PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 96, 20 October 1933, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICEEEGAL.

The Governor-General and Lady.Blert isloe, accompanied by Sir Stephen''an» Lady Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Jolu Grigg (who' are guests of their Excell lencies at Government House), and at.' tended by members of their staff,' wert present at the AVellington races at Trentham yesterday.

The Hon. J. A. Hunan' was 'today reelected chairman, of the Statutes Bevision Committee of the Legislative Council. ■ ■ ;

Mr. G. Y. Berry, who was elected at a by-election to fill a vacancy on th» Eastbourne Borough Council, was sworn-in at last evening's meeting of. tho council. The Mayor (Mr. E. W. Wise) welcomed Mr. Berry, and said he hoped he would have a happy time oa the council. Mr. Berry suitably replied. . :. . . . ' ..

Mr. H. McDougall, who has been in. Dunedin for some years and has beea transferred back to Wellington, arrived this morning from the south. Ho was accompanied by his wifo and daughter. ' - ■ ■ ■

The death is reported, last 'weekend of Mr. Edgar Jones, of Timaru, at tho age of 83. Mr. Jones was one. of the pioneers of the back country of Canter-! bury. He arrived at Lyttelton by the barqno Lancashire Witch in 1807 .and; immediately took up sheep farming. At the age of 17 he purchased a run in thi» Upper AVaiau and had a highly successful farming career up to his retirement: in 1913. He recently published an. "Autobiography of an Early Settler, in New Zealand." Mr. Jones was high-: ly respected throughout South Canterbury. He is survived by his widow and six children, all resident in Canterbury with the exception of Mrs. Malcolm' Miller, of Wellington.'

The Eastbourne Borough .Council passed a resolution last evening thanking .Mr. C. A. Eendle for;liis services' during the period of two .years and1;, three months lie was a councillor.. Mr. ■. Rcndle resigned from the council on , being appointed headmaster of Owaku ' District High School, Otago.: ' Mr. G. H. Norman, tho retiring pre-; sident of the Shipping Officers'. Guijdb of New Zealand, was., recently pre-; sented by members with an entreo dish and an aneroid barometer as a token of' esteem. Mr. Norman had occupied, the position of president for six. and a half '■• years. Eulogistic references to hi)* services to the guild wprp made by re- ■ presentatives from various districts in; New Zealand. Mr. V. Hutcheson; was elected to fill the vacancy.- • ■

Staying at the Hotel St; George arai: Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Lano' (Hastings )*' Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Keeblo (Palmerston." North), Messrs. ; \V. S., Clark (Wests Coast), T. H. B. Nixoni and D. E.O Wanklyn (Christchurch), F; H. Daviear: (London), and C. G. Alcorn (Auckland)*'

Messrs.-J. H. Shipton (Christchiiirch)^'1 J. Snodgrass (Nelson), 'L. McLeaa; (Fielding), H. "VVatkinson (Ta'tfranga;),!' G. Gibson (New Plymouth), G. Beat^^ son (Hastings), and A. E. Menzies (Can"^ terbury) are among the guests at th«( Grand Hotel. ' '

Visitors to Wellington staying at tha'' Empire Hotel include Mr; and Mis.-; G. R. Lane' (Picton), Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Galpin (Marton), Messrs. N. H., ; Nash (Napier), and S. E. Copper, andf E. B. S. Hill (Auckland). .'. - . ';

Mr. and Mrs.. P. Ashcroft. (Napier), Mr. and. Mrs.. J. Iverach (Dunedin), Mr. and Mrs. Wauehop (Christchurch)y Mr. and Mrs. Zukcrmah (Dunedin),! Messrs. H. Laurancc, and W. Herriefc' (Ohristehureh), V. Saunders (Auckland), and John Perrett (Sanson) are staying at the • Uoyal Oak Hotel.

■ Among the guests at tlie Midland < Hotel aio Mr. aud Mrs. Joseph. .McLean, . (Greymouth), Messrs!' H. S. Williams, (Christchuteh);; T.-' Moo_di«|: (Napi6x)',/ and L. Nelson (Whangarei). ' ■■-■<■■■ ■■ ".