PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 1, 3 January 1927, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

Mr. K. Campbell Begg left on Friday on a short visit to Sydney.' Mr. H; W. "White, accountant for the firm of Fieia and Luckie, leaves by the Makura tb-morrdw'on a tour abroad. Dr. C. E. Adams, the Government Astronomer, has gone to Russell to view to-morrow's solar eclipse. He will probably return to "Wellington on 'Wednesday evening.:' ■ •■ ■■'■'-.-■ t Mr. Leonard Biggs, former chief of staff of the "Age," has teen appointed editor in place, of the late Mr. G. F. Schiller, states a Press Association cable message from Melbourne.. ■ Mr. Montagu Laing, -the London director of Messrs.; Sargood, Son, and Ewen, Ltd., and Sargood Bros., Australia, arrived from London in' the Botorua, via' Auckland. ' ' Sir Prank. Clarke, President'] of the Legisltive Council of Victoria, was a passenger .for "Wellington by the Makura, which arrived from Sydney today. ■ ..Mr. E. P. Yaldwyn, manager of the Commercial Bank of Australia, accompanied by Mrs. Yaldwyn and his son (Mr. J. B. Yaldwyn) arrived in "Wellington by the.Makura this morning. Mr. Yaldwyn has been abroad for some months. ' , ' The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. R. p. Bollard) left to-day for Eotorua to preside at the inaugural meeting of the recently, constituted Maori Arts and Crafts Board. While in Eotorua the Minister will confer with the Native chiefs regarding the arrangements for tho welcome to the Duke and Duchess of York. The late Mr. J. C. Hodgson, formerly of Khandallah, and more recently of New Brighton, Christchureh, whoso death was reported last week, was a native of Manchester, England. He came to New Zealand from 1 Victoria in 1906. His son, Mr. P. F. Hodgson, joined him in, business here in 1908, in what is now known as the Dominion Mercantile Agency, Ltd. Branches were eventually opened in the three main centres, and Mr. J.. C. Hodgson took charge of the Christchureh' office in 1916. He leaves one son and one daughter by his first marriage, the former being Mr. P. F. Hodgson and the latter Mrs. H. P. Semmens, of Inver-. cargill; also a widow and son by the second marriage. ' The funeral took place.-at Gtaistcfcusch.cn Saturday; last*,