PERSONAL MATTERS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 56, 9 March 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL MATTERS

VICE-EEGAL.

The Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson; who. is now in residence in.Auckland, will sail in-the yacht' Ariki to-day in the race for the cup presented by him> Lady Alice iPergusson will probably follow the race in the launch' Lady Margaret.

' ..TJie Minister of .Health (the. Ho.v, f A.J. -Stalhvorthy)'. .-.Teturned ;. frinll.tne North this morning. He will visit Paimerston North on" Tuesday. ■

: Mr.. Baymond Mason,."-of Lyall Bay, is leaving by the: lonic:on":'Wednesday: for England.... . . ...,: .: -_,\c.l-\-cy .:-r.

; Mr. Justice -Adams and-" Mi\iJuStic* Mae'Gregor arrived! by- the .Maori- from ■the Soutli this morning. "■"'?'. ■='■ '-; -'■':■'

, The iCqirimissionerVof Police. (Mi-; W. B. M'llveney);" who . attended':.. tjio. inquiry ia" Auckland^, iipojl pQlice'.'in'et'Kb.ds m the 'Elsie Walker' ease^ .ha'si'fttuined to ; \yellihgton."; ■ Inspedtox. Pawle'. 'lyid petective:SergeaiiJ;, Holmes, 'yrtib'.Relieved Auckland polico officers c'o'np^cled with .'thc'.ease.jare'-also:; back. iii;Wellingtb.ii

At /the Wellington \.Gas .Company* offices last., evening a pEasoEtatjpii.-.was made to■ • Mr....Fred.- M. ■ .Kennedy,;"the occasion being his 'leaving^or^England to' -talco iip "a position;'- in' West's-'Q-aa Improvement : Company)v -Manchester. The presentation was made by the. oomi?anyJs,accountant, Mr. W..;j.' gtßYfins, why spoke' in eulogistic ternis of "the esteem-in which Mr. Kemiedy-SvEis Held. Mr.: Kennedy .-suitably, .replied.;. .■-■; -ii;.-..

: .TKevEev.: Harry; Johnson>iModetatof. and, ■ secretary "of the■■..- Congregational Union of NewZealaiidrtas aceeiitcd a call to the-pastorate of the;' Cambridge Terrace ' Congregational '-'ChiurcK" -Hewill: begin his .-ministry early:, in..' -April., ' , .Sir :G.eprge. : Julius,:. ichaii-man;;:;p£".tfojei- ' A.u^*r.alj.aTl Couucit of .Scientific „..and Industrial Research, who'was :recentiy . honoured by the: King in b'~eingvinad¥'a' : Kmgh't Bachelor,: is .a son W- Ai<slibishbp Julius, -of .Ghristchurehj: -New . Zealand. He. was. .born in ■ England iavlSJSj-.and came, with :Ms • parents to. New "Zealand, where he graduated in" engineering- at the.University: in 1596.' 1 he-went to Western. Australia, .where'-;]ie h,eld;.-.responsible,>ositipns in. -the, rail-" way service. . In •.i?0,6' iheri-commciice'd ' practice; in Sydney--as a.-.consiiltiag-^ii-gineer,,and sihceth'ea he has. don.eniuch' for - the -development. b.f - Australian in-, dustries. , In recent year's- he 'ias-"«ar^ jied out research- wbrlcin "several -countries. ■; .; . .. ; "....■.'.>;.. -. ■ ■■';■ "';'■■''."■.•.' rp. '.