Personal Items

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21449, 15 April 1935, Page 10

Personal Items

The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates on Sat urday announced the of Mr J. W. Heenan as rCta M , Lnl , ernal Aff airs, sS£f ing Mr Malcolm Fraser whn v. ~ tired. Mr Heenan has for 12vi*' been on the staff of the law draffif* office, and he has prominent I ciations with the turf, R Ugby ball, and amateur athletics. Mr Ernest Davis was re-elect,* president of the New Zealand FW ball Association on Friday evenSThe Rev. T. Fielden Taylor rived from Wellington bv the ngatira on Saturday morning The Hon F. Waite. M.L.C Wa c a passenger from Wellington 'bv th ! Rangatira on Saturday morning Mr E. S. Brittcnden. District Tr-» fic Manager of Railways, retu * irom a short visit to Dunedinon baturday morning. 1 Mr R. J. EstaH. conductor of th» Woolston Band, will leave on W-4 nesday to judge the band contest »► Te Aroha. Auckland. a "

Mr H. G. Livingstone, a member of the New Zealand Broadcasts Board, returned from Wellington oh Saturday morning.

Mr J. Binstead, railwavs locojt">tive engineer for South Island whs is at present in Wellington on departmental business, i s expected back in Christchurch next Wednesday.

Archbishop Julius will preside at the annual meeting of the SunlMt League on May 11. With one exception, he has presided at every annual meeting since its inception.

The following members of Parliament arrived from Wellington bv the Rangatira on Saturdav morning: Messrs J. A. Macpherson W A. Bodkin, 11. S. S. Kyle, and J Connolly.

Mr H. T. Limbrick has been appointed a member of the Waipawa Licensing Committee, and Mr Donald McLennan a member o£ the Timaru Licensing Committee. Messrs R. O. Bradley, F. Miller E. Hodgen, Ivor Gray, W. C. Miller' W. F. Parkinson, and John Rennie have been appointed to constitute the Waihora Park Domain Board. The appointment of Probationary Sub-Lieutenant J. D. Keay as SubLieutenant, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.D.), is confirmed in the latest issue of the Gazette.

Mr Justice Johnston arrived in Christchurch from Wellington on Saturday morning. He will preside over sittings of the Supreme Court here this week.

Mr J. Richards Smith, who has been a member of the literary staff for 23 years, including 12 years as an editorial writer, has been appointed associate editor of the "Evening Post," Wellington. Mr F. Williams, of the firm of Courtaulds, Ltd., England, is visiting Christchurch. Mr Williams is a director of Lustre Fibres, Ltd.. a subsidiary company through which the firm's products are distributed in New Zealand.

The founder of Rotary, Mr Paul Harris, cf Chicago, will arrive in Christchurch to-morrow morning. He will be met at Lyttelton by members of the Christchurch Rotary Club and will attend a civic reception at the City Council Chambers at 11 o'clock. At 12.30 he will attend the Rotary Club luncheon.

The loss of many old members of the Canterbury (New Zealand) branch of the Navy League is recorded with deep regret in the annual report of the branch for the year 1934. Those names mentioned include Sir Henry Wigram, Colonel J. Studholme, Professor J. Macmillan Brown, Dr. F. G. Gibson, Messrs J. Anderson. M. F. Earnett. G. Jameson and J. Wallace.

A tribute to the work of Mr J. J. Dougall and a record of the loss to the branch through his death is contained in the annual report for 1934 of the Canterbury (New Zealand) branch of the Navy League. The report Recalls that Mr Dougall v«-as a member of the branch for 25 years, and its president for 15 years of that period.

Following on the retirement c." Mr C. Pearce. head of the insurance department of Levin and Company. Ltd., Wellington, after a service extending over 48 years, the following staff appointments are announced: — Mr E. W. .Pearce will take charge of the insurance business at the head office in Wellington, and Mr A. D. S. Duncan becomes manager of the firm's branch at Masterton. It is also announced that Messrs A. D. S. Duncan, L. Goldfinch and W. R. Robson are appointed to the board of directors. Mr K. D. Duncan has assumed the position of secretary to the company.