PERSONAL-MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 80, 15 October 1928, Page 11

PERSONAL-MATTERS

Tho Prime Minister leaves Wellington for Christchurch to-morrow night. He will deliver a public address at Christchurch on Wednesday evening. The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, Minister of Finance, leaves for the South by the Wahine to-night. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch reports the-death'of Dr. Joseph John Brownleo, a well-known medical practitioner, at the ago of 76. The Hon. W. H. Triggs, M.L.C., and Mrs,. Triggs leave this evening for Huapai, north of Auckland, where they; will remain till the New Year. Early, next year they leavo on a visit to England via Durban and Cape Town. Sir Joseph Ward, Leader of the United Party, leaves for Auckland by; the Limited express this evening, and will open his election campaign with a policy speech at the Town Hall, Auckland, to-morrow night. In order to take up an appointment in the chemistry department of the Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North, Mr. P. Scrivener,'with his wife and two children, arrived by the Ruahine on !Friday> . . Mr. T. Forayth, M.P., has received cabled advice, that his Bon, Dr. J. Cenriick JForsyth, was successful at the recent examinations in obtaining hia F.R.G.S. (Edin.) degree. ; Dr. Leslie Myers, son of Mr. Jolm Myers, of Wellington, has, passed his final medical examination at Edinburgh. Tho news was received by cablegram yesterday. Ho began his medical studies at the University of Sydney-, New South Wales. "Mr. C. M. Croft (Canadian Trade Commissioner to New Zealand) is tv be married in Auckland to-day," stated Mr. D. J. M' Gowan (president) at .thiq morning's session of the annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. On the motion of the presi* dent v the conference resolved to telegraph to Mr. Croft its hearty felicitations. ■ ,■■-.'■■ Lord Lovat, Minister-in-Charge of Overseas Settlement in the British Government, will arrive in AVellington by the New Plymouth express this evening,'". ■, Representatives of the* 46 societies which deputationised Mr. Amery on the subject of immigration when he was in. New Zealand will confer with Lord •: Lovat in tho conference chamber/ Dominion Farmers' Institutej at 10.15 a.nu to-morrow..