PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 14, 9 May 1933, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

Lord ahd Lady LotyinM, England, and their daughter, the Hon. Mcicj; Monov-Contts, arc staying at the Midland Hotel.. n'!' >%■' Amon R the guests at the* Midland Hotel arc Mr. and Mrs. V alrond (Lonrtoii), Messrs. r..H: Simpson, I. .M. Gummoji, .1. Spivakovsky, and T. fepivakovsky (Sydney), E. .Kurtz (Berlin, W. Maiulcu-villc (Adelaide), F. T. Bryaa (Worthing, England)," and J.,McLean, (Grcymouth). Mr Will Appleton, wlio -was last week; re-elected a member of 'the Wellington City Council, will leave on a business visit to England next Tuesday. Mr. J. JliU'gest, | M.P., returned to tho south last night, Mr. Robert Parker, C.M.G., left for, the South Island last night. Mr. H. F. yon Haast arrived in Wellington this morning from the south,' and left for Napier. Mr. J. G. Duncan," a director of Levin and Co., Ltd., returned today by tha Wanganella after a holiday trip to Australia. Mr. A. C. Potter, a director of Eurt and Co., Sydney, agents for the Federal Steam and Navigation Co., Ltd,. j arrived by the Wanganella today from Sydney en route for -England. Mr* | Potter sails on the. Rangitata on Friday. | Mr. W. H. Dixon, conductor of tha Royal Christchulch Musical Society and of the Apliburton Choral Society, returned today by the Wanganella from Sydney after a six months? trip to England. He was accompanied by liia wifo and two daughters. Staying at the Hotel St. George ars Mr. and Mrs. A. Clark (Whangarci), Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Hansel (Wanganui), Messrs. G. Griffin (Nelson), A. G-. Bigncll, and G. W. Currie (Wanganui), J. Emanuel, J. Kane, E. Bloomfield, C, G. Scrimgeour, H. B. Arthur, and H. Welsh (Auckland), P. N. Adams .and; U. H. Barlow (Christchurch), L. B. Cotter (Taihapo), and W. Crowlo ami B. P. Pcr v celly (Sydney). Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Bowriug (Christ* church), Dr. D. Miller (Nelson),' anl Messrs. W. Tomlinson (Kata), and M^ Fahey (Waverley), are among . thai guests at the Grand Hotel. , Mr. and Mrs. W. Eatcliffe (Hamilton)^ Messrs. I. Sutherland Boss, J. Hogg (Dunedin), G. E. Jones (Dannevirko)* A. J. Gerhold (Germany), E. D. Moss* man, K. B. Smith (Auckland), and & H. Shepherd and W. W, Wilson (Christchurch) are staying, at the Eoyal Oalq Hotel. Visitors to Wellington staying at th» Empire Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. E« C. Anderson (Canterbury), Messrs. X, B. S. Hill, H. E. Abbott (Auckland)j, A. K. Anderson (Christchurch), J. Hutton, J. Fleming (Gisborne), T. Angui, (Waipawa), and D. Meldrum, (Wanganui). A tribute to- the scrviees of the retiring secretary of the - New Zealand Educational Institute (Mr. .H. A* Parkinson) was paid by the president (Mr. W. F., Abel) at the annual conference today. "After many yeaTs ofj service," said Mr. Abel, "the institute is losing the guiding influence of itsl secretary. There comes a time when it' is necessary for the pilot to leave tha ship. Ido not propose to say anything more at this stage about Mr. Parkinson's value to the institute, except to; say that in Mr. Parkinson the N.Z.E.I« has had a remarkable servant whoss main objective in life haa been thu furtherance of education and th» interests of teachers. Personally I look' with some misgivings towards tha future, and I trust that" the institute will bo able to find, a man who will give to its work the time',: tho ability, and the conscientiousness rendered byl Mr. Parkinson over a long period o'fJ service.'' . The three eminent musicians, Messrs. JasY,ha Spivakovsky (pianist), Tossy; Spivakovsky (violinist), and EdmundP Kurtz ('cellist), who are tor- make a concert tour of New Zealand, arrived! today by tho Wanganella from Sydney. The only member of the trio who has visited New Zealand before is Mr. J* Spivakovsky, who toured the Dominion' in 1922. Mr. T. Spivakovsky was leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.' for many years, but he gave up this position to join his brother and Mr, Kurtz, v Until recently the trio spent two years touring Europe, where they; were held in high esteem. Mr. J. Miller, S.M., of Mastciton, ii at present relieving at the Magistrate* Court at Wellington. Mr. Miller ii taking the place of Mr. J. G. L. Hewitt,, S.M., while the latter is in Gisborne. His Honour the Chief Justice (Si* Michael Myers) left for Napier today1 to preside over a sitting of tho Hawke'* Bay Adjustment Court. The death of Mr. B. J. Lammas removes one of tha last of the old pioneers of the Nelson district, reports "Tha Post's'? Nelson correspondent. Bora in London in 1847, Mr. Lammas arrived with his parents on the ship The Bridal about the year 1860. His schooling was completed at the Bichmond School. Mr. Lammas is survived by a family; of three sons and four daughters—Mrs. J. Fittall (Tadrnor), Mrs. F. H. T. Flower (Canvastown), 1 Mrs. G. S. Haycock (Richmond), Mrs. F. R. Baigenf (Wakefield), and Messrs. Eiwin (Dovedale), Newton (Owen Valley), ani Archibald (Brightwatcr). The death occurred yesterday at Gisborne, after a brief illness, of' Mr. William Howard Buswell, engineer ( to the Poverty Bay Electric: Power Board siuca its inception in 1926, and for fourteea years- previously electrical borough engineer (states a Press Association telegram). Prior to going to Gisborne Mr. Buswell was a member of tho staff of tho Wellington Corporation Tramways Department from August, 1901 to February, 19K2. During his service in. Wellington he held the position of power inspector, and was in charge of the 500-volt direct current, distribution, for private power supply, track-i arcs lighting, and Corporation" pumping stations. He was 54 years of age.