PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 33, 3 November 1937, Page 8

PERSONAL

> Vice-Regal. Her Excellency Lady Galway formally opened a bazaar in the Sydney Street Hall yesferilay afternoon in aid of the Anglican Maori Mission. Sir Charles Norwood, who recently underwent an operation, is not making the recovery that was expected. At yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington Rotary Club the president, Mr. R. Telford, expressed regret at this, and trusted that there would soon be a change for the better. Mr. D. Reese, Christchurch, returned to the south last night from Wellington. , Mr. K. B. Batty, of the Bank of New South Wales, was a passenger in the steamer express to the south last night. Flight Lieutenant E. M. Grundy was a passenger in the Wahine, which left Wellington for Lyttelton last night. Mr. S. Ritchie, conciliation commissioner, arrived at Wellington from the south yesterday.

Professor R. W. Souter, Dunedin, returned to the south Inst night by the steamer express.

Mr. D. J. Barry, Gisborne, was a passenger to the south on the steamer express last night. Mr. F. N. Ambler, president, of the Auckland Manufacturers’ Association, arrived at Wellington yesterday.

Mr. Stronach Paterson, managing director of A. S. Paterson an'd Co., ’Ltd., left Wellington last night in the steamer express.

Mr. G. A. Lewin, Dunedin, is at present at Wellington acting as relieving resident director of the State Advances Corporation for a month.

Mr. David Jones, a member of the Executive Commission of Agriculture, arrived at Wellington yesterday from Auckland.

Mr. M. G. C. Mc-Cuul, president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, left Wellington last night to attend the annual conference at Timaru this week.

Mr. W. 11. Kerridge, M.A., Mus.Bac., London, examiner for the Trinity College of Music, was the guest of honour at the Wellington Rotary Club's luncheon yesterday.

Mr. Thomas Romain, claims manager of the North Island Motor Union Insurance Company, left Wellington for Auckland last night by the Limited express.

Mr. S. J. Collett, assistant general manager of the Government Tourist and Publicity Department, was a passenger on the Limited express from Wellington last night.

Mr. W. R. Fee, president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, passed through 'Wellington yesterday on his way to the annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce at Timaru.

Messrs. A. J. Curtis (president), P. E. Pattrick (vice-president), and R. H. Nimmo, delegates to the annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, which is to be held at Timaru, left Wellington last night in the steamer express.

Messrs. P. O. O’Brien (Toowoomba, Queensland), J. P. Erdman (Honolulu). G. A. Nicholls (Gisborne). W. Power (Auckland), W. U. Webley (Christchurch), and A. L. Singer (Gisborne) were visitors to the Wellington Rotary Club’s weekly luncheon yesterday.

Mr. H. 11. Higgins, who is at present confined to his bed as the result of an accident to his foot which occurred last week-end, was granted leave of absence at the monthly meeting of the Wellington Manufacturers’ Association last night. Mr. Higgins is president of the association.

Mr. R. L. Button, who has been on a lengthy visit to Britain, was given a hearty welcome home by the members of the Wellington Rotary Club yesterday. He brought special greetings from the London, New York and Longbeach (California) clubs, and also stated that there wtr s a Rotary gathering on nearly every trip of the Queen Mary, (he purser being the Rotarian honorary secretary of the Queen Mary Club.