PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 90, 16 April 1920, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. Sir William Fraser, who is in charge of the arrangements for reception of the Prince of Wales, returned to Wellington from Botorua yesterday afternoon. •

At a meeting of the Board 'of .Directors of the Bank of New Zealand, held this morning, Mr. Harold Beaucbamp was re-electedl Chairman for the current financial year,

Mr. C. Stewart is on a health trip to Rotorua.

Sir Joseph Wa.rd is a passenger on the Manuka, which left Sydney yesterday .afternoon for Wellington.

Mr. L. Seifert, the well-known flaxmiller, of Palmereton North, will 1 Jeavo on a visit to America, early in May!

Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., has been appointed Registrar of the Supreme Court at Palmerston Korfch.

Mr. W. Pryor, secretary of the New Zealand Employers' Federation, is on a business visit to the South Island.

Mr. C. W. Phillips, late of Veitcli and Allan's, is leaving Wellington on Saturday to take over the management of Mollinson's, Ltd., Dunedin.

. Mr. C. .Holdsworth, managing director of the Union.Steam Ship Company, and, Mr. D. A. Aiken, general manager, are in Wellington. ■

Mr. J. T. Paul, for some years a member of the Legislative Council, and a prominent member of the Labour Party, has joined the literary staff of the Otago Daily Times,

The health of the Rev.J. A. Luxford is causing his friends some anxiety. Mr. Luxford, who was a chaplain in the New Zealand Forces, lost a leg at Gallipoli, kind subsequently served as chaplain in England.

Mr. R. Ellison, representative of the National Dairy Association in London, has returned to Wellington. He will address the dairy companies on the question of distribution during his tour of the North Island, and will also visit the South Island on the same subject. During Juiie he will address the National Dairy Conference at Palmerston North. -

Mr. J. D. Gray, Under-Secretory for External Affairs, will leave for Samoa by the Navua on her next trip, which will be towards the end of the month. Mi-. Gray is making the trip in connection with urgent matters aßecting the organisation and classification of the Sa-moa-n Public Service and civil control. He will return by the next steamer, which will leave the island about the middle of June.

The retirement of Mr. P. 0. Watt from the Chairmanship of tho Board of Control was specially referred to at the annual meeting' of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Hostel Society, last evening. The following resolution was passed:— "That the meeting place on record its appreciation of the valuable services rendered to the hostel by Mr. P. C. Watt, as chairman of the Board of Control, during the past two years, and regrets that the state of his health prevents him from again accepting the position of chairman."

Mr. C. Melvin, who has resigned from the management of the King's Theatre, was given an enthusiastic farewell bymembers of the' staffs of Everybody's, Empress, and King's. Theatres. Eulogistic references were made to Mr. Melvin's work during his connection with the New Zealand Picture Supplies, and Mr. H. D. .Wilson, exhibitions manager, on behalf of the staffs of the theatres, presented Mr. Melvin with a silver cigarette case, suitably inscribed, and i, gold-mounted fountain pen. Mr. Melvin was in the firm's employ for four and a half years, and during that time he held the position of- manager at each of the three theatres. He is leaving shortly for Sydney.

Councillor G. Frost, who as ActingMayor filled the place of Mr. J. P. Luke while the Mayor was absent as member of Parliament on the visit to Samba, was kin his accustomed ..place at last night's .•'meeting of the council. Mr. Lulfe took ' the opportunity of thanking lvm for the able way in which he had fulfilled the duties of acting-Mayor. Mr. Luke also welcomed Councillors J. Burns, J. Henderson, and B. G. H. Burn, who now represent Karori in the City Council. His Worship said that the length of their order paper prevented him from giving an account of the events leading up to the inclusion of Karori in the city. Councillor Burn, on behalf of the Karori members, returned thanks to the Mayor.

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