Personal Items

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21445, 10 April 1935, Page 10

Personal Items

It was announced yestenday that the Hon. S. G. Smith, Minister fop Education, will take over the partfolio of Minister for Employment __ • Press Association. Mr A. O. Wilkinson returned to Christchurch last evening from Dunedin. Mr Arthur Rose left last night on a business visit to Hawke's Bay and Auckland, extending over a month. Judge Harvey, of the Native Land Court, arrived in Christchurch from Wellington yesterday morning. Mr F. Langstone, M.P., arrived in Christchurch from Wellington yesterday morning. The Mayor of Christchurch, Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P., returned to Christchurch from Wellington yesterday morning. Mr A. McDonald Smith returned to Christchurch yesterday morning after an absence of about seven weeks in Australia. Mr E. S. Brittenden, district traffic manager of railways, went to Dunedin yesterday. He will return either this evening or to-morrow. . Mr William Vestey, a director of the Blue Star Line, left Auckland on Saturday for San Francisco by the Monterey. Mr W. Machin, jun., advertising manager of the Vacuum Oil Company, arrived in Christchurch from Wellington yesterday. Mr H. C. Hassall has returned to Christchurch from Napier, where he attended the recent conference of the Federation of Drapers. Mr C. M. Turrell, Dominion superintendent for the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived in Christchurch from Wellington yesterday morning. Dr. P. H. Buck, ethnologist at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, who has been on a brief holiday visit to the Dominion, left Auckland for Honolulu by the Monterey on Saturday. Mr T. M. Charters was re-elected chairman of the Christchurch Fire Board at the annual meeting last evening. Mr E. H. Andrews was appointed deputy-chairman. Dr. M. S. Henderson, president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, who has been on a visit to New Zealand, was a passenger for San Francisco by the Monterey on Saturday. v Mr W. M. Everist, manager op William Wood and Company, Ltd., is at present in St. George's Hospi» tal recovering from an operation, and expects to return home in a few days. A motion of sympathy with the relatives of Mr A. G. Cannons was passed at the annual meeting of the Christchurch Centre of the New Zealand Accountants' and Auditors' Association on Monday. Mr Leslie Lefeaux, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, passed through Christchurch yesterday on his way to Hanmer Springs. He will return to Christchurch In a few days' time. The executive of the Wellington Bowling Centre decided unanimously last evening to nominate the Hon. W. Perry, M.L.C., as vice-pre-sident of the Dominion Bowling Council. Mr A. J. McEldowney, secretary to the Christchurch branch of the Young Men's Christian Association, who left last night for Wellington to attend the national conference of the association, will return on Sunday. Mr N. T. Webb was elected president of the Canterbury Builders' and Contractors' Association at the annual meeting of the association last night in succession to the retiring president, Mr S. J. Moore, who has held office for the last two years. Mr M. Dennehy, who retired some years ago from the position of assistant general manager of the New Zealand Railways, returned to Wellington by the lonic on Monday. after an absence of 12 months spent in visiting Great Britain and the Continent.

A motion of sympathy with the relatives of Mr J. C. Clarkson was carried by the Board of Governors of Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln, yesterday. Mr Clarksoa was for 20 years interested in the college, particularly in assisting students in the judging of fat lambs. Major J. I. Chrystall, formerly of Christchurch and now on leave from his regiment, the 13th-IBth Hussars, stationed at Sialkot, Northwest Frontier, India, arrived in Christchurch yesterday. He is staying with his mother, Mrs W. Chrystall, Colombo street.

Mr H. E. Martin, of Creyke road, Fendalton, received a letter yesterday morning advising that his son» Mr A. J. Martin, who took the racehorse Te Uira, sister to Phar Lap» to England some months ago, was, at the time of writing, a patient ia the Mildmay Memorial Hospital, suffering from pleurisy. He wa» stated to be progressing satisfactorily.

At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Accountants' and Auditors* Association held at Christchurch yesterday, it was decided to send congratulations io Canon C. H. Statham, F.N.Z.A.A., of Dunedin, fahter of Sir Charles Statham, on his attaining his ninetieth birthday. Canon Statham practised in Dunedin as a public accountant for a number of years, until appointed Diocesan Registrar, from which, position be retired about a year ago. He became a member of the associahon more than 25 years ago.

Mr A. St. J. Huddleston, who has been manager of the Masterton branch of the Bank of New SoiUb Wales for a little more than two years, is retiring after 44 ycar» service. Mr Huddleston, who was in charge of the Tokomaru Uay branch of the Bank of New boutn Wales before coming to Masterton. has had a long and interesting career as a banker. For a time hj» work brought him into intimate association with the extension <» pioneer settlement in the Nortn Auckland district. While at Masterton, Mr Huddleston has bed handicapped to some extent by »«* different health. In his retiremcw he intends to live in Blenheim. »«; is to be succeeded as manager « the Masterton branch of the Ban* » of New South Wales by Mr \t. *• - Brown, hitherto manager of W]f' ? branch at Balmain, New »>»£- Wales. Mr Brown is already W A jMasterton, and is taking over M*** new duties almost immediately. *? i.'.n