Personal Items

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20987, 16 October 1933, Page 8

Personal Items

* The Mayor, Mr D. G. Suljivah MP., returned to ChnstchurchTfrm' Wellington on Saturday morning Mr A, L. Cropp will return m Chnstchurch to-morrow morn;„ after a visit to America. J ng Mr J. P. Newman has been ->d pointed a member of the Timarii Licensing Committee. Mr St. Clair Ferguson arrived from the north by the Maori yes terday morning. "Mr J. E. Henrys arrived from the north on Saturday morning and Un later for Timaru. ' en Messrs H. Stapleton (Sydney) an w M. Kenworth (Wellington) an* guests at the Royal Hotel. Mr E. T. Spidy, superintendent of ' railway workshops, arrived from th e north on Saturday morning and is staying at Warner's Hotel. Captain Cosmo M. Graham, of the Royal Navy, has been appointed an honorary aide-decamp to his Excel- ' lency the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe), states a Gazette notice. Messrs M. W. Bush (Auckland) C. M. Hitch (Wellington), H. j Palmer (Marlborough), and F. H Goddard (Dunedin) are staying at Warner's Hotel. Mr H. Caukwell has been appointed a member of the Upper Bio carton Domain Board in place of Mr J. E. Fleming, who has left the district. Mr D. V. Wilson, of Duckworth, Turner and Co., Ltd., will leave for Wellington this evening to connect with the Maunganui on a business visit to Sydney and Melbourne. Messrs J. Mackav (Melbourne) A. R. Kerr (Methven), Geo. Walker (Auckland), and W. A. C. McDonald (Wellington) are among the guests at the United Service Hotel. Messrs John Caskey, C. J. Talbot. W. Scott, H. Welsh, H. Carlton, J. Bray, W. Close, G. F. Lyons, and J, F. D. Jeune have been appointed to control the Fairlie Domain. Guests registered at the Clarendon Hotel include Messrs C. Macdonald (Timaru), H. Cuming (Wellington), F. Vigers (Nelson), and W. Birchall (Dunedin). Guests registered at the New City Hotel include Messrs H. Moss (Cape Town), K. Kerr (Sydney), R. J. Fielding, J. Beckingsale (Wellington), E. R. Uhrborn, and H. B. Richards (Palmerston North). Messrs J. A. Redpath, W. E>. Campbell, F. G. Dunn, Norton Francis, and W. McHardy Forman were among the passengers from Wellington by the Wahine on Saturday morning. The following members of Parliament arrived from Wellington by the Wahine on Saturday morning:— Messrs H. Holland, W. A. Bodkin, H. S. S. Kyle. E. J. Howard, T. D. Burnett, R. W. Hawke, and J. A. Macpherson. Mr David Jones, chairman of the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board, who has been visiting Great Britain arranging the shipping contracts for the exported meat of the Dominion, and who returned to Wellington last week, arrived in Christchurch on Saturday morning.

At a meeting of the board of f directors of the Alliance Assurance Company, Ltd., held in London recently, Mr John •' H. Rhodes, o£ Messrs Rhodes, Ross, and Godby, was appointed a local director of the company in Christchurch. Colonel A. Orsborne, chief secretary in New Zealand for the Salvation Army, arrived from Wellington on Saturday morning, and left later for Timaru. Lieutenant-Colo- i nel F. Burton, field secretary, _ also arrived from Wellington and is to visit the Spreydon corps. Mr D. Reese will leave Christchurch for Wellington to-morrow night on his way to Australia, where he will investigate conditions in the timber industry and see what can 1 be done to build up New Zealand's export trade in rimu, or red pine. Mr Reese will be accompanied by Mr J. W. Callwell, of Greymouth, and will leave Auckland in the Monowai on Friday. An intimation that for reasons purely private he was making his final abearance in public as a member "of the executive of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand, of which organisation he is vice-president, was made by Mr J. Pearce Luke, of Wellington, at the annual dinner of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce last week.

Mr James Aikman, who has been assistant bailiff in Christchurch for 29 years, will retire on superannuation in three months. He completed his duties on Saturday, having been granted three months' leave of absence, and was presented-with a travelling bag by members of the Magistrate's Court staff. The function took place in the room of Mr H. A. Young, S.M., Messrs E. V. Mosley, S.M., and H. P. Lawry, S.M., also being present. Mr Robert Parker, C.M.G., has concluded his fifty-fifth year as choirmaster and organist at ou Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Wellington, Canon Percival James paid a tribute to Mr Parker's service from the pulpit. To mark the inauguration o Mr Parker's fifty-sixth year a special recital will be given in the catnedral to-morrow evening.—Press Association.

Reference to the valuable services rendered bv Mr M. R. Ross as chiei officer-of the Department of La&oiu office in Nelson, was made byMW R. Dagger, chairman of the Sfteiso' Hospital Board, at its last roeetin* Major Dagger, in mentioning wRoss's transfer on promotion 1 " Christchurch, expressed the boaio* appreciation of his services » u city. Mr Ross had .cooperated » a loyal manner with the relief officer and had made matter* eav for the board in many cases inos services were much appreciated w members of the board, who reanseu Nelson was losing a valuable crowIt was decided to write to Mr j»» expressing appreciation of ms w ' and conveying good wishes 101 in his new sphere.

Mr Russell Robinson, a g. New Zealander. who has been W » in New York with his parag" joined Rear-Admiral Byrds Aga* tic expedition, and has s >f J~ bin . the Bear as a mechanic. Mr w» son is 22 years of age and was o at Stratford, but was takenl W parents first to Australia and w to the United States, übeie father, Mr E. H. R° Ul f Rasing business as an export punai agent. He is a capable draug \ man and has completed J course at the Massachusetts of Technology in des ,Sa firstbuilding aeroplanes, class diploma. No opening on for his talents, he has joww^ s . expedition for the adventuiean perience, .and is now co ™?f so n of in the Bear. . He is a; i Mr R. H. Robinson, of of Mr E. C. Shepherd.-or »