PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 75, 21 December 1929, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Lands (Hon. G. W. Forbes), left Wellington last night for Canterbury, where he will spend the holiday period.

The Minister of Railways (Hon. W. Taverner), will leave Wellington tonight for Dunedin.

The Minister of Health (Hon. A. J. Stullworthy) left Wellington last night for Auckland.

The Chief Justice (Hon. M. Myers), accompanied by Mrs. Myers, left Wellington yesterday for Tongariro National Bark.

Mr. Justice Frazer and the other members of the Arbitration Court returned to Wellington yesterday from Auckland.

Sir George Elliot and Mr. O. Nicholson, having attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand in Wellington, returned to Auckland by last night’s Limited express.

A British official wireless message states that the Freedom of the City of London was conferred upon Mr. MacDonald, Prime Minister, and Mr. Snowden, Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Dr. and Mrs. Cohen left for Tlmaru last night.

Captain E. P. O. Boyle, M.V.O. Military Secretary to His Excellency the Governor-General, returned to .Wellington from Auckland yesterday.

Mr. J. E. L. Cull, of Wellington, who has been appointed to a professorship of engineering at Canterbury College, left for Lyttelton in his yacht, Manai at 7.30 yesterday morning. He is accompanied by Mr. J. McLean (of the yacht Restless) and Mr. Nigil Blair, if good weather is experienced the yacht should make pprt within 48 hours after leaving Wellington.

Mr. G. Lawn, M.A., lecturer in economics at Canterbury College, who attended the conference of Pacific Relations in Japan, has returned to Christchurch.

Mr. C. J. Ronaldson, of Christchurch, District Governor of Rotary in New. Zealand, is at present on a tour of the North Island centres in which the movement is established. A few days ago Mr. Ronaldson met the Gisborne Rotary Club at luncheon, and discussed organisation business. He planned to meet Napier and Hastings Rotarians before returning to his home in Christchurch for the Christmas season. After the New Year he will complete his tour of visits, which will include seven centres in the North Island, and two in the South Island.

The death occurred on Wednesday at his residence, 178 Oriental Parade, of Mr. James Penney, formerly a wellknown and respected resident of Blenheim. The late Mr. Penney was born near Hastings, Sussex, in 1864, and came out to New Zealand with his parents in the ship Vissy, landing at Nelson in October, 1867. The late Bishop Suter, and the late Rev. O. C. Mules, afterwards Bishop of Nelson, were fellow passengers. The family removed to Blenheim about 1870, where Mr. Penney was educated. He subsequently engaged in business, and also became interested in the breeding of stud Jersey cattle. Success attended his efforts, and a few years ago he retired and removed to Wellington. The late Mr. Penney took a keen interest in the advancement of Blenheim. He. was a member of many local associations, notably the Marlborough A. and P. Association, the Racing and Trotting Clubs, the Amateur Operatic Society, and a foundation member of the Blenheim Dairy Co. He is survived by a widow, a son (Mr, G. J. Penney, of Blenheim), Miss Florence Penney (the well-known vocalist), and Mrs. C. H. Farquharson (of Wellington).