PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 219, 10 June 1921, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

On Tuesday last the Right Hon. W. F. Massey, P.C., was the guest of the London Board of the Bank of New Zealand at a luncheon party. Besides the hosts, the following gentlemen, who h»d been invited to meet Mr. Massey, were present:—Mr. Montagu C. Norman, D. 5.0., governor of the Bank of England; ir Gordon Nairne, comptroller of the Bank of England; Mr. Cecil Lubbock, a director of the Bank of England; the Right Hon. Reginald M'Kenna, formerly Chancellor of the Exchequer and now chairman of the London Joint City and Midland Bank, which, is the .largest of British banks; Mr. Scrimgeour, one of the leading London ock }”’ ok^,/“ d financial agents; Mr. Hartley, Withers the well-known author of works on nnan cial and economic subjects, and editor of "The Economist"; Mr. Allan Hughes, chairman of the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Federal S.N. Co.; Sir Robert Stout; Sir John Findlay; and Mr. F. D. Thomson, C.M.G. References to the knighthood conferred upon Sir John Luke' were made at tho City Council meeting last night. the Mayor (Mr. R. A. Wright, M.?.) said he thought the qouncil would agree that Sir John and Lady Luke both richly deserved the honour that had been com cried, upon them. Councillor M. F. Luckie endorsed what the Mayor had said and. the council decided that a letter of congratulation should be sent to the exMayor and Lady Luke. Mr. J. Eames, formerly of the staff'of the New Brighton Borough Council, has assumed his new' duties as town clerk of the borough of Lower Hutt. Sergeant-Major-Saddler D. A. Tayior,. R.N.Z.A., has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. The Ixmg-Ser-vico and Good-Conduct Medal has been awarded io Sergeant-Mnjor-Artificer . F. Warren, Sergeant E- C. Boult, and Sergeant E. P. Chapman, all R.N.Z.A. For tho purpose of bidding farewelllto tho ox-town clerk of Lower Hutt (Mr. W. Nicholson), who will sever his connection with the borough at the end of the week, the staff met in tho council chambers yesterday morning and presented him with a travelling rug. Mr. E. P. Rishwortli, who hud been invited, by the staff to attend and make tho presentation, said that his offico a ®, of the borough had been considerably lightened by tho assistance Mr Nicholson, upon whom he had found he could at all times rely. Mr. Mcholson had always evinced a keen in tho affairs of the borough, and in the public weal. "I can only say, added the Mayor, ‘‘that I regret very much his severance from tho position o to«n clerk." Mr. Rishworth wished both Mr. and Mrs. Nicholson health, prosperity, and happiness in the future. Air. v. . Gumbley (borough engineer) and Mr. A. Blackmore (assistant cleiL) also si»lre. In responding, Mr. Nicholson said it was gratifying to know that he h ad RV) od wishes of the stall. Ho nmd Q eulogistic reference to Miss Knight ior th. manner in which she had carried out her work, especially'during the influenza epidemic, when she was the only inala ' ber of ihe staff available for duty. U.» trusted the staff would extend the same degree of courtesy and. loyalty which he had enjoyed to his successor. At fHe conclusion of the gathering the Mayor took the opportunity of welcoming the new town clerk (Mr. J. l(amcs).

The William Robert Friar Memorial prizes for tho year 1920 have been awarded as follow Northern Military District > Cadet T. L. Miller, Whangarei High School Senior Cadets (No. 12 Company). Central Military District: Cadet J. C. Bolt, South Wellington Senior Cadets (No. 39 Company). Southern Military District: Colour-Sergeant D. T. Kelly, Timarti High School Senior Cadets (No. 105 Company).

The City Council last night expressed its sympathy with Councillor W. -I. Gaudin and Councillor C. H. Chapman, who have both recently suffered bereavement*. ....