PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 111, 7 November 1933, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

Di\ J. Miller, entomologist at thai Cawthron Institute, Nelson,--arrived iw V Wellington this morning and.returns again tonight. References to the deaths" of Dr. W« E. Herbert and Messrs. J. McNie and; J. P. Maxwell were made at last even* ing's meeting of the Wellington Swimming Centre by the chairman, Mr. N< McCartney. Theso gentlemen had'as-., sisted the sport in' many ways, ' ' bd. said, and their passing was greatly re*. gretted. The meeting stood in- silence^ as a mark of respect. . • -.. ■ Mr. P. T. White, retail manager off the Sanitarium Health Food Company*] Christehureh, has received notice v£ his' transfer to the management of the Syd« ney branch.of the company. Mr. Wliite^ who is well known in Wellington, leaves)) for Sydney by the Mafama on. Fridayj next. " ' '' •,' ■'-■ '•' ~» "■;•' " ■ , ; . ■ Reference to p ,the ' death"recently o$ Mr. G. N. GoMe was" niade t>y - Mr. E.. W. McVilly/' the president, a,t lasti,. night's meeting of the;council of- tho New Zealand Aihateur Athletic' Association. By Mr. Goldie's deathj :saidi ■ Mr. Mc-Villy, sport had suffered a loss.' Members stood-in silen-ee-fOr a; few;, seconds as a mark of respect ~;. , Councillor W. Appleton wafe .-laetif evening granted an' extensiofi-of leavaf, of absence from the City Council tabl» until tho end Of February., The Mayor; (Mr, T. C- A. Hislop) said that, -thaf original leave of absence for j-'/sovpis!, months had now almost, expired, and!^ Councillor Appleton, writing from' Basle, Switzerland, had -advised Mm,', that he d\d not expect to retura till February. He had, he stated in his letter, inquired into several matters ot.. municipal interest in Great Britain ani elsewhere. ' ' Mi*. A. Leslie arrived in Lower Hutt today from Temuka to take up his nevr: duties as postmaster. . : • The City Council last evening, on thai,' motion of the Mayor, Mr. T. C, A; Eislop, recorded . its sympathy with. Sis James Parr and family in the loss they,' have: sustained ,ih thp death of Lady;; Parr. A resolution of, sympathy 'with. Sir James was also, passed, at a meeti ing of the executive of the New, Zea>i land Educational Institute last even* in S- .-''.. .' ' ''■':' '".' ".'• ■■■'■

, The funeral of. the late Mr.: James Allan, which took place yesterday, waa very largely attended 1 (reports '♦'The Post's" Masterton correspondent). The late Mr. Allan was closely .leonnected! with the Beautifying Society and thei Wairarapa Lawn 'Tennis ' Association< and was a member of many sports and! other bodies. He <died, suddenly early). 'on Saturday morning at the. age of. 52f years. • : . ' ? ".

Mr. E. Eiddiford was amoing the pas^ sengers whp • arrived' from" the' sotithf this morning. ~' ' ! '"..""'; " . .: '.