PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 27, 1 February 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. C. E. Statham, Speaker of | the House of arrived in Wellington from Dunedin this morning. Mr., Statham'left for Levin this! afternoon: .' '■. . i '. '..''■ ■■' The.'Minister of Customs (the Hon. ] W. Downie Stewart) will leave Welling-,' ton for Dunedin to-night. He will be;; absent from Wellington for about " a week. - ■ '■■ The Hon. Dr.-■Collins, • QM.G.,-' M.L.C., who has been visiting Great Britain and the Continent, is expected j to. arrive by the Corinthic, due early next week. „ •■ / - --•■ ■.The, Hon. B." F. Bollard' (Minister"of Internal Affairs) was present "at 'the' smoke concert in connection with, #ie-i Horowhenua Show at Levin on 'Wedriee-*. day night, and attended the show yfes-:: terday, accompanied by Mr. J. Lirik--later, M.P. .'. ','''/ ; ; ; ; : Mr. Justice Hosking, who has been* granted extended leave of absence, left last night by the Athenic on a trip toEngland. .He will be away for the'; greater part of the year. .. '• v A Press Association message from Dun-; edin states that the Earl of CassiTis was': accorded a civic reception in the TownHall by a representative gathee-' mg of citizens. He was later entertained at luncheon by the Rotary, Club. ' ' The Yen. Archdeacon Hansell, of theLower Hutt, will leave on a visit :!to.; England by the Tainui next month.? '( , Mr. J. H. Richardson has been ippointed a member of the Government-' ■Insurance Office Investment Board. ; • ■ -.Mr. .G. .W. Macintosh, who was fpri j thirteen years manager of the NatioDaly Bank in Dqnedin, has been appointed* chief inspector of the bank, and will-be>/ permanently located in Wellington. It '": Mr. J. G. Smitht one of the directors of_ Messrs. James - Smith, Ltd., .arid? Mr.' W. E. Nichols, secretary of the company, are going to Sydney, by'the -Maheno to-day. They • anticipate being. away for 6everal weeks. ■ The respect and esteem in which thelate Mr. Michael Green, of Rolleston street, was held, wa s evidenced by the large attendance at; his funeral, which' took place yesterday. The late Mr. Green was born in Majoribanks street, Wellington, in 1852, and was employed' at the Gas Company's works for nearly' 40 years, and .for . some years was a-i member of th«\ Wellington City Salvation Army Band.' He was also a mcmi beir of the Court Bowen Lodged ' . \ It was -the intention- of ' Archbishop; Mannix and Bishop MacCarthy to leave, Christchurch for Dunedin yesterdaymorning, but their departure was postponed in consequence of Bishop MacCarthy having to enter the Lewisham Hospital for treatment. 'While at Botorua. recently, states a Press Association message, he had one of his feet badly scalded as the result of the crust of the . ground, on which he was. standing giving way. On reaching Christchurch it was found that the injury required ! further treatment,- and it will be several days before Bishop MacCarthy can leave hospital. It is unlikely the two ecclesiastics will leave Christchurch before Saturday., Bishop MacCarthy was reported yesterday to be, getting on well/ ,