PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 148, 19 December 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. P. J. 6 'Regan returned from Auckland this morning.

Mr. H. S. Fairchild, secretary of'the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, went South last evening.

The Leader of the Opposition (the Eight Hon. J. G. C'oates) left for the North this afternoon.

The Minister of Railways (the Hon. W. B. Taverner) returned to Wellington from Dunedin to-day.

Hr. W. J. Broadfpot, M.P. for Waitomo, arrived in Wellington to-day. He will return to To Kiiiti to-morrow.

The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, M.P, for Dunedin West, will return to Dunedin to-night.

Mr. J. A._Tonug,. M.P. for Hamilton, left for Marton this afternoon to be present at the presentation of prizes at Ngatiawa. Girls'; College. He will proceed to Hamilton to-morrow

Canon G. H. Gavin, of ■ Waitar.a, has been appointed Archdeacon of Taranaki, to succeed Archdeacon P. G. Evans, who will retire shortly. "' '

."Wing-Commander Graut-Dalton, Director of the Now -Zealand-Permanent Air Force,'. who recently completed a round of visits to New Plymouth, Hawera, and Wairarapa, left Wellington yesterday on leave. ...

Mr. Justice MaeGregor, accompanied Iby Mrs. MaeGregor and-Miss C. MacGrcgor, will leave by.: the. Bimutaka at the beginning of February; for Home. His Honour' is. expected to .return to Wellington at the end of next year.

Cabled advice has been received by Mr.'and Mrs. JV-Mason, of Northland, to the effect that their eldest son, Dr. Aubrey J. Mason, has recently qualified r.R,C.S., London. „ •

Mr. Otto G. Doepel,... of the Paramount Pictures organisation, accompanied by Mrs. Doepel, will leave for Sydney by the Maunganui to-morrow. They intend to return to New Zealand in January of next year.

Sir George Elliot (chairman of directors of the Bank of New Zealand) and Mr. W. Eee'co (a director) "arrived from Auckland and Christchurch respectively this morning.for the'purpose of attending .1 meeting of-the. Board of Directors. They will return to-mor-row night. • ..... .".-...■..

Sir Henry .Buekleton, general "manager of the Bank of New Zealand, will leave for the North by the Limited express to-morrow .night to spend the Christmas holidays. He will be accompanied by Lady Buekleton.

Colonel P. Clenell Fenwick, C.M.G., of Christchurch, has been appointed by Lord Baden ' Powell to be Dominion Chief Commissioner cf" Boy Scouts in succession to General Andrew, according to cable advice 'received by Mr. Kirk, chairman-of the Dominionl Council, states a Press .Association message from Gisborae. "■'■■■"■■; ■.. - :

Mr. W. J.;.Wakelin, who has been promoted from Inspector of; Factories, Christchurch,. to pffie.er-in-eharge" of the Wellington district office of-the Department of Labour,;was met by the members of the staff, "of :the. 'Christchurch office of the Department' and presented with a travelling rug, l\lr. B. T. Bailey, offiecr-in-charge, jnake the presentation. Mr. "W. H. Hagger, Conciliation Com--missioner, who was in charge of' the Christchurch office when. Mr. "VVakelin joined the Department in 1913, referred in eulogistic terms to the sterling qualities as a Departmental officer and'as a man possessed by Mr. Wakelin, and joined in wishing him prosperity in the future. "" ■ ,