PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 21, 26 January 1931, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Agriculture (thai : Hon. A. J. Murdoch) leaves to-night for Dunedin, where he .will officially ■open the Dominion fertiliser works 011 Wednesday. On Thursday he will visit the Lawrence and Gabriel's Gully areas in connection with mining matters. Ho is due back in Wellington on Saturday morning. _

. Dr. Hodge and Mr. A. H. Hodge, of Patea, are visiting Wellington.

Dr. A. G. Hogg, of Seatoun, who has .been visiting Hawkes Bay, returned to Wellington on Saturday.

Mr. A. Harris, M.P. for Waitemata, is visiting Wellington.

Mr. G. C. Munns, M.P. for Roskilt , and senior Government Whip, is 'visit*; ing Wellington. . . .- . j Bishop L. S. Kempthorne, Bishop of ; Polynesia., and Mrs. Kempthorne, ar- : rived by the Aorangi from Suva, ' to' '.. attend the meeting' of the General Synod at Christchurch (states a -message from Auckland). . . '...

Mr. Ernest Shepherd, of Oxford, arrived by the Monowai yesterday 05 i visit to hsi brother, Mr. H. A. Shepherd, Hataitai. '-.. .-■ ;

Mr. George A. Dawson, of the LTnipxi Assurance Society, Ltd., has been appointed manager of the Christchurch. branch, and will leave Wellington, t» take up the new appointment next week.-

Dr. and Mrs. Hope Pearson, Mr. andl Mrs.-E..Bryant (Christchurch), Messrs* F. Conway (Blenheim), P. Lyttle'/C. Midlane, G. A. Reid, and Todd Martin. (Sydney) are staying-at the Empire Hotel. " „ "

Dr. Barriskill, Messrs." H./M.. LsMe« mare, Scott StevenSj Locke Harper, W* S. Baker, F..T. Jones, JVM. Brookes' (Sydney), W. A. Qurbridge (England),; N. Barjbw (Christchureh),.H..Hamilton.' (Melbourne), G. Benson (Dunedin), ahd^ Captain Peacock. (Derby.) .are among the guests at the Hotel St. George. '

Visitors to Wellington staying at tha> Royal Oak Hotel include Mr. and Mrs, Broad (Nelson), -Mr , and Mrs. ,R»: Jamieson (Dunedin), Dr. and' Mrs. Lewis Smith (England), Colonel A. B» Fry (England), Messrs. C. and A. K. Hordern, A. C,. Gillies, W. Hanson (Sydney), T. Kerr (London.), and : E* T. Reeee (Christchurch). ~.

Mr. Lawrence Innes, director of construction of'th© Sydney harbour bridge, and Mrs. Innes, are at present in. Wellington. They are accompanied" by Mr* T. C. Gormley, and - return to» Australia by the Marama on .Friday.

Dr. G. Craig, C.M.G.,. Comptroller.-of Customs, who was a member, of; the New; Zealand delegation to the Imperial Conference, returned to Wellington, by't'ha Monowai. yesterday. He was..accompanied by Mrs. Craig and; Miss Agnes Craig. Dr. Craig travelled.as far as Sydney with the New Zealand "delegation,' and remained in' Australia, to inyestigate trade and industrial" conditions. ' ' '■ ' J''

Among the guests : staying "at thel Grand Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig. (Sydney),' Mr. and. Mrs. E. B* Fraser (Auckland),. Mr. and Mrs, .'J* A. Murdock (Hokitika), Mr. and-Mrs. M. Macbeth, Mr. and Mrs. O'Ma'lley; (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. J;. Green.' (Tauranga), Messrs. E. R. Funnell, Ci Barclay (Melbourne), R. R; • Ramsay, H. D. Brauna, H. N. Gooch, J. Stevens, C. Ramsay (Sydney), M. Paull,.;j. Morey (New Plymouth), E. JI. Whiting (Blenheim), A. S. Quirk. (Auckland)* and C. R. Randle (Tauranga).

A large and representative gathering of Auckland railwaymen met last .'week to do honour to Mr. J. K. Lowe, district engineer, who is retiring on superannuation at the.end of this month.- .-Mr; E. ; Casey, divisional superintendent, presided, and among those present wera Mr. H, H. Sterling, General Manager of Railways, and Mr. W. Wallace, chairman of the Hospital Board,• „Mr. Lowe has been in the Department for over 40 years, and for the "past seven years. he has been the Auckland district engineer. On behalf of Mr. Lowe's'friends in tha' railway service the presentation of >a inscribed wallet with contents ; was made to him by Mr.. Sterling. ..!