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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 182, 30 April 1936, Page 10

PERSONAL

Dr. Russell Fraser, sou of Mr. Maleolni Fraser, Wellington, has gained bis M.R.C.P. (Loudon). Mr. H. Corrie-Smith left Wellington for the north last night. Mr. J. T. Paul. Dunedin, arrived at Wellington yesterday from the south. Mr. C. P. Agar, Christchurch, is visiting Wellington. The Rev. C. G. Scrimgeour left last night for Auckland after a brief visit to Wellington. Mr. Hope Gibbons arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from the south. Mr. R. L. Wigley, of the Mount Cook Tourist Co., left Wellington last night for Timaru. Mr. J. A. Redpath, Christchurch, who has been visiting Wellington, left fast night for Christchurch. Mr. C. E. Robertson was a passenger from Wellington last night for the north. Mr. H. F. Nicoll, who has been president of the Ashburton Trotting Club for 30 years, will leave next week on a business trip to England. Mr. A. Grayson, president of the Automobile Association (Auckland), who has been visiting Wellington, left last night for the north. Mr. N. C. Barstow, Auckland, left on Tuesday by the Aorangi en route to Japan, where he will assume charge of the Tokio branch of the South British Insurance Company. Mr. F. W. Bissett, advertising manager of the “Southland Times,” Invercargill, has returned to New Zealand from a visit to Australia. He arrived at Auckland on Monday Captain L. C. Gamage, a director ot the General Electric Company, England, accompanied by bis wife, the Hon. Mrs. Gainage, left, Auckland on Tuesday by the Aorangi after a month’s business visit to the Dominion. Mr. A. Arthur, president of the New Zealand Railways superannuation organisation, accompanied by the secretary, Mr. W. Thompson, is visiting ’Wellington to attend the annual conference of that body. Mr. Ralph Hawkes, of the 11 rm of Boosey and Hawkes, England, musical instrument manufu'eturers, is at present visiting Wellington lie is accompanied by the Australian and New Zealand representative of the company Mr. G. Cooper. Mr. Gilbert Arcliey, director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, and Mr. J. Barr, city librarian, have arrived at ’Wellington prior to joining the Makura for Australia, where they will attend a conference of museum and art gallery directors of Australia and New Zealand at Melbourne.

Mr. R. W. Robson, founder and editor of tlie "Pacific Islands Monthly” and “Pacific Islands Year Book,” has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, in recognition of work done on behalf of geographical science in the Central and South Pacific. Mr. Robson received his early training in journalism in New Zealand Mr. Charles Farrell, the Hollywood picture star, who is visiting New Zealand, will leave Wellington this morning for Wanganui. He will be aecom panted by Mr. A. R. .McElwain, of the Fuller-Hayward theatre corporation.