Mr Albert Hall, of Welli»|W k guest at the Clarendon Hotel * Mr J. .\ C. Bavnt, Chief hm^ m of Mine?, left for Wellington laaVaMßv ing. "*" Mr K. u. Myrrseough, Ckktf at-,* Ir-spector. X.Z.H.. left for Wtaß, last evening. Mr F. Pawson, Business AgssL Sm Zealand Railways, will »*>—-tfiaai nual leave on Monday. Mr G It. n. Kcnzie will act as relieving ofttft, Recent arrivals at Warner's HoMfcfc elude Messrs F. Chapman (Attkkfi. J. Barraclongh, and J. HialopflC? cdin'. Mesors M. C. Cullen iGreytaoatfcV * Thompson ( Manchester '*. and J. JHSaS fGreatford. England) are tmnaa X guests at the United Service Hatal Mr A. C. Bretherton, manager of'!■ Perpetual Trustees Company, katnn, night for two weeks in the Xottfc Hte£ Mr W. W. King, Assiutaat Obm—Manager of the Company, is >(tii|ijgj> The King has approved ef ty appointment of Sir Howard wHiea Kannard. British Minister at BaV grade, to be British Minister at Bbk*. holm (says a British OScia! Wataai message from Rugby). Mr S. B. Macdomald 'presjdaat ef the Otago Expansion League) aaeaa through on his way to Welling***, lev evening to attewf the depotafcas a» Sir Joseph Ward regarding the ant pletion of the South Island Maia J*rk railway. According to private ad vices Ttaatfel in Wellington, Mr Bhayle Gar-iae?, frt. merly of Auckland, has left tat- bg£s\ stage for the Hollywood acme. Bt has already been featnred by taeCkifed Artists in "Three Live Ghosts," Kai *•) been retained for the role of St. W% liams in the talkie version. #* *Wbmbl* with Mr G. Arlias in the name patt Mr A. Sando, manager of tat *•►» minion" newspaper for tit pectifttak and a half years, has, at his twa » quest, been granted leave of aikMt* by the board of directors faraitM of six months, and relinquishes tat at* agement forthwith. Mr BaseVi %>-' tention is to spend tome ttßMia taaiaV ling before entering into active tmtm again. •*'

: Speaking at the dinner if It* V*» I Zealand Company of Mart* Wuaa j in Wellington, tie prentat (Ben, ft ' Charles Btataam) niwttoMi that Ckp> 1 tain Christopher Welch, who wja ti>| oldest member of the eoapw, wwf on November sth celebrate » SWfc birthday. He lived at QMty* Bay, ,4 Port Chalmers, and it was a ■**** *• W regret that his great age prevailed Mi ' j being present at the diaaer 0> «« I suggestion 0/ Sir Charles SfcrftaliJl was decided to sead a message ef f** will to Captaiß Welch. A well-known police ofcer, jfjy* Philip Joseph Brown, of Dereaperkil about to retire on enperainnttita w» 34 years of service with the 0»»W> ment, SI years of which asy ■** passed in tbe poiioe feroa,_ am* m Broadfield, near Liaeoin, _«■»?—f» Mr Brown wae educated ia CfcrtgWtWgf finishing np at St. Leo 1 * Owaf"* High School He eame te,**™* over 31 year* ago, and ia urn Jo*f* the police, being sworn U J^L I*'!*"* 1 *'!*"* (later Commissioner) J oka OBm. vm service ia the City a»d Brown was placed is eoatrel •» wtw aaga. Mercury Bay. Prow** *••*£ geantev in 19l«, he earns back *• «■■ land, where he served for **• 7*g and then took over the waaif WW"* for four Tears. Another few 9*23 lowed at ParnelL aad tha*,*"*^. Brown was transferred te station, also eontrollieg the TJ??* Xortbeote, and Bukeaheaa Pta"** addition to being a keen a»« --.■ police officer, Mr Brows hj« «"•*■ taken a big interest In athlewa, ■"■?" many years has officiated *»_>. IM ?Z field judge under the \nekiaad MJJJJ Athletic Centre, and for "•™SJ clubs. In 1895-M he fW!? jump and hammer-throwia*«""t"J ships at the N'ew Zetland Ajaro* ._ letie Association's eha«pu»»Mf »■»**»