PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 115, 12 November 1930, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Education (tie Hon. H. Atmore) arrived this morning froni Nelson, and left shortly afterwards eaj route to Napier. He is expected to return- to Wellington: next Sunday. .; >'. The Minister of Defence.- (the Honv J. G-. Cobbe) will return from - Auckland early to-morrow afternoon. .V. . The. Chief Justice,. Sir. Michael Myers, returned to ' Wellington this morning from Christchurch,- where Ha has been. presiding over 'the- quarterly; sessions of the Supreme Court. .; Professor G. E. Thompson, of Otagai University") ias been, offered a travel* ling fellowship by the Carnegie".Corpora ation of New York, and ihterids leaving in January on a year's tour, .whicff will be devoted to the investigation ofi educational methods and organisation^ in.both the United States' and Europe,: especially in regard to the rstudy o$ modern languages. The Otago'-Unive» city ESs appointed Professor Thoinpsoii; to. represent it at the conference' oai education held by the League of Empire, which in the coming year is to rbS held in Paris in July. -. : " ' . ---■'■'; Mr. J. W.Niveii has been-'appoint' ed City Treasurer of-CfiristchurcTi,'.after, having been over 23 years in-th'e'cqun-cil's service. He was born, in -Dun.* edin in 1892, and was educated in that city and in. CKristehureh; He joined the Christehureh City Council's; staff? as a cadot in the Town Clerk's; "department on 22nd October; 'l9o7y.&nd ior'-si time was cemetery registration ■ clerk.From Mayj.-1916, to July,' 1919, Mr.Niven was on active service. In 1919J he took up the duties of accountant's} assistant'in the Municipal"-Electricity Department, and in 1921' he was appointed assistant accountant in/ thai City Treasury., This position he heldi till about six months ago, when, on the retirement of Mr. James Anderson, Cityj Treasurer, he was appointed .:■. 'ActingCity Treasurer. Mr. C. S.- Bowie has? been appointed Assistant- City; Treasurer! of Christchurch. : He."- is' a -"'.iative.' olj Christchureli, and was born in 1905. Hei was educated at Christ's' College and Canterbury College. For'five 'years .ha was on the head office staff of the New; Zealand Refrigerating Company, and iii 1928 joined the City Councils' staff as assistant paymaster.' Later, he-was appointed senior- ledger-keeper^'a'nS; coii» tinued in that' position--.till sis. month's ago, when he was appoiniea." ActingAssistant City Treasurer. ' ..' :