PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 92, 12 January 1929, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Health (Hon. A. J. Stallworthy) will leave on Monday for Otaki, Palmerston, and Wanganui, returning to Wellington on W’ednesday. Mr. W. H; Tlngey, of Tingeys Ltd., has gone to Auckland to take over the management of the firm’s Auckland branch. , Mr. H. A. Beauchamp, general manager of Kodak, Australasia, Proprietary Ltd., left by the Ulimaroa yesterday on a trip to Sydney. Dr. Johannes Schmidt, chief of the Danish oceanographic mission, with Mr. S. A. Longuet, Danish Consul, paid a formal call upon the Mayor, Mr. G. A. Troup, yesterday. The .mission s research ship, Dana, is expected at Wellington during the week-end, and the members of the mission are to be accorded a civic welcome at midday on Tuesday. Dr. Schmidt also paid a formal visit to the Harbour Board offices. Sir Dudley de Chair, Governor of New South Wales, is spending a holiday at Takapuna, with Lady de Chair. On Wednesday he paid an unofficial visit to the. Devonport naval base as the guest of Commodore G. T. C. P. Swabey. Advice has been received from Auckland of the death at the age of S 3 of Mr. William Henry Burch, the first manager of the Waihi Goldmining Company, and one of the founders of the Thames School of Mines. xYfterwards he became a farmer at Kaipara. Mr. Paul Sykes, assistant Canadian Trade Commissioner, and Mrs. Sykes, have return to Auckland from Wellington. ■ After a lengthy visit abroad His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner, Mr. L. B. Beale is expected to return to Wellington on or about January 28. Mr. Beale spent a considerable time in Britain and recently arrived in Sydney from the Malay Straits Settlements, where he went on a special mission on behalf of the Department of Overseas Trade. Mr. C. E. Iverson, B.Agr., of Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln, has been appointed science and agri-' cultural master at St. Andrew’s College. ' Mr. Iverson has received unofficial intimation that he has passed the M. degree with honours.

The death occurred yesterday morning' of a well-known and respected citizen of Wellington, Mr. T. G. Florence, who was born in Wellington 85 years ago. Deceased, who leaves a widow, five daughters and one son, the latter of New Plymouth, was one of the members of the first, volunteer fire brigade in Wellington, and saw service in the Maori War. Through his connection with Wellington in the early days, he was able up to the time of his death to recollect many interesting facts relating to the city’s most interesting periods. Mr. W. H. Dixon, late of Ipswich, England, who has been appointed conductor of the Royal Musical Society of Christchurch, arrives by the Corinthie on Monday. Mr. Dixon is accompanied by his wife and two daughters. The death is announced by an Australian Press Association-United Service message from London of Mr. Howard Williams, son of the founder of the Y.M.C.A. Mr. Williams was specially concerned in the association’s development throughout the Empire.