PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 289, 6 September 1928, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. W. W 7 . Snodgrass and the Hon. W. 11. Mclntyre, whose appointments had expired by effluxion of time, have been reappointed to the Legislative Council for a further term of seven years, and were sworn in yesterday. The Commissioner of Police (Mr. W. B. Mcllveney) left for Christchurch last night, and will return to Wellington at the end of the week.

Monsignor Bourke, Vicar-General of the Rockhampton Diocese, has died in Sydney, at the age of 54. He was visiting Sydney for the Eucharistic Congress, and became suddenly ill on Sunday, states a Press Association message.

The New Zealand Refrigerating Company have appointed Mr. Kenneth Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Clark, Island Bay, manager of their Burnside branch; Dunedin.

Mr. Phillips Turner, director of tlie State Forest Service, will leave for Australia on Friday, for the purpose of attending a conference. The death occurred suddenly in the Victorian Parliament of the Hon. George Swinburne, M.L.C., a gentleman prominent in public life, aged 67, states a Press Association message.

Mr. T. A. 'lurphy has been appointed by the Wellington Education 80.. I to the position of assistant at tlie Muritai School. The funeral of the late Mr. George Welling, of Karori, took place at the Karori Cemetery yesterday, the interment being private. The Rev. G. Y. W’oodward officiated at the graveside. Mr. C. May, teacher of elocution, who has been adjudicating at the Greymouth competitions, returned to Wellington yesterday. The death occurred at York Bay ou .Tuesday of Air. Tudor Atkinson, a son of the late Sir Harry Atkinson (who was Premier of New Zealand), and a brother of Mr. H. W. Atkinson (for many years clerk of the Hutt County Council), and Mr. Alfred'Atkinson, of York Bay. The deceased, who had resided at York Bay for some years, was formerly an estate agent and company promoter. He sustained a stroke some time ago, and suffered another on Sunday, from which he did not recover. He leaves two sons, Messrs. Esmond and Harold Atkinson, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Champion (of Otorohanga), and Miss Rosalind Atkinson) who is on the English stage). Mr. W. T. Goodwin, of the horticultural division of the Department of Agriculture who went to the Argentine, Brazil, Canada, and the United States on behalf of the Fruit Export Control Board, to investigate the possibilities of extending the market for New Zealand fruit in those countries, will leave San Francisco by the Makuraj which is due at Wellington on October 22.

Mr. F. F. Mcßryde, manager for New Zealand of the A.M.P. Society, completed 50 years’ service with the society on Saturday last. He received many messages of congratulation from tlie branches of the society in Australia and. from the staff all over Kew Zealand. The staff entertained Mr. and Mrs. Mcßryde at a social gathering which was held on Tuesday evening in the staff recreation room in the new building. Mr. A. de B. Brandon (chairman of directors) presented Mr. Mcßryde on behalf of the New Zealand staff 'with a handsome pair of field glasses and Mrs. Mcßryde with a silver fruit dish, which bore a suitable engraving. In making the presentation Mr. Brandon spoke of Mr. McBryde’s splendid business qualities, which had made his long connection with the society such a successful and honourable one.

Mr. Thomas C. Wasson, Vice-Consul for the United States iu Melbourne, has arrived in Wellington in the course of a three weeks’ tour of New Zealand. He reached Auckland last week, and has visited Waitomo Caves, Rotorua, Waikeria, and Napier. He will leave to-night for Christchurch, continuing his trip to Mount Cook, Queenstown, and the lakes, and will sail by the Manuka from Bluff about September 14. He considers that the glow-worm cave at Waitomo is marvellous. Mr. Wasson expressed his high appreciation of the services rendered by Mr. H. J. Manton, New Zealand Trade Commissioner in Melbourne, who planned a full itinerary for him. He also expressed his appreciation of the provision made for his comfort and well-being in the course of bis tour through New Zealand. and approval of the book of tickets which rendered it unnecessary to be continually asking the price of things. Mr. A. Lynne, of Wellington, secretary to the'New Zealand Small Shopkeepers’ Association, left for Wanganui yesterday to make application to the Magistrate’s Court for a declaration ■ regarding small shopkeepers who have been granted exemptions from the usual shopping hours, but some of whom are found to sell smoking requisites. Mr. Lynne will then proceed to New Plymouth. Napier, and Gisborne on similar business.

Having completed 40 years of service, Mr. E. H. Marriott, superintendent of the telegraph office at Dunedin, will retire on superannuation as from to-day (states a special service message). Mr. Marriott commenced in the service in Wellington in ISSS; and after a period in the capital city was transferred to Blenheim as technical officer, and later to Wellington as supervisor. Subsequently he was stationed as senior supervisor at Palmerston orth, and then at Napier, and for the past three years he has been with the Dunedin office.