PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 18, 21 July 1932, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Air. M. S. Trehcrno, ' Magallanes, south of Chile, was a passenger from Panama to-day by the Tamaroa.

Dr. 1). Vaughan. Thomas, M.A., Doctor of Music, examiner ' for Trinity College of Music, London, arrived by the Tamaroa to-day from Southampton.

Among the passengers by the T.amaroa to-day'from'Southampton was the Rev. Father B. Harrington, of Cork,-Ireland. He is to proceed to Duncftiny where ho is. to bo stationed.

. Sir Frederick Menzies, of London, a noted, authority on. public health problems, who has been' touring New Zealand, will leave Auckland for Vancouver by the Niagara next Tuesday.

The funeral of the late Mr. J. H. McDonald, son of Colonel T. \V. and Mrs. McDonald, who died, at Carterton on Monday, took place yesterday afternoon at Karoii. Among thoso present were the Hon. E. A. Ransom, the Hon. C. E. Macmillan, Mr, R. A. Wright, M.P., the Under-Secretary of Mines, the chairman, secretary, and members of the Education Board. The pallbearers were six of Mr. McDonald's college associates —Messrs. J. A. Carrad, H. E. Gully, G. I. Joseph, R. Nl.; Josephson,. J. C. O. McKittriek, -and C. J. Nycberg, all of Wellington,

At a meeting of the; Couiicil of the New Zealand Red Cross Society.yesterday, the Hon.'Dr.-W. E. Collins, M.L.C., was elected a life niember of the Bpoiety. In moving that the honour be conferred on Dr. Collins, Major J. Abel referred to the monetary-gi|ts.,. of that gentleman to the societj, a,nd' said that Dr. Collins had rendered' outstanding service to the organisation; The motion was seconded by Lady:Wigram' (Christchureh), and, in supporting it, Mr. N. Grant (Wellington) said ho felt sure the proposal ;,o bestow the honour upon Dr. Collins would.have, the approbation of the whole of the. Red Cross workers in the .Dominion. The motion was adopted unanimously. : -; , - A presentation was,-vinade on Tuesday by members of the-Auckland Stock Exchange to one ;of the oldest.-'.journal-dsts in' New Zealand,; Mr. Fred Baxter, of the " Auckland. Star." For 47 years Mr. Baxter has attended .the-Ex-change call three times a.; day, but owing to internal changea- .in the "Star" is now engaged - in. another branch of literary work. pE'Tuesday the members of'the Exchahg* -sent for iir. Baxter and" presented'- him with a handsomo case of pipes, : a' • tobacco pouch, and a smoker's;etan^.-In making the presentation, the chairman, Mr. G. C. Creagh, referred'to Mr.sßaxtcr's long connection with ■ the " -Exchange, which is probably a r6ebrd for. New.Zealand. '•' . " '■' ":;.:;:::-'::';"-'. '■*:"'■:■_'■

Mr. C. tl. Atmore and Mrs.: (Dr.-) Atmore (Otaki), Messrs. B.: McCarthy (Hawera), J. H. Jeiningß (Takaka), J. S. Brooksbank (Christchureh), and A. Dennison (Auckland) are among' the guests at the Eoyal Oak Hotel.

Among the guests at' the Midland Hotel are Messrs. O. Nichpl'son (Auckland), G. E. Hutchinson j (Auckland), Montague S. Trehern (Magaliance).

Captain and Mrs. M./Polley. (Auckland), Messrs. .0. C. Sanflers (Auckland), Paul Haega (Sydney), E. A. Welsh (Dunedin), A. E. Armstrong (Christchurch), G. J. Herriek (Hawkes Bay), and A. Brodie (Auckland) are staying at ihe Hotel St. George.

Visitors to Wellington, staying at the Empire Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell (Brighton> England), Messrs. J. Hamilton (Nelson), W.? 8.. Souter (Auckland), B; Tosswill" (Wanganoi), L. B. Martin (Auckland). '