Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20104, 6 December 1930, Page 16

Personal Items.

The Hon. A. J. Murdoch, Minister for Agriculture, who is visiting Whangarci, is expected to return to Wellington, on Monday. The Hon. J. G. Cob be, Minister for Defence, who has been in his electorate for some days, is expected to return to Wellington or Monday.

The Hon. W. B. Taverner, Minuter for Public Works, left Wellington for Dunedin last evening.

The Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle, Minister for Internal Affairs, left Wellington for the south last evening. Hie is expected to return to Wellington on December 16th. The Hon. E. A. Ransom, ActingPrime Minister, who has been resting at his home at Dannevirke. will resume his official duties at Parliament House 011 Tuesday. The Hon. W. A. Veitch, Minister for Railways, is expected to return to Wellington from Wanganui on Monday.

The Hon. H. Atmore, Minister for Education, who has been visiting Wanganui and Palmers ton North, wiU inspect Flock House this morning and return to Wellington later in the day. Mr A. C. Mitchell, managing-direc-tor of J. J. Niven and Co., Wellington, is a guest at Stonehurst Private Hotel. Mr P. L. Harrison, of Sims, Cooper, and Company, returns from Wellington this morning. Mr W. Penseler, German Consul at Wellington, wOl proceed to Berlin on home leave next month. Mr A. H. Anthony, managing director in New Zealand for Nasn Motors, Ltd., is due in Christchurch this morning. Dr. Newton, Bishop of New Guinea, who arrived at Wellington by the Rotorua last week from Southampton, left for Sydney yesterday. Messrs Z. Lazarus (Sydney), T. Winmill, and R. Tj. Gracey (Wellington) are staying an tho United Service Hotel.

Messrs E. «T. Pringl©, H. Garrett, L. Cheyne, and \V. V. Robinson (Auckland) and Mr J. T. Spiers (Wellington) are among recent arrivals at "Warner s Hotel.

Messrs T. W. Hosking, W. ■A-lex-ander, and W. Kirkham (Auckland), and Messrs J. G. Wilson and O. Wilson (Bulls) are guests at the Clarendon Hotel.

Mr R. G. Hatton, director of the Imperial Bureau of Fruit Production and of the East Mating Research tion, and l)r. G. EL Cunningham, mycologist at the Plant Research Sta*tion. Piilmerston North, returned to Wellington yesterday from Christchurch. Mr Hatton left for Australia by the Marama. English papers to hand by the last mail report the retirement from the Malting Department of Messrs Worthington's, Burton-on-Trent, of. Mr P. W. Andrews, after 29 years' service with the firm. Mr Andrews, who resided for many years at Picton, had numerous friends throughout Marlborough and_ is well remembered by the older generation. He came out from England in 1886 on a three years' engagement, but remained in the Dominion for 16 years, during the greater part of which he was head maltster for Messrs A. G. Fell at Picton. There he married Miss Smith, niece of the late Mr John Duncan, M.P. So was a fine cricketer and was keenly interested in New Zealand botany and history, while he was always a warm advocate of the development of the Sounds an m totjriat resort.

Sir Donald McGavia «t»?» gcr from the north fcj ® W steamer yesterday moraine. The Hon. J. A. Haw* rived from ® steamer yesterday maraacProfessor H. G. Dedrantaak Christchurch_ by the faxj ta® B -- terday morning. Messrs Nelson Jobs md ?• f" Kenzie were Wellington by the Macn jtsewMr R. E. Linssea, Herald has accepted secretary of the GreTiMffla Star Company. Dr. Lan Ewart. oessful' in his M-P----FJdinburgh, will retard* j land early in Ewart is a son of for many years was «wrnK® M ' the. Wellington HospitalLord Earnby. ing, finances, audibw*»J» land, visited Pahum* 0 * ~ , day, spending College, where he farm and buildup V £ He left for Weto**®"® noon.—Press Amo*»w*-_ By service car Wm. Mallis, director of Mission, arriTed la^ ■week he spends in Chr R be the gttest of v r Willis * B of Rugby street. MS®*? 1 ! the chief speaker QaittsW 1 Christchurch the end of this montt \ nc The Board of . G ?^ «f; nical resignation of accepted the rang" retiring *5, GoldstoEe, wtto m aimuation, ? Gol<fcto B# * ,^2 j^.g master <"?. r , a during given freely for w °f~thfefacs athletics and also the old Goldstone's resignation effect till March next. !3^»sss»3® meats in Hasting. «f past eight {h6 fng Ws in order to J' bwke«.pi and Sons, ® e , . i<ap ier ' ?*L 1 opening business w> son, on Napier staffs, M of aeeev ltToX as a mark er <**■ they held him, ffl happiness