PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 26, 31 July 1933, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Health (the1 Hon. J. A. Young) will return, to Wellington this evening from Now Plymouth.

Mr. D. McDougali, M.P. for Mataura, arrived in "Wellington, yesterday morn* ing from the south."

Mr. T. 0. Brash, secretary ■< of tho New Zealand Dairy Producers' Board, was among the passengers who arrived from the south yesterday morning/

Mr. H. H. Sterling, chairman of the Government Railways .Board, returned to Wellington. from the South Island yesterday.

Mr. E. W. Wise, Mayor of East* bourne, is visiting the Waikato district, and is expected to return to Welling* ton at about the end of tho week.

During the abseneo of Professor B* E. Murphy with the Tariff Commission Dr. H. Heine mil bo in charge of tho department of commerce at Victoria University College. . '

' Mr.T. B. Strong, 1.5.0., former Diree* tor of Education,, leaves for the south' this evening to act as tho Education Department's representative on tha Teachers' Appeal Board, which gits ju Christehurch on Wednesday.

While chopping wood over the wecki end an unfortunate and serious' accident befell Mr. E. Gr. Rhodes, Deputy -. Registrar of the Supreme Court at Wellington. The eyeball of his.left ey9 was struck by a flying splinter and tho iris was also affected. It was necessary, to perform an operation today,' and for the next two weeks Mr, Rhode* will have to lie on his back, otherwise he will run the risk of-losing the sight' of his eye. j ■ .

Fifty-five years' service on behalf of education in New Zealand is the record of Mr. H. Denipsey, of New Plymouth, who celebrated his eighty-first birthday] on Saturday. Mr. Dempsey was bora ia County Antrim, Ireland; and after somo years in the teaching profession there came out to New Zealand: in 1871. He was soon appointed headmaster of tho Ashburton Borough School, a position which ho held until his appoint* incut to tho Central School, New Ply* mouth, in 1885. He became a temporary inspector during the war years* after twenty-nine years' service at! the Central School. Mr. Dempsey was elected to the Taranaki Education Board ia ,1921, and is still a valued member of that body.

Judge Harvey, who was welcomed as a new Judge of the Native Land Court at Hastings last week, was previously registrar of the Native Land. Court at Gisborne, where'he was land purchase officer and land consolidation officer, while for a time he also held the position of Commissioner of' tha Nativo Land Court. He has had wide experience in all matters relating to Native lands and tho customs and usage* of the Native race. During, a long association with the Maori people he has earned the confidence and goodwill of- the Maoris. Reference was" made at the sitting of the Court to the recent passing of Judge Rawson, of the Natiys Land Court in Wellington, and the pre* siding Judge was requested to convey messages of condolence to the relative's of the deceased Judge. \

Staying at the Hotel St. George aid Messrs. W. D. G. Hartley (Dunedih), A< L. Walker, J. W. Smith (Invercargill), J. S. d ßobbie (Gore), S. S. Scott, HWhitney, J. Donnelley, H. Yock,.and J"w Gentles (Auckland), and A. AubrejJ and B. W. Lavery (Melbourne).

1 Dr. and Mrs. G. Si Sharp (Feathers ston), Mr. and' Mrs. S. Wunscli (Edeijdale), and Messrs. N. Bedford, and W,B. Eilbeck (Auckland) are among tliei guests at the Boyal Oak HoteL,

Visitors to Wellington staying at ths Empire Hotel include Messrs. E. B. S« Hill (Auckland), L. W. Bayley (Dune* din), and J. Meohan (Chfistchurch).

Among . the. guests at the : Midland Hotel are Messrs. P. Shiptbn (Christ^ church), T. Esmonde-Deane (London),) and J. Bailie (Gisbome).

Mr. and Mrs. J. Bissell (Napier), Messrs. J. Allen (Dunedin), W. B. Bellr,inger (New Plymouth), W. Christ tie (Sydney), and E. • T.. Laurence (Hawke's Bay) are staying at thi? Grand HoteL v

Mr. P. Eraser,. M.P. for. Wellington Central, left this afternoon on a speak« ing tour of the North Auckland district;. His opening meeting will be held at Wellsford tomorrow night, aiid his itina erai-y will include Mangawai,.' Wark-( worth, Waipu, Hikurangi, Whangarei^ Dargaville, and BnsselL Mr. .iFraaeT iexpecta to return to ' Wellington oa August 10. ■