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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21247, 20 August 1934, Page 10

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♦— Colonel R. St. ,J. Beere and Captain J. W. Iwcedic* were among the passengers from Wellington on Saturday. Sir Walter Stringer and Sir Robert Anderson arrived in Christchurch from the north on Saturday morning. Probationary Sub-Lieutenant B. T. Giles (R.N.V.R.) has been appointed Sub-Lieutenant, according to a Gazette notice. Captain K. H. Kippenberger, of the Jst Battalion, the Canterbury Regiment, has been promoted to the rank of major. The Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C.. the Hon. D. Buddo, M.L.C., and the Hon. R. Moore, M.L.C.. arrived from the north by the Rangatira on Saturday morning. The Rev. G. S. Bird, of Rowledge Vicarage, Farnham, Surrey, who has been on a tour of the North Island, will leave Auckland for Vancouver by the Aorangi to-morrow. Mr G. M. Valentine, of the Dairy Division, Department of Agriculture, who lias been in England during the lust 10 months studying grading and other dairying matters, returned by the Akaroa. which arrived at Wellington from London Wednesday. A vote of sympathy with Mr 11. F. Falla. president of the Christ/hurch Tomato and Stone Fruit. Growers' Association, in his illne.-s vas passed at rhe month'y meeting :n Saturday evening. The Rev. 11. G. Sell, vicar nf Ox"ord. has been appointed to the :harge of the parochial district'of lie Shirley Anglican Church, which, vill shortly be vacated through the •etirement of the Rev. J. R. Hervey, wing to ill-health. Mr J. JI. Luxford. whose? term of tflice as Chief Judge in Samoa has 'xpircd, will leave Apia by the vlaui Pomare next monlh. lie has >een appointed stipendiary magisrate for the Thames district of "Jew Zealand in succession to Mr W. PJatts. The following members of Parlianent arrived from Wellington by he Rangatira on Saturday morn-ng:-—Mrs E. R. McCombs, J. A. tfacpherson, D. G. Sullivan. H. G. Mason, J. Connollv, E. J. loward, P. C. Webb, D. McDougall, 1 Carr, T. D. Burnett, H. S. S. Cyle, and 1L Holland. Mr R. Boulter, his Majesty's 'rade Commissioner in New snd. arrived in Christchurch from Wellington on Saturday morning, le V'i 11 leave for Dunedin to-day on n official visit of three or four days. Tr Boulter expects to pay an coital visit to Christchurch about the liddle of next, month.