PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 71, 25 March 1931, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICE-REGAL.

Thoir Excellencies the Governor-Gen eral and Lady Bledisloe paid a visit to the National Eifle Association's championship meeting at Trenthain yesterday afternoon. His Excellency presented the prizes to the winners. His Excellency the Governor-General paid a visit this afternoon to the works of the Geat Meat Company, and of Munt, Cottrcll, Neilson, and Company, Ltd., at Potone. Mr. It. A. Anderson, Inverca-rgill, a. director of the Bank of New Zealand, is visiting Wellington. : Sir Francis Colchester-Wemyss is staying, at the Boyal Oak Hotel. Among the guests atl the Hotel St. George are Messrs. 0. K. Kresse, 0. Duff, and F. W. May, Christehurch, Messrs. W. A. Flavell and G. BaxterWilson, Dunedin, Mr. T. M. Henderson, Vancouver, Mr. V. B. Baker, Sydney, and Mr. A. N. Wills, Auckland. Among the visitors to Wellington who are staying at the Grand Hotel are the following:—Mr. Newton .B. Castle, Rochester, New York, Mr.' F. Jowett, Christchurch, and Mr. T. E-. Brown, Christ-church. . ■ . ■ Mr. W. Wallace, a. member• of the Auckland Hospital Board, is on a visit to Wellington, and is staying at the Empire Hotel. Sir John Roberts and Mr. G. R. Ritchie, members of the board of 'directors of the Union Company, arrived in Wellington .this morning from ..the- South Island. . •'.,'■ Pleasure at the return to the management committee table of Mr. H. D. Morgan, after his serious illness, was expressed by the chairman (Mr. J. Prendeville) at last evening's meeting of the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union. Included among the guests at the Empire Hotel are the following:—Mr. W. D. Draffin, Wanganui, Mr. C. L. Crooks and Mr. H. A. Poppelwell, Hastings, Mr. P. M. Quartermain, Christchurch, Mr. E. Macdonald, Fairlie, and Mr. Otto Ball, Christchurch. Mr. F. J. Ansell, well-known in 'film, circles, was farcwelled by the- senior members of the staff of Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer (N.Z.), Ltd., at the Scorching Bay Cabaret on Monday evening, on fhe occasion of his leaving to- take up a position in the South'lsland.'. Visitors to the city "who are staying at the Royal Oak Hotel include., tha following:—Mr. and Mrs. W. H./jackson, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mawley.'and. Mr. R. F. R. Beetham, Masterton, Mr. C. M. Rich white, Auckland,' Mr. M: C. Henderson, Dunedin, Mrs. V. Blaekett, England, an* Mr. J. D.. Hall, Chr.istchureh. AVing-Commander Keith R.. Park, M.C., D.F.C., Croix do Guerre, youngest son of Professor J. Park, of Otago University, and a brother of Mr..F. L... Park, Public Works engineer, of Roto-. rua, has been appointed to the I com-, mand of the Northolf air station in England. Wing-Coniniandcr Park, who i: 37 years of age, has been one of the senior staff officers concerned with .the air defences of the South of England, having been in command at Uxbridg'e aerodrome. In 1929 and 1930 he' was chosen to organise the great Royal Air Force pageant at Hondon, which he did with considerable success. He had".a fine war career.