PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 6, 9 January 1933, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Bev.,E. C. Crosse, D.5.0., M.C., has been appointed to succeed the Re,v.' T. E. Wilson as headmaster of Ardingly College, Sussex. . Mr. Crosse was headmaster of Christ's' College from 1920 until 1930. He was born in March, 1887, and was educated at Clifton College and at Baliol College, Oxford, la 1910 he took the degree of B.A.,L and in. 1913 that of M.A. Prom 1911 to 1914, and in 1919,»h0 was assistant master at Marlborough College. ■ Ordained --a deacon of the Anglican Church in 1913, he entered the priesthood in 1914. Ak ■ - temporary chaplain to the Forces'from'--1915 to 1918 he was attached- to", t'ha: Eighth Devons and was mentioned indispatches three times ,< in addition to' being decorated with the Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross.'"Mr, Crosse has written three books record-.-ing his war experiences," The Place and•.. Work of a Chaplain with Fighting. Troops," "The God of Battles: a'Sol-? dier's Faith." and "The Defeat of" Austria as seen by the Seventh Divis--■ ion." . ' . ■ " '' '- ."- Mr. C. Eskell, general managerof.: Universal Films,.left by car' yesterday:to meet Sir Charles Kingsford Smith!; at New Plymouth. \ -■' ;', .." Mr. B. Arlow returned to WellingtoWr yesterday morning from the South. J ' Mr.' J. T. Campbell, Wellington -*e-' ■ presentative of . the Canadian. P'apine,: ; Eailway, returned to Wellington yesterday morning from, the South after ■■ a business visit. . - ..:•.' Mr.C. E. Malfroyoreturned from New ' Plymouth yesterday, and will leave for; Christchurch, to-night. ■•'■■■■' ;; .; • I Mr. B. L. Price, Timaru,' waV among> the passengers yesterday morning -front1 • the South. ' .'.""'- '' '-\: \;~ '.''~-~- ■' Mr. C. E. Aldridge, manager, .ot th»\ Midland Hotel, who spent the holidays * at his fishing camp, Lake Taupo, returnr ed to Wellington.'yesterday. J ■:. -,' The Rev. E. Lawton, assistant to th« ' Bey. T. Fielden Taylor in the "Wellington City Mission for the past twelve months, has been appointed chaplain otNorfolk Island, and will leave lington <ra 25th January_to take iip hisnew position. ' An ex-pupil, of- theMount Cook School,-he «erved--in-Bush Brotherhoods in Western' and South Australia,. Victoria, and . New. South .Wales, and spent three years in ' ; the Gulf of Carpentaria among- th» - aboriginals. ; , ■.. : :■ A well-known; figure on Wellington 'i sports' fields, Mr. H. C. Bailey, is leaving to-morrow for Dannevirke, where he • is to continue in the legal profession oa his own account. His departure will be felt keenly by the University Cricket Club, for which he has been a'con- ; sistently good performer. As a bats-' man of the solid type he- has made many.: runs iv local senior cricket, and, although not gaining representative honours, he has been' a member of" special touring teams; in fact, he' tiaa just completed a' tour as leader of the", Victoria College team, which, for the . fifth time in succession, maintained an unbeaten record in its. annual visit to\ the Country districts Mr. Bailey has held the positions of club captain and senior eleven -captain in the University; Cricket Club, and he has also been ait. active member of the University Bugbjj' Football Club. Whenat Welling'tdkr College he won his way into' the first; eleven and the first fifteen, and; also. competed with distinction, on the running track, one" performance for 100' yards (age-limit) standing,as a record, for many years. For some years Mr. Bailey has been on the staff of Messrs., Duncan and, Hanna,. Wellington. ; Mr. and Mrs. G, TJaylqr. (.GiabprneX Messrs. C. E. Slade Jones (Wliaiiataki), E. Bishop (Christchurch), and H. Allen (Auckland) are' staying at the Grand Hotel: • ' • ' := ,; x Among the guests at the'Hotel are Mr. and Mis. E. EVLaagker,3ir. B.\E.' Lan'gker juri. (Sydncy^-Mr. S. H. Fitter (London), Mr. B.VD. Bogersj (Auckland), Dr.' Neil McDougatf (Auckland),. Mr. F. L. Harrison (Christ^ church),- Mr. A. Buchanan (London)* Dr. A. Hight (Christchurcli), Mr. C. E.. Gillespie (Christchurch), Mr. ■', A*. Fraser (Christehurch),-Professor H. Bel-1 siiaw (Auckland), Mr. Scott Bamsajf. (Auckland), Professor Tocker (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Gaffneji (Sydney), Mr! and Mrs. O. Nelsoa (Havelock North), and Dr. A. E. Blackburn (London). . . . Mr. and Mrs. W.'j. White, Messrs. M. , T. White, B. A. White) S. W. Whit* (Napier), Mr. and Mrs. D. CulUna&e (Feilding), Messrs. Ben Perry (Chrigtchurch), O. F. Morrison (Christchurch), P. Munn (Christchurch), P. C. Coleby (Christehurch), B. (Dunedin), J. H. Jennings (Takaka)' : and C. A. Stedman (Nelson) are among the guests at the Boyai Oak Hotel> ■ Visitors to Wellington stayingat thjß —' Empire -Hotel; ~= includaf Mr. and: -Mrs.. Harris- (Wanga-: nui), Mr: P. : Bond (Hatrera), Mr* and Mrs. :W. F. Hardley ' (Anckland), Mr. L. King (Waikganni),. liti Goldwater (Auckland), Mr. -and Mrg. C.: E. Hardley (Auckland), Mr. and-Mrs. ' King (Auckland), and Mr. Grabham (Napiej-). * Staying at the Hotel St. Gfeoi^e ars Mr and MrsS D. Kuhn (Wellington), Lord and Lady Salvesen (Edinburgh), Messrs. John Stormont (Auckland), -I. Stormont (Auckland), W. Kerns (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. J. Booter (InTer-: cargill), Mr. C. W. Pike (Dunedin)i Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Burke (Manches* ter), Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Stephens (Nel« son), Messrs. J. E. McKenzie and «oa; (Christchureh), H." ,W. Frost (Auckland), F. J. Coxon (Christchurch) G. \T. Smith (Invercargill), A. L. Walker.: (in? vercargill), J. S. Bobbie (Gore), and H< Turner (Dunedin}. .'.