PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 55, 7 March 1922, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lands, left for Feilding to-day. He will visit various parts of. the district, and return to Wellington on Monday. ,"'.

The Hon. C. J.iPsrr, Minister of Edu-] cation 1 and Health, will visit-Auckland this week to discuss educational and j health matters. He will' leave Auck-( land for. New Plymouth on Monday,-and will bneh>.'the. Nurses' Home there on ! Tuesday morning and the new High School at Stratford in the afternoon. On Wednesday Mr. Pan- will visit Palm'erstnn North,-and, will open both the. newi primary school and the War Memorial ■Library of the High School. The Minister will return to • Wellington on Thursday of next week. ■

Mr. T. N. Brodrick, 0.8. E., is retiring shortly from his position as Undersecretary, of Lande. : ...':■

Mr. J. H. Fowler, Audit 'Inspector; Wellington,! has been appointed Chief Clerk and Chief Inspector of the Audit Department, j

; Mr. M. 43. Barnett was this morning admitted as a solicitor pi the' Supreme Court by his Honour . Mr. Justice Hosking. .... . . "'"'.:■

Mr. J, Farrell, man&ger. for." J. C. Williamson, Ltd., is taking a short rest under medical, advice, after a Jong period of strenuous, activity: '* '„'.■■'.

Mr. J.Keele,, ceramic engineer to the Canadian Department of Mines, who baa beSn making a , holiday tour of Australasia, is a, passenger; "to San. Francisco by the Marama; to-day.

A Press 'Association , message' from ; Auckland states!that'.'Mr. Peter"Virtue, manager of the Northern Roller, Mills, j\died suddenly during lasi\ night. He ' was for some: years a member* of Auckland Harbour Board. . ; :

\ The; death occurred recently in a London 'hospital of Mr. Joseph' Green; formerly ;a resident of Wellington: The late Mr. Green *as well known in: elocutionary circles; and was an active participant mi the Charlie's: Aunt Club during his residence 1 here.:,; He left for. England 1 some.time ago on a visit to his people. Death was the result of a severe cold. : Sergeant? J.i M'Hoim, of the i Police Force, who is now stationed at'Lyttelton^ paid,a: visit to la. few" days ago, and opportunity 'was; taken by Wellington athletes ,to show their apprecia-i tion of the hammer-throwing champion's interest in the stort in^Wefiirigtoh by a presentation.- This took?the form of a clock, suitably inscribed, ; and' it* was handed to Sergeant M'H6lm by . Mr. A. TV, Davies, president of. the N.Z.A.A:A. Representatives of all the; athletic clubs and the.,centre were present at'the gathering; and all joined in; wishing Sergeant M'Holm success, in. his nev sphere. The recipient suitably, replied. . ■; Mr. Justice; Hosking; is to leave Wellington this evening for Nelson and Blenheim, where he will preside over thye local Supreme ' Court; 'Mr.- Justice Stringe-r, at present at Hamilton, will shortly re- : tur,n ,to '.Wellington-; for a 'sitting of the Appeal Court.' Mr. Justice 'Chapman, who has been presiding over the Supreme Court ■ sessions at New . Plymouthj is! ; to AM[ at : Wahganuv' before i retnrning to Wellington. ;'■■' ]• .;;;,.' ;■, " «'.V .'

Tennis player* will .greatly regret the death of Mr. : -Pred;>R;: Laißhley,l which occurred 'on-Sunday"'at'; the age of 45. He was one' of the most prominent players in New Zealand up to.^Bbou't .ten year* ago, and was a most popular, man. In 1904 he. \yas ajmember of the 'New; Zealand- representative team which went to New South' Wales,, and defeated Doust 7-5, 6-3, and Wright li-9,'5-7, 6-4:' The years before -that*he and H. A. Parker nadkwon :th.e^ doubles championship: of New. Zealand.. Mr. Laishley was 'formany years 'connected with the management of tennis in New Zealand. The ifuneral, topk-v place iyesterday, 1 and was attended by rnahy past and present ten- 1 nis players. Among the wreaths; sent was one from his old colleagues and the Management Conimittee'of the New Zealand: Lawn Terijiis; Association. .' ,-.