PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 118, 21 May 1930, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Bishop Brodie, of Christehurch, left Wellington yesterday for the North.

: Eegret is expressed in the annual report of' the Wellington College Old Boys' Association 'at the departure from the' staff of the college, after 20 years of service, of Mr. 11. B. Tonilinson, M.A. The association wishes him every success in his new sphere as headmaster.of the Wairarapa Higli'School.

Mr. L. J. Schmitt, New Zealand Government Trade and Tourist Commissioner to Australia, was farewelled yesterday afternoon by members of the staff of the Department of Industries and Commerce.. Mr. aud:Mrs. Schmitt and * family will leave Wellington for Sydney by the Marama on Friday.

:" The chief guest and speaker at the Now Zealand clvb1 luncheon to-day was Mr.'F. Milner, headmaster of ■ Waitnlci Boys' High' School., Mr. Milner spoke. in an interesting manner of. his recent world tour, and at the conclusion of his .address was presented by Mr. A. Fair, K.C., with a silver kiwi mounted -: on greenstone.

The: Eev. W. Allen Stevely, .'.of Melbourne, has accepted the call; of First Church, Dunedin, to become its minister. .. He i?, txpeetc 1■ to arrive in Dunedin about 18th June. Mr, Stevely is a' graduate of Glasgow University.' He/left Scotland for New South Wales in_ '1911. His- present charge is' St. Kilda, i the , same church from which ti,e Key. Graham Balfour was called to First Church, Dunedv, after Dr. Gibb left.it for St. John'Js, Wellington.