PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 124, 29 May 1922, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

; The Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Labour, Mines, and Marine, returned to Wellington on Saturday after a trip to the»North. ' -.'. j y Mr. Macintosh Ellis, Director of Forestry, has returned- from an inspection tour of the North' Island

Mr Scott Colvillo arrived in Wellington yesterday from Auckland to take over the management. of the J. C. Williamson Comic \Ctoera Company. Mr John Farrell has gone to Auckland. '

Mr George,Andrew Harton, who was well known m Wellington, passed away ■recently, at his residence St. Aubyn-i street, Hastings. , Mr. Harton was born at MullingaL" County, West Meath, Ire'Jand. He died at the comparatively early.; age of 54 years. •■

His brace Archbishop Julius, Primate w Nfvy,, Zeglaiid, arrived, frok Rotorua >by the..Main,-Trunk'express' on Saturday, and is sta'ying:iwith his daughter Mrs. A. L. Hansell; of Lower Hutt. Last evening he-preached at St.. James's Church, Lower "Hutt. . His" Grace will leave for Nelson to-morrow evening, and will return 'to\Wellingtonvpn Thursday, leaving for phristchurch.xm' Friday night. At Chrisfcchureh His Grace will be accorded an official welcome oii:6th June at the Choral Hall. The Mayor :of Christchurch, will preside, and his Excellency the Governor-General and the " Prime 'Minister.have been invited to be present.

Mr. J. T. Ward, Director of the Wauganui Observatory and. a member of the New Zealand Astronomical Society, arrives this evening from Wangahui. H« bringsr with him a 12-inch reflecting' telescope made by himself. The telescope's future home is to be in Dunedin; and the instrument is a gift from Mr. John C.Begg.also a member of the New Zealand Astronomical Society, to the Dunedin Astronomical Society; Special arrangements.have bee'n made by the Astronomical; Sopiety' for those interested' to see;'the telescope in'Wellington. Mr. "Ward has unojof taken to unpack „ arid erect the telescope >nd deliver an address on Tuesday evening at the special meet-/ ing of the Astronomical Section; / This ig, not the first reflector made in New Zealand- 'The Astronomical Section has. the one made by the late Mr. Parsolis—a gift presented by Mrs. Parsons. Of.more recent -. years Mr. Thomas^' Allison,, F.E.A.S.. and Mv : J..-Thomas Ward,' have made reflecting telescopes up* to 14 inches in diameter.. These instruments perform excellently and are a great credit to New Zealand.