PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 55, 8 March 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

The Hon. T. M. Wilford (the Minister of Defence and Justice) is making his tfirst Ministerial lour since his appointment. He left for Blenheim this aftornoon. As a Minister's work is national, and not, local, there has been an insistent call for the Minister's personal attention to important matters relating In defence *and prir.ona questions in other parts of the Dominion, and his southern tuur is intended'to deal witl) .many matters which have become urgent. He will during his tour hand over the presentation Moth . aeroplane from Sir Charles Wnkcileld to the Marlburougli Aviation Club.

The Postmaster-General (the Hon. J. B. Donald) returned from the South last night.

Mr. F. Goldberg loft Wellington by the Ulimaroa for Sydney to-day.

Mr. J. Woodrow, who has been touring New Zealand during, the past few weeks, is returning to Australia by the Ulimaroa, which left Wellington this' afternoon. '*•''■

Mr. G. Peacock was a passenger by the Ulimaroa for Sydney to-day.

Mr. M. W. Nelson was elected chairman at the meeting of the Fire Board to-day. .

Mr. A. Longmore has been appointed Deputy Assessor for . the Wellington Land District.

Formal recognition of the appointment of Mr. Ou Tsin-Shuiiv as Chinese Consul at Wellington was published in last night's ''Gazette."

Mr. John Russell, 8.A., B.Ch., D.P.M., Mrs. Janet Fraser, J.P., and Miss' Jean Bogg have been appointed members of the Mental Defectives Board.

Captain li. J. D.'Sheldon.' (Canterbury . Yeomanry Cavalry) "and Bandmaster G. , Burgess! (Cantebrury Regiment) have been awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-Service Medal.

Mr. Robert Caulton, who has- been musical director of the Paramount Theatre for the last five years, leaves to-morrow to take up a similar position at Invereargil).

On the motion of Mr. M. Marks, a resolution of regret at the great loss the Dominion had suffered in the. death of the late Sir Charles Skerrett. was carried by the Justices' Association at its annual meeting last night.

Mr. W. Ingle,. manager for Messrs. C. C. Wake'field and C0.,1Ltd.,,-Welling^ ton, has left for Blenheim for the ceremany in connection with the presentation of the Avro aeroplane which Sir Charles C. Wakefleld recently gave to the New Zealand Government.

Members of the Wellington College Old Boys' Football Club gathered on Wednesday evening to bid farewell to Mr. Jack Gauntlett, who is leaving for England. on a business trip. Mr. Gauntlett, who has been coaching the club's team for a number of years, and who was coach of the,, senior fifteen which won the championship two years ago, was presented with a travelling rug as a token of the esteem in which he is held by members of the club.

The death occurred at Epsom yesterday of Mr. Alexander Scholes, aged 62, telegraphs "The Post's" -Auckland correspondent. Born at Belmont, Wellington, the lato Mr. Seholes removed to Toko, Taranaki, where he engaged in farming. In 1902 he settled in the King Country, taking up land at Hangatiki. He resided there until eighteen months ago, when he removed to Auckland. He was a foundation member of the Waitomo County Council. In 1908 he became chairman and occupied that position for 10 years. He also served as a member of the Waikato Hospital Board and tho Waitara Licensing Committee. A supporter of the Liberal Party in polities, Mr. Scholes in ,1914. stood for Waikato against Mr. J. A. Young. The late Mr. Scholes, who was a Freemason, leaves a widow and one son and' two daughters.