PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 144, 15 December 1933, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICEBEGAL,

Last evening thd Governor-General and Lady Bledisloe were present at the. annual prize-giving ceremony at Wellington College, when his Excellency presented the prizes and delivered an address. This afternoon their Excellencies at-' tended the prize-giving ceremony at Marsden School, Karori, and 'the Gov-ernor-General presented the school prizes. ■, The appointment of Colonel J, L. Frazerhurst, M.D., New Zealand Medical Corps, as Director of Medical Services, has been extended to November 30, -1934. ■ • . The appointment is gazetted of. Cap? tain Edwin G. Morris, Royal Navy, to be Director of Naval Reserves. Mr. Percival A. Hillary has been elected a member of the' New Zealand Honey Control Board.1 ' ■ Canon Percival James,M.A,,' at the Wellesley College prize-giving ceremony; last night was presented' by the. prin.--cipal (Mr. W. H. Stevens,'M.A.) on behalf of tho boys with a book of altar services in token of their appreciation, of his services.to tho college. Return-!. ing .thanks for the gift. Canon J^mes. said that it would be greatly valued at. St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral. His 'visits; to \Vellesley College had always been; most pleasant. ' ' '['_. Paymaster:Commaiider IT.. P. Chapman, R.N., who recently completed his term of.three.years with the New Zealand Division, has been appointed' tt> ■H.M.S. Barham..' '.. • Commander. Vero E.. ,-Kemball, En* giner, E.N., has been appointed to H.M.S, Ajax. His. appointment : : to ILM.S. Vernon has been cancelled. Com*, mander Kemball is a son-in-law .of-Mnjor-General Sir-Andrew". Eussell.. :. Among tho guests, at the Midland Hotel are- Mr. and Mrs. E. \y. Glasson (Orange, N.5.W.),. Mr., and Mrs.J. Casey (Melbourne), Messrs. "Walter J; Rattf'ord (Hokitika),' W..A, Smith,.A; E. Nich.olls, A., H. Nedwill, F. H. Janett, and C.: H. Clibbon' (Christchurch), W. B. Soutcr, J. M. Elliffe, S. M. Sneddon, and C. Reginald Ford (Auckland), A. P. Boyle (Pleasant Point,' Sydney), -ana-' F. Kelly and; ;Qi I. "Nairn■•■•'(Hastings)."- .',.■: ■;.'■■