PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 64, 13 September 1926, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-REGAL.

Their Excellencies the Governor-Gen-eral and Lady Alice Forgussou, accompanied by a party from Government Houso, were present at the V.M.C.A. Gymnastic Carnival at tho Opera House on Saturday night.

Tho Chief Justice (the Hon. C. P. Skerrett), returned to Wellington from Auckland to-day. Mr. J. Caselberg returned to New Zealand to-day, arriving by tho Makura from Sydney. Mr. A. J. Tait, of the J. C. Williamson Co., Ltd., arrived in Wellington today from Sydney. Mr. H. T. Hume and Mrs. Hume, of Wellington, returned to-day by tho Makura.

Captain C. F. Post and Mrs. Post returned to Wellington this morning from Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wood, of Christchurch, returned to Now Zealand today by tho Makura from Sydney. Mr. Hugh Gallagher, of the Oceanic Steamship Company, arrived in Welington to-day from Sydney.

Tho Viscount and Viscountess Hastings were amongst the through passengers ou the Makura, being en route to Papeete.

Captain M. Coote, 8.A.F., aide-de-camp to the Governor-General of Australia, was amongst the passengers on the Makura to-da;-*. Mr. J. B. Palmer, formerly Town Clerk of Wellington, accompanied by Mrs. Palmer, arrived this morning from Sydney.

Mr. J. Gow, a director of tho Vacuum Oil Company, was amongst the passengers arriving to-day by the Makura.

Mr. W. E. Stanford, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, was amongst tho passengers on board the Makura, which' arrived to-day from Sydney. Mr. Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician, returned .by tho Makura to-day from Sydney, having attended tho Statisticians' Conference in Australia.

A Press Association cable from Sydney states that Frederick Mewton, organist at St. Andrew's Cathedral, and who was well-known in Australian and New Zealand musical circles, dropped dead while conducting a musical performance in a public hall in the city. Mr. Feodor Chaliapin, the famous Bussian singer, accompanied by his family, arrived to-day from Sydney by the Makura. With him were Mr. M. Babinovitch and Miss Hilda Sutton, the former being tho pianist and the latter tho violinist of his concert party.

The death occurred at Blenheim on Friday of Mr. Frank Willis, who left with the First Contingent for South Africa in 1899. Mr. Willis saw extensive service iv South Africa, and returned to New Zealand with the rank of captain. Ho also served in the Great War, holding the rank of sergeant-major in the Mounted Rifles. He returned home severely wounded, and latterly had been in poor health.

Dr. W. E. Herbert returned to Wellington by the Makura from Sydney to-day. While in SySney he attended a convention of medical men representing all the States of the Commonwealth and New Zealand, to consider tho question of tho establishment .of an Australasian College of Surgeons. Tlie preliminary stops to that end were taken, and details were arranged in readiness for the Australasian Medical Congress, whieli in Dunedin, in February next, will formally inaugurate the college. An outline of the proceedings of the meeting in Sydney has been published in "Tho Post."

There was a large gathering of members of the staff of the House of Eopresentatives, in the old Government Whip's room, Parliament House, on Saturday evening to bid farewell to their comrade, Mr. A. Lewis (Chief Messenger to the Prime Minister). Mr. Lewis is: proceeding overseas with the Eight Hon. J. G. Coates. ■ Numerous toasts wero honoured and many complimentary remarks made as to the sterling qualities of Mr. Lewis. Mr. _. Oakley (Chief Messenger, Parliament House), presented Mr. Lewis, on behalf of the staff, with a silver tea service. Mr. Lewis leaves the Dominion with every good wish for a pleasant voyage and a safe return.

Mr. James Edgar, who has for nearly 40 years occupied tho position of manager for New Zealand for the Victoria Insuranco Company, Limited, has intimated to the directors of tho head office of the company in Melbourne his desire to Tetirc, states a Press Association message from Dunedin. The directors, in accepting his resignation, referred to the long and valuable service of Mr. Edgar, and to mark their appreciation have granted to him a liberal pension. Mr. Edgar's resignation takes effect as from 30th September. He will be succeeded by tho present inspector for New Zealand, Mr. H. B. Harper.