PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 36, 11 August 1921, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, Minister of Defence, wiH return to Wellington from the South. Island to-morrow. His Honour Mr.-Justice Salmond, with his secretary, Mr. J. M. "Gamble, will leave for Wanganui on Monday. The Victoria College Council last night expressed its sympathy with one of its members' (Mr. A. R. Atkinson) in the death of his wife. . Dr. T. Haig, the Associated Board examiner for thi3 year, arrives in Wellington on the 22nd of this month, and will commence/examining in Wanganui on or about the 24th iost. Last night's meeting of. the executive of the Wellington R. 3. A. decided to convey !to Major-General Russell and Mrs. Russell, on the occasion of their silver wedding jubilee, the association's wishes for long life and happiness. Dr. J. A. Thomson was last night elected chairman, of the geological section of the Wellington Philosophical Society, and Mr. H. T. Ferrar, the retiring chairman, was elected vice-chairraau. Dr- Thomson's illness still prevents him from taking any active part in affairs. ' Mr. Hugh G. W«bb ): *rfco has been tea-planting in 4iie Assam ddafcricit, India, for the last nine years, is,in Wellington on furlough, and is staying with his siater, Mrs. G. G. Hodg&ins, Kelburn. He 'will be returning to India next week, via Auckland and Straits Settlemente. Mr. H. W. Lever, for the pest ten years manager of the Wellington branch of the Bank of New South Wales, has been appointed acting-inspector for NewZealand. , He will be succeeded as manager here by Mr. A. J. Mackay, who has been employed temporarily on inspectorial duty in the Dominion.