PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 109, 11 May 1933, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Dr. • Wesley, accompaniod by Mrs, Wesley, arrived', in Wellington this morningl from tho south. ; Dr. Johnston (Duncdin) was among the passengers who arrived in Wellington this morning from the south. Lord and Lady .Latymcr and. their, daughter, the Hon. Mercy Money-' Coutts, will leave by the Rangitata. tomorrow for England. Mr. Justice Prazer left Wellington last evening for tho South Island. Mr. D. Tanriock, superintendent oi; reserves at Dunedin, and Miss Tannock, will leave for England tomoi---row by the Rangitata. Mr. D. McDougall, M.P., was among the passengers for the south last evening. ■ . Mr. James Ken-, of Pettme, has received from the Minister of Internal Affairs tho thanks of the Government for his services as its representative on the Pctone Fire Board, and has been appointed Government representative on the board for a further term of two years. Mr. C. Y. B. Sewell, of Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federated Malay States, on leave from the Imperial Civil f?e;~ vice, was present at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union today, and was accorded a warm welcome by delegates. He is. a past president of the Bugby controlling body in the Malay States. ■ Tho Wellington Presbytery at its meeting on Tuesday afternoon approved a call to the.charge of Knox Church, Lower Hutt, addressed to the Bey. J. Thomson Maeky, at present minister at Danncvirke. Tho call was strongly supported. .Mr.' Maeky began- his ministerial training1 in 1911, studying at Auckland University College and at the Presbyterian Theological Hall, Dunedin. Ho left-on war service in. June, 1916,: and returned to New Zealand at the end of 1919. In 1920 he was ordained and placed in charge of the congregation of Lansdowne, Masterton, and was later translated to his present charge of Dannevirke in 1922. During hia term at Dannevirke, Mr. Macky's work has prospered in many ways, and he has been especially, popular among young people, while it' was under his energetic leadership as minister that a ■ now and handsome brick church was erected. '/". Mr. R. W. Bothaniley, solicitor j of Wellington, was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme-Court today by Mr. Justice Ostler, on the1 motion oft Mr. G. G. Watson. At a meeting..of the Wellington Presbytery a resolution was passed expressing. deep regret at the death of the Rev. John.'Gibson*',Smith. The resolution .stated:' "in all his pastorates he won the love and affection% of l)is people. He was .held in> tho highest esteem, and affection by his brethren in tho ministry. Ho was a man of outstanding gifts as a preacher, and he was the author^of two"volumes,"The'Christ of the Cross' and 'Eden and After.' His fine Jiteraiy gifts,, his wide knowledge of literature, .his poetic nature, and his genial humour made him a welcome guest in many circles in New Zealand. He was a man of truo humanity and sincere piety!" At the. meeting ..of the Wellington Presbytery on Tuesday afternoon, it was announced that tho Bey. D. M. Martin, 8.A., bad been appbinted to the charge of Knqx Church, Miramar, and arrangements wore made/ for his induction to take place on June 1. Mr. Martin was formerly a reporter on the staff of the Christchurch "Sun," and began his ministerial training at Canterbury College. This was continued in tho University .of Otago, whore ho, was capped B.A. in 1928, and in the Presbyterian Theological Hall, Duu^ edin. For the past, four years he has been;minister at' Eaitaia, NorthlAuckland. ... . , ....,'..'■ ....,, The- Bey. J. Pate lias resigned the charge of t the Presbyterian Church at Levin. Tho Wellington Presbytery at a meeting on Tuesday .accepted the jqsignation with -regret* ■• ■'■'.• Messrs. C. E. Pearco ' and K. H. Nimmo and Dr. ,G;' F. -V. Anson were drawn by ballot at the final meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society's year last night as members of the council for the ensuing year. Captain J, Flynri, who it was recently announced would retire from the service of the Union Company when the Waikawa reached Sydney, has been in the Union Company's service for thirty-four years, twenty-three:, of,! which he has served as master. Ho is very well known and popular both in New Zealand, and Australia. Born iv Dunedin on December 18, 1871, Captain Flynn went to sen, at an-early age in sailing ships. He rose to the .position of first mate in sail, and then transferred to steam, rising to chief officer before he joined .the* Union Company on June "6, 1899, as acting second officer.of the Omapere. He later transferred to the old Monowai as fourth officer, and for a few years was third officer in the old Wainui.and, Rotoiti. He served as second officer l-in the Mapourika, Botoiti, Taviuni,!and Kotoku, and was promoted chief offlcenin October, 1905. Captain Flynn's first command was the _Kotuku,' of tvhich vessel he was appointed master on September 2, 1910. Since then he has commanded the following/of the company's vessels: Poherua, Botoiti, Navua, To Anau, Wanaka (for a continuous period of seven yeare), Kaitangata, Kekerangu, Kurow, Kaiapoi, Opihi, Komata, Kaponga, and Waitomo. During the past six years Captain Flynn has been in command'• of : the transPapific cargo steamers Waitemata, Waihemo,, and Waikawa;" Staying at tho Hotel St. Georgo are Mr. and Mrs. IT, M. Campbell (Hastings), Messrs. H.- R. Duncan (Nelson), G. G. Hayter (French Pass), A. W. Essex (Auckland)/and R. Spedding (Botorua).'...''. —' .Messrs. C. N, Vickridge. (Hawcra), J. D. Crowley (Wanganui), J. W. Norrie (Napier), B. H. Tosswell, A. McPhail, A. Thompson, ■' and ,D. "Macdouald (Christchurch), E; Ansell, H. Spedding, H. P. Harris, and H. Johnston (Dunediu), A. J. Cfeddis (Invercargill), R. McCrvstal (Auckland), D. Craddick (Westport), T. Silcock, J. B. Kevr, H. Pollard, and N. W.llealy (Nelson), and J. Garcia '(New Plymouth) are staying at the Grand Hotel '. j _ ■ • ; Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Puflett (Hastings), Mr. and Mrs. M. Pateraou (Bay View), Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott (Hawko's Bay), Dr. S. Morrow (Morrinsville), Messrs. 8.--Dob3on (Hawke's Bay), G. Marshall (Marton), and W. L. Paterson (Waipukurau) are among the guests at the Boyal Oak Hotel. . '. Visitors to Wellington staying at tho Empiro Hotel include Mossre. H. D. Johnston (Ashburton),, J. Crowley (Otago,;, J; O'Loary (South Canterbury), G. W. Sellar (Masterton), H. M. Collins (Feilding), H. 8. Robinson, C. Sellar (Auckland),. D. Mills (Great ford), F. Turner (England), J. Stringer (Melbourne), andG; B. Foster, F. Flavcil, and J. Borwald (Christehurch). Among the guests at the Midland Hotel aro Lieutenant-Commander and Mrs. Boyle, Captaini. M. G- Field (England), Mr. and Mrs. H. Tripp (Timaru), Messrs.. G. Smith. (England), M. E. Seymour (South Australia), B. Willock (Gisborne), 11. H. Tonkin (Dargavillo), J. A. Allum (Auckland), E. Thomas (London), J. .Gregg (Timaru), and >.. jLoisel (Gisborne).