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Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23361, 21 June 1941, Page 8

Personal Items

The Minister for Public Works (the Hon. H. T. Armstrong) will return to Wellington by to-night’s steamer express. : The Minister for Labour (the Hon. P. C. Webb) was yesterday engaged on departmental business and, with the Hon. H. T. Armstrong, addressed the Christchurch Labour Representation Committee last night. He will return to Wellington to-night.

- The Minister for Supply, (the* Hon. D, G. Sullivan) arrived in 1 Christchurch yesterday morning. He> was engaged on departmental business during the day. The Minister will return to Wellington on Monday. The Minister for Education (the Hon. H. G. R, Mason) will open a new school at Denniston this afternoon.

Mr Terence F. Reilly, of the Parliamentary staff, Wellington, has been appointed by the National Patriotic Fund Board as honorary organiser for the screening of the Government film “One Hundred Crowded Years,”

Mr C. L. Duigan, chairman of the Wanganui Herald Newspaper Company, Ltd., is staying, at Warner’s Hotel.

The Commissioner of Transport, Mr G. L. Laurenson, who spent yesterday in the city discussing with motorists the effect of the new lighting restrictions on road traffic, returned last evening to Wellington. It is officially announced that the King has approved the award of the King’s Police and Fire Service Meda] for gallantry to Sergeant Donald Austin for praiseworthy conduct in rescuing a woman from drowning in the Waikato river on November 15, P.A.

Mr W.-T. Wood, who was M.P. for Palmerston North 30 years ago, celebrated his 87th birthday anniversary at Bondi, Sydney, this week.

Mr H. Simmonds, well-known as a champion rifle , shot, has been appointed stationmaster at Dunedin, He. is at present stationed at Tauinarunui.

Major John Brooke, who was Commandant of the Army School, T rfi htham, before going overseas, has arrived safely in Egypt from Greece and Crete.