PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 130, 28 November 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Industries and Commerce (the Hou. J. G. Cobbe) returned to Wellington to-day from, the NorthOn Saturday the Minister will leave for Auckland to welcome a party- of American tourists arriving by the steamer Malolo from-Sydney; -• -.

Canon P. James returned to "WeUinci ton from the South this morning. The Minister of Justice land Defence (the Hon. T. M. Wilford) was congratulated by members of the Wellington Harbour Board last night on his appointment as K.C. and High Commissioner. . - ■ : . ;.: The General Manager of the-Eailwaya (Mr. H. H. Sterling) returned- to -tfe city from the north yesterday* ■ Messrs* G. G. Stewart (publicity head).and D; Eodie (commercial manager) have al=O returned to Wellington. ~: Mr. J. W. Harbord, who is at present on the staff of the Lower Hutt Borough Council, has accepted the positioii of Town Clerk to the ' borough of Upper Hutt in place of Mr., S: Bish, wlvi resigned owing to ill-health. ' ;- Mr. W. B. B. Olliver, curator of the-' Dominion Museum, is at present in Auckland for the opening of the'new museum. • . " •"■ Captain A. C. W. Innes, formerly of the Irish Guards, arrived at Auckland by the Ulimaroa to spend a fishing holiday in New Zealand. He is accompanied by Mrs. Innesl ■■ .V. " .' :7t Professor C. C. Parr, who is presi-' dent of the New Zealand Institute, was present at last night's meeting-of theWellington Philosophical' Society. He is on a short visit to Wellington. Colonel W. D. Holgate was yesterday re-elected president of the New Zealand Coal Mine Owners 5 Association. Mr. W. E. FLaVell was re-elected vice-presi-dent. \ ,-■•' Mr. B. Hyne, who for the past nine yeara has been Director of Education in Tonga, is at present in Auckland on his way to the Solomon Islands; where' he will act as legal adviser and "Chief Magistrate. ' ■ ■ "" ' Sir George Elliot, chairman of direitors of the Bank of New Zealand, arrived in the Limited express from Auckr land this morning to attend a meeting of the board of directors.. Mr. W» Beece, a director of the bank, also arrived from Christchurch this morning. The death is announced .from. Duiiedin by the Press Association of Mr. James Cleghorn, formerly- manager, of the Glendermid Tannery.- At. the rtinie of the war Mr.- Cleghorn organised tjhe hides. commandeer on•: behalf of -tha Government. . He was 76 years of aeo at his.death. ... -\.'. . : ; „ . . Mr. E. B. Wilson, president of tha New Zealand Institute of Architect^ who is visiting the'principal branches of the. institute, attened the annual meeting of the Wellington branch last evening. Mr. Wilson leaves for tie South to-night. Lieutenant-Colonel N. W B B Thorns, D.5.0., M.C., late General Staff Officer, Southern Command, who is going to England to undergo a course of instruction at the Imperial Defence College, will leave Wellington by the Port Hunter to-morrow morning. ,-.■■- At the annual meeting of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Institute of Aa-chitects last evening the chairman' (Mr, W. M.'Page) refe?* red to the death of Mr. E ; &/Blakea member of the institute. A xeso^ lutioa of sympathy with Mr. Blake'i relatives was passed, members stand* mg; - r.: Mr. A. Louisson, who for the past; three years has been attached to tK staff of the Wellington Magistrate's" Court, haa left to take up; the position as Clerk of the Court at Eangiora ani Kaiapoi. Prior to leaving, Mr. Louisson was suitably farewelled -by the members of the Wellington staff. -= Dr. J. Forsyth, F.E.C.S., son of Mr! T. Porsyth (chairman of the Wellington Education Board) has finished his course of training in England, and will leave London for Wellington by tnS Zealandia on 7th January. Dr. Forsytk took his surgical degree at Edinburgh^ since when he has relieved:at the Beth-, nal Green Hospital, been resident officer in charge at tho' Walsall (Birmingham)' Hospital, and taken a course in obstet: rics at the famous Eotunda Hospital at Dublin. . o