PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 136, 5 December 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

A rICE-REGAL.

I heir Excellencies the. Governor-Gen-eral and Lady Alice Fergusson. who Have been making farewell visits to various centres in the North Island durmf the past fortnight, returned to AVellington by the New Plymouth express last evening. Their Excellencies will leave again on Saturday night for Invercargill, where they will" attend the annual show of the Royal (New Zealand) Agricultural Society, leavin-r on 32th December for a four"days' stay at Dunpdin. Oamaru and Tiuiaru "will be visited on 17th and 18th December a_ml Their Excellencies will arrive at AVellington on 20th December, remaining until the 29th, when they will travel to Auckland for a final visit. Leaving Auckland on the evening of sth Jan-uai-y. Their Excellencies will return to Wellington, ond during the second week of January will go to Chnstchurch and Dunedin, spending a day in each city. I-From 17th January until Ist February, the elate of their departure from the Dominion, Their Excellencies will be at Wellington.

Mr. F. Barkas returned by the Rua hinc to-day from England.

Mr. Justice Ostler left AVellington yesterday afternoon for Blenheim and Nelson.

Sir James Gunson and Sir George Fowlds left for Auckland by last night's Limited express.

Er. E. Marsdcn, Secretary of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, returned to AVellington last night from Palmerston North. He goes South to-night and will be absent about a week.

Dr. D. Miller, entomologist at the Cawthron Institute, returned to Nelson last night after a brief visit to Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. H. AY. Moss returned, to AVellington by tho Ruahine to-day tfom a business and pleasure trip to the Old Country, occupying seven or eight months.

Tho Rev. J. Lawson Robinson, 8.A.. after ten years' Successful "ministry at First Church, Invercargill, has accepted a unanimous call to the pastorate of St. Andrew's Church, Christchureh. Mr. Robinson is the third son of Mr. R. H. Robinson, of Omahu road. Remucra.

After a six mouths' business trip to England, Mr. 1\ AY. Barker (of Niven and Co.), who was accompanied by Mrs. Barker, returned to AVellington by the Ruahine this morning.

Mr. Harry M'Keowen, Engineers' Umce, Railways, Christchtireh, is on a holiday visit to Wellington.

The Hou. AY. H. Triggs, M.L.C., and Mrs. Triggs arrived from London in the Ruahino this morning, after an extended tour, including South Africa (whero they spent seven weeks). England, and Brittany. Mr. Triggs paid a visit to Berlin, where ho took part in the Intor-parliamentary Commercial Conference, held in the Reichstag, and he also revisited the battlefields in the Ypres salient, Which ho last saw in 1919.

Mr. Justice Frazer, accompanied by Mr. A. L. Monteith (employees' asses.sor) and Mr. L. J. Sehmitt- (employers' assessor), will leave AVellington tomorrow night for Auckland to preside at the sittings of the Arbitration Court. His Honour and the other members of the Court are expected to return to AVellington on 20th December.

Mr. E. J. Gravestock, who remained in New Zealand after the conclusion of the Dusolina Giannini tour, leaves for Tongariro to-morrow en route to Auckland. Mr. Gravestock is organising the sixth tour of Mr. Alexander Watson, the distinguished English elocutionist, which commences on Bth February in Wellington.

At'the last meeting 01"the Dominion Executive of the South African War Veterans' Asosciation it was unanimously decided to -forward a letter of congratulation to the Hon. T. M. Wilford on his elevation to King's Counsellor, and his selection as High Commissioner in London. The opinion was expressed that in the important position to which he had been appointed Mr. Wilford would Worthily uphold the high reputation New Zealand had gained in the Mother Country. Mr. AVilford had held many important public positions in New Zealand, for over a quarter of a century he had been member for the Hutt electorate, and had held important- portfolios in several Governments. His record was one of which he could be justly proud, and the South African veteran's wished him and Mrs. Wilford success in their new sphere of labour on behalf of the Dominion.

Mr. Harry P. Muller has been appointed general manager for Ne"w Zealand for J. C. Williamson, Ltd., in succession to the late Mr. Bert Boyle. Mr. Muller has been connected with J. G. Williamson, Ltd., for a number of years, latterly as representative in San -Francisco. Mr. Muller is an old Palnierstonian, where he Trent to school, and was managing clerk in a legal office. After studying law for sis years, he was attracted to the theatrical profession, in which . he had always taken a deep interest, and be|came manager of the Old Theatre Koyal [in Palnierstou. He wag associated with John Fuller and Stms for a. number of years, and then joined the Williamson organisation. Mr. and Mrs. Muller recently returned from San, Francisco, and are looking forward to again settling in their own country. Mr. Muller's many friends in New Zealand will hear with pleasure of his return and advancement.