PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 260, 29 July 1932, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS

Ministerial. The Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, Prime Minister, presided over a meeting of Cabinet yesterday afternoon. The Hon. C. E, Macmillan, ActingMinister of Public Works, will receive a deputation at 10 o’clock this morning' from tlie Wellington Automobile Club concerning the Paremata-Plimmerton toll-bridge proposal.

Mr. R. E. Gillon left for the north by last night’s Limited express. Mr. A. J. Fernie’s appointment as Consul for the Netherlands at Wellington was officially notified in yesterday’s Gazette.

Mr. P. J. O’Regan and Mr. F. Picot arrived from the South Island yesterday morning.

Dr. N. H. Mackinnon has commenced his duties as junior house surgeon at the Public Hospital. Mr. H. J. Stewart, of Motueka, has been appointed an honorary child welfare officer, according to a notice in yesterday’s Gazette. Dr. J. T. Irving, of Bristol, England, a son of Dr. Irving, of Christchurch, returned to New Zealand by the Ruahine yesterday on a brief holiday trip. Dr. S. R. Cattell has been appointed senior physician on the honorary staff of the Wellington Hospital for the ensuing two years. Dr. T. S. Norris has resigned Ids position as senior house surgeon at the Wellington Public Hospital. The board yesterday placed on record its appreciation of the services rendered by Dr. Norris.

Colonel A. Cowles has been appointed to represent the Returned Soldiers’ Association on the War Relief Association in place of Lieut.-Colonel H. E. Avery, resigned. At yesterday’s meeting of the association, Colonel Cowles was appointed a member of the executive, finance, applications, and emergency committees.

Count Baillet Latour, president of the International Olympic Council, and a Belgian nobleman, will arrive in Auckland about the middle of September, according to advice received by the New Zealand Olympic Association. The Government will extend to him the usual courtesies to distinguished visitors.

Dr. J. T. Irving. London; Mr. C. J. Wilkin, Christchurch; Mr. R. Gaisford, Marton; Mr. J. G. Rogerson, Longburn. are at the Midland Hotel. Mr. W. Bridgman, Sydney; Mr. 11. H. Richardson, Marton: Mr. H. J. Boulke, Christchurch; Mr. Wilson, Bulls; and Mr. T. A. Duncan, Huntervine, are at the Royal Oak Hotel.

Mr. R. Barker, Mr. H. W. Barker, and Mi*. C. Mackley, Gisborne; Mr. W. O’Callaghan, Hawera; Mr. F. Firth, Auckland; and Dr. E. E. Porrltt, Wanganui, are at the Hotel St. George.

Mr. R. Cox, Christchurch: Mr. A. E. Harding, Dargaville; and Mr. S. Richards, Palmerston North, are at. the Grand Hotel.