PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 133, 3 December 1930, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Defence (the Hon. J. G. Cobbo) left for Feilding • this morning. The Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. A. J. Murdoch) left Wellington this afternoon for Whaugarei. Tho Hon. G. J. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. E. A. Fcrrier (Cliristchurcli), Mr. C. Armitage (Wellington), and Mr. J. 11. Vose (Sydney) are- guests at Hotel St. George. Mr. W. W. Bird, chief inspector of primary schools, is visiting some of tho Native schools in the Auckland district. He will return to Wellington oa Tuesday next. ' The Mayor of Wangamii, Mr. W. J. Rogers, is a visitor to Wellington today, attending the quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Association. ; Mr. C. J. B. Norwood goes South by the Wahine this ovening. He intend* to return to Wellington early next week. Dr. H. Jellott, of the Health Department, will be a passenger on tha Wahine for Lyttclton this evening. Mr. C. Atkinson, of the Audit Branch, of the Colonial Motor Company, has been transferred to the company's ser-j vice at Tirnaru. He- leaves for the South by tho Wahine this evening. . Major-General Sir., A. H. Kussell, president of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association and of tho National Defence League of New Zea.land, arrived from Hastings yesterday, and is staying at Government House. Ho will return to Hawkes Bay to-mor-row. . . ' Mr. F. M. Dennehy, of Giqymouth, who is a keen tennis enthusiast on the West Coast, is at resent in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Dennehy will leave for Auckland to-morrow,' en route for an. extended tour of the British Isles and the Continent. The death of Mr. George Browne, a much respected early resident of Wellington, occurred at Palmerston 'North, last week. Born in England in 1845, he arrived in New Zealand with his parents in the sailing ship Bard of Avon in 1863. For many years he was employed at Seagar's Foundry. Ho went to Wanganui later, working" in tho East Town Railway Workshops there until his retirement. • He leave 3 a, widow and a family of one son and. two daughters. ■ Members of the Wellington Stock Exchange ysterday expressed to Mr. R. Wynn Kirkby their appreciation of his many years of service to the Exchange in the capacity of chairman. Mr. E. Bucholz, the present chairman, presented Mr. Kirkby, on behalf of the members of the Exchange, with a pair of inscribed field glasses, and in doing so thanked Mr. Kirkby for his untiring efforts and }iis impartiality in the discharge of his duties during the past twelve years. He referred to his very; long association with Mr. Kirkby, almost from the very beginning of the Exchange over thirty years ago. , He wished Mr. Kirkby long life, continued sueegss and happiness. ' Mr. Ulton. M( Cabe, speaking on behalf of the more recent members, spoke in support, mentioning that new members had always found Mr. Kirkby ready to afford them every assistance and guidance. The toast was honoured in the usual way. Mr. Kirkby responded. After expressing his sincere appreciation of the gift, ho remarked that during his term of office his endeavour had always been, to foster the interests of the Exchange, and, in conducting its "business, to hold the scales of justice in an. impartial manner.. He wished the Exchange and. its members every success in the future.