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Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20988, 17 October 1933, Page 8

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Guests at the Clarendon Hotel include Messrs H. L. Hart man (Moe- . raki) and C. F. Dayus (Dunedin). Mr A. O. Wilkinson left by motorcar yesterday afternoon on a business visit to Dunedin. Messrs G. D. Naylor (Oamaru), , M. Davis (Dunedin), and R. Rich- ' ards (Timaru) arc staying at Warner's Hotel.

Mr H. H. Newton, of A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., returned to Wellington in the Marania yesterday, following a visit to England. A motion of sympathy with Mr T. Falkinder in the death of his mother was passed at the meeting of the Addington Burgesses' Association last night,-members standing. • The Anglican Synod, at its opening session yesterday, decided to send a loving message of birthday greeting to Archbishop Julius, who, on Sunday last, celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday. Mr T. C. List, District Governor of Rotary, who will visit Christchurch shortly, will address a combined luncheon of the Christchurch Business Men's Club and the Advertising Club on Monday, October 30. A motion of sympathy with the relatives of Mr H. E. Holland, the leader of the Opposition and of the Labour party, who died last week, was passed at yesterday's meeting of the Christchurch Unemployment Committee.

Messrs A. Bell (Wellington). C. Jane (Ashburton), J. Scott (Dunedin), R. W. Simpson, S. Lawn, J. R. Bruce (Timaru), and F. W. Maddox (Geraldinc) are at the Hotel Federal. Sympathy with Mr E. Craighead in the death of his father was expressed by members of the Christchurch Business Men's Club yesterday on the motion of Ihe retiring president, Mr Alan J. Wills. Mr 11. O. Whymper, who arrived at Melbourne from Calcutta a fewdays ago by Ihe British-India steamer Shiraia, has been stationed for 10 years in the Bengal jungle, where he has been manager of various agencies of Carcw and Co., sugar manufacturers and distillers. "At Adelaide," he said. "I caused the owner of a wireless store much amusement by mistaking one of his exclusive wireless sets for a gramophone. I am certain l hoi he doubted my veracity when 1 <old him that I had never before heard a wireJess set." Accompanied bv his wife Mr Whymper is travelling to New Zealand, where he intends to settle. "After the heat and du : .< of India, he said, "we are looking forward to the ideal climate oi Incw Zealand." In Hie annua) rcpori «f the SIBede's Old Beys'' congratulations are extended to Father J. Wall, S.M.. on bring Ihe first, old bov Marist missioner to go to the Solomons, the Rev. Fathers G. Heaci, S.M., L. Brice, S.M., J- Burning, S.M., and L. Spring. S.iU-, on their ordination as priests, F. Walsh, G. Harrison, G. Duggan, J. Gorinski. and J. Kefts. who are completing their studio at Koine, T. Mullan and Arthur Gali'anev, rival captains in a Raruuuy Shield match; Frank O'Brien, who represented Canti.rburv at cricKd, and Jim Ward, who held the Canterbury amateur a>'if championship, and at present holds North Cantetbury and Mid-Canterbury championships.