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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21686, 21 January 1936, Page 8

Personal Items

The Minister for Industries and Commerce (the Hon. D. G. Sullivan) left for Wellington last evening. The Minister for Public Works (the Hon. R Semple) and the Minister for Mines (the Hon. P. C. Webb) will leave Weheka to-day for Greymouth. Mr Webb will leave Christchurch for Wellington to-morrow night, and Mr Semple will reach Christchurch on Thursday morning after spending a night at Bealey. Before leaving the same day for Kaikoura to inspect the main trunk he will hear deputations in Christchurch, one of the most important dealing with the construction of a tunnel road frpm Lyttelton to Christchurch. Mr J. McNair, district railway engineer at Christchurch, who is on his annual holiday,

will resume his duties on February 3. Mr A. Leslie, head of the veterinary department at Canterbury Agricultural College, left Christchurch for the north last evening. Dr. Malcolm Gray will return to Christchurch by the steamer express this morning after a visit to Australia. The Rev. F. O. Ball has returned to Palmcrston North after spending his vacation in Christchurch. Mr P. H. Harris, manager of the South British Insurance Company, who has been on a visit to the West Coast, will return to Christchurch to-morrow. Dr. Gordon, of Riverton, who underwent an operation more than six weeks ago at Dunedin, is making a good recovery and will return home in about a week's time. Mr S. Gestetner, of the firm of D. Gestetner,

Ltd., London, arrived in Christchurch yesterday. He is visiting the New Zealand agents of his firm. Professor H. Hollinrake, professor of music at Auckland University College, has been granted recognition as a professor,, of the University of New Zealand. Mr J. Roy Smith, secretary of the Canter-

bury Chamber of Commerce, resumed his duties yesterday after the Christmas and New Year holidays. Mr C. Roy Spackman has been appointed to

fill the vacancy of conductor of the Dunedin Orchestral Society caused by the resignation of Mr T. Vernon Griffiths. Sympathy with Mr B." 0. Priddis, chairman of the executive of the Christchurch branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, in his illness was expressed at the meeting of the executive last evening. The Rev. A. Hardie, Presbyterian minister at Martinborough, who has been appointed to the charge of St. Andrew's Church, Suva, for three

years, will resign from the Wairarapa change at the end of February. Mr' W. M. O'Hara, the trans-Tasman flier, returned to Christchurch from the south yesterday and left immediately for Hokitika and the West Coast. He will return to the North Island direct after this visit.

Mr John Fuller, of Sydney, formerly of New Zealand, has been appointed to the board of directors of the New South Wales branch of the London and Scottish Assurance Corporation, Ltd. Dr. James Collins, late of Dunedin, has accepted an appointment as house surgeon in the Gisborne Hospital, to commence duty on February 12. Miss Gertrude M. Galliers has been appointed junior house surgeon. The death of Mr R. Carter, for .some years a member of the Christchurch Drainage' Board, was referred to at a special meeting of the board yesterday, when members decided to send a letter of condolence to the family. The appointment of Mr G. A. Lcwin as town clerk of Dunedin has been extended for another year. Mr Lewin received the congratulations of councillors last night on the completion of 25 years' service in his present lion.—Press Association. The Rev. W. S. Southward, vicar of St. Chad's, North Linwood, will leave this evening for Wellington on his way to England. He expects to be away from his parish for about nine months. He will make the journey partly as a holiday and partly to gain experience of English conditions. , Messrs Sargood, Son-and Ewen, Ltd., have engaged „Mr Leslie Paddle, of Sydney, to manage their footwear factory in Dunedin. Mr Paddle is a member of the well-known family of footwear manufacturers in Melbourne, trading as Paddle Bros., and has thus been brought up to the trade. For several years he has managed the Cinderella Shoe factory in Sydney, He will take up his new position in February. After 55 years in the timber business Mr T. S. Mortlock has retired from the service of the Addington Timber Company. He began in the service of Messrs William Montgomery and Company in 1880 and has remained on the same staff while the control of the business passed under two other firms, first Williams, Stephens and Company, and later the Addington Timber Company. Mr Mortlock's service to the timber trade can be equalled by few. Even after his retirement from active work he is to remain a director of the firm. He was met by the staff on his retirement and received presentations, in making which Mr John Booth, manager of the company, congratulated him on his long service.