PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 98, 19 January 1940, Page 8

PERSONAL

Sir Charles Marr and Mr. H. Landon Smith, Sydney, and Mr. S. J. McGibbon, Perth, have arrived on a holiday visit to New Zealand. They are at present in Auckland.

Senor Don Roberto Mane Nin has been appointed consul for Uruguay in Wellington.

Mr. F. T. H. Bell, secretary Of the Canterbury Jockey Club, arrived at Wellington by the steamer express from the South Island yesterday. *

Mr. J. M. A. Hott, governing director of J. Hott, Ltd., was a passenger for the north by the Limited express from Wellington last night.

The Rt. Rev. C. West-Watson, Bishop of Christchurch, arrived at Wellington by the steamer express from the South Island yesterday. Dr. J. IL Wood arrived at Wellington by the steamer express from the South Island yesterday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Wood.

Mr. H. I. Austad, a director of J. Hott, Ltd., arrived at Wellington yesterday by the steamer express from the south.

Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Falconer. D. 5.0., M.U., has left Invercargill for Burnham, to take up the command of the 23rd Canterbury-Otago Battalion.

Mr. H. Mitchell has been appointed consular agent for Brazil iu Wellington during the absence of the consul, Major C. A. L. Treadwell, 0.8. E., on active service.

The Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C., Chancellor of the University of New Zealand, was a passenger for the south by the steamer' express from Wellington last night. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hanan.

Captain C. E. Fisher, Shanghai, and formerly of Wellington, has arrived on his first visit to New Zealand in 15 vears. He originally went to the East years. He went to the East 20 years ago, and for the greater part of bis time there has been engaged as a phot at Shanghai.

Mr. B. H. Mason, M.Se., who left New Zealand in November to take up a science scholarship in Norway, has arrived at Oslo, according to advice by cablegram. He will be with Professor V. M. Goldschmidt, of the Oslo Geological Museum.

Messrs. E. L. Casbolt, F.R.P.S., and F E. McGregor, members of the Christchurch Photographic' Society, have received advice that they have had prints accepted in the second international salon at Debrecen, Hungary. Mr. Casbolt’s work is represented also in the exhibition at Zagreb. Yugoslavia.

Mr. J. L. Hay, who has been elected president of the Christchurch Y.M.C.A., has been interested iu this work from his early years. During the Great War he was supervising secretary of (he Y.M.O.A. and served in France and Egypt. He was awarded the 0.8. E. and was invested by King George V, at Buckingham Palace. Mr. C. R. Russ has been appointed acting-secretary, succeeding Mr. F. E. S. Long, general secretary, who has enlisted.

Mr. P. F. Notley, Auckland city valuer and returning officer, is to retire after 36 years’ service with the council. He was born in England 6-1 years ago, and after serving in the South African War with the Royal Engineers, came to New Zealand. He arrived at Wellington in 1901 and joined the Auckland city traffic staff in 1903. He served in the Great War aud after being wounded was taken prisoner. He returned to New Zealand in 1919.