PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 82, 5 April 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Prime Minister arrived at Dunedin last night by the /second express. He was to leave, by the first express for Invei-oargill to-day, and will be tendered a civic reception. on arrival there. ' A Press Association message states that -Mr. Massey will unveil the war memorial at Bluff to-morrow, and Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday will be spent in the-country. districts .of.Southland. On Thursday he will, take the train-to *Lyttelton, where he catches the steamer that night for-Wellington ■'■

Mr. H.Atmdre, M.P., is .visiting Wellington. :.-.'." •:

Mr. W, D: Lyshar.M.P.' for Gisborne, is on a visit to Wellington. Mr.. R, .Masters, M.P'./.left 'for Stratford,by, the New Plymouth express to: day. . ' . ■■'■■••. •

Mr. R; E. Hornblow, Mayor of Dargaville, is at present on a visit to Wellington.- .. .... .• ■>.

Mr. P. Hannan, of, Blenheim, the wellknown sculling champion, is visiting Wellington. -...'•.. ."' ■■

Mr. F. Earl, K.C., chairman of the" Kelvin Maternity Hospital Commission, has returned to Auckland from Wellington. . -. . . . .

Mr. A. .Aitken, manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Hokitika, is leaving New Zealand >on a. tour of "the UnitedKingdom. •.. . .-';._. Mr. E. E. ; Gillon, ■ 'Chief Mechanical Engineer, New Zealand Railways, is visiting the West Coast oh' departmental "business: : •■-••. ■..':.

. The : Hon. J. G. Coates (Minister of Railways arid; Public Works), 'who was expected 'back from the South Island to-.-day, will not return till Mbnday, his triphaVing been delayed by floods and landslips. •'.'■'..• , ' . ■! ; Mr. J. Piper, J.P., one of the most highly-esteemed citizens of Petone, who .has consistently served the district in numerous capacities, celebrates his golden wedding on Monday! Out of his fifty years of married life Mr. Piper has spent ,36 of them in Petone.

Mr., John Macdonald is at present acting., as chief clerk of the Otago Land Board, .pending, a permanent appointment being made. Mr. Macdonald, who has.been, chief- clerk" of fhe Southland Land Board, for some years, previously occupied a position in the Dunedin" office^

Mr. Charles N. Drape*, wKo has been associated, with the New (Zealand Loan and. Mercantile /Agency Co.; Ltd., as auctioneer, for the past number of years, has now been appointed manager of the Dunedin branch, in succession to the late Mr;-George-Ml-'-Sare. ■ . -„" ■'

Sir George Fenwick, the . well-known New Zealand newspaper publisher; and managing. director of the Otago "Daily Times," has been making.a holiday tour through the tjnited States' during: thei past three" weeks. He has- given addresses to business bodies in the major cities, and. lias been'lecturing on. New Zealand's resources', and bird life. Sir George'; has 'devoted, considerable attention to. public. questions, on which he ; intends writing a series of' articles for publication in New Zealand.. A Press Association cable from New Xork- states that' he sails for England with Lady. Fenwick to-day, returning to New Zealandin November; ''■.."- . '- ;■ .' ; ' '■'„.

.;Mr. Stephen Stockbridge, .who' died on Wednesday,' was born in Brooklyn in 1867.. Educated at! Mpwbray's private school in Tliorndon', he afterwards entered the: grocery trade, being apprenticed to Mr.'.Bristow. Later he entered1 into business with Mr. Richard Hulse, trading as Hulse and Stockbridge, grocery and provision merchants} for more than a quarter of a century, , He was of a genial ■ disposition, ■philanthropic, and his kindly /nature- appealed to fall whom he came in contact. He leaves a widow, a daughter (Mrs. Ered. B.',Patter7 son. of New Brighton), and a son (Mr. Harold F..P.'.S. Stockbridge) to mourn thfeir loss. , ( I. ■ . _ ' ' '

The Rev: A.-.'N. Scotter, who has been transferred frpm,Rarigiora to; the,charge of.; the ' Wellington' South. circuit,- was: farewelled by a large gathering at Rarigiora on Thursday night. Representatives of the/Anglican and Presbyterian Churches were present, and each expressed-'regret at his departure..' The Mayor (Mr; W.A. Rowse) on behalf of the'.bbrough,"expressed the town's appreciatibri of the great assistance 'given by Mr.; Scotter in public affairsj arid social work, and as a member of' the' school 'committee. Mr. Scotter was presented with a- rollof bank notes. '