PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 8, 10 July 1934, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICEREGAL.

His Excellency the Governor-General, will open the New- Zealand1 Farmers'. Union. Conference tomorrow morning, and in the afternoon Lady Blcdisloe will open the ''conference of .the Women's Division of the -union.; • Councillor AY. Meldrum ' was last evening appointed chairman of the bylaws committee of the Lower Hut t Borough Council during the absence of Councillor A. Anderson, and Councillor. B. Ginger was appointed to' the plae» on< the committee vacated, by; Council", lor Meldruni. •. . ;:'• The York Presbyterian Church oflf England has given a unanimous call toi the pastorate of the church to the Rev.; Malcolm William Wilson.. Mr. Wilson i who is thirty years -of age, is a New; Zealander who was educated at .ttoj University of Otago, and at Kuox CoJ-f lege, and subsequently at Westminster: College, Cambridge, where he received! his theological training. His previous pastorate was Knos Church, Huntly. H& left New Zealand last year for London,, where he .was unanimously admitted to' the Presbyterian Church of England iti the General Assembly, and attached tof the North Lond6n Presbytery. He ie-» cently married. .''.'. ' . ■ :"•' Captain Donald, P. Sinison, hou. see-? retary of the British Empire Serviea' League, 'will be visiting New Zealand on his way to Melbourne for the seventh' biannual conference of the-league. He1 leaves London in August, and will, travel via Canada, arriving first at Auckland. He will have about two weeks in New Zealand, and he will v make-a point of putting himself- into; touch with the branches of the Re-i turned Soldiers' Association. He has relatives in various parts of theDominion. . , . ..,""' Major-General Sir William Sinclair- . Burgess, General Officer Commanding: the Now Zealand Military Forces, and; Colonel F. Symon, 6.C. Central Command, left by today's express for Auckland to inspect coast defences. Reference to the illness of Colonel J. Pow, the secretary, was -made by,: Mr. W. J. Poison, M.P., president of? the New Zealand Farmers' Union, atf todayfs meeting of the executive. Mr. Poison said that Colonel Pow. was im hospital, having undergone a very; serious operation. He had been: aY death's door on two occasions, but it was now beljeved that he would recover^ It would be some months, however, before he would ber able to resume his duties. ... . ' Visitors to Wellington staying .'at th*. Empire Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Sehumacker (Stratford), • Mr. and Mrs. S. Brewer (Waverley), Messrs; A. Millward (Wanganui), W. Robilliard- (Ashburton), A. Craig (Greenfield, Balelutha), R. J.. E. Smith (Wedderburn), R. Wallace, M. MqConnel, E. Narbey, and H. E. Smith '(Christchurch), G.Simpson, J. S. Thomson, and.D. Maider, (Dunedin), L. B. Martin, W. Bush, and' J. XT. Saunders (Auckland). . Staying at the Hotel St. George are: Colonel and Mrs. N. Adams .(Cleyedon)^ Mr. and Mrs., 8,, Sutherland .(Christ-) church), Messrs. A. J. Lambeth, and F. W. J. Belton (Christchurch), E.-Abbey ; | Jon«s (liivercargill), C. M." Croft (Auckland), R. S. Hatrick. (Wanganui), H. Anderson (Napier), and E..H. Wilcox (Detroit). . ■•■•..; ~... ■ Mr. and Mis. N. Rutherford (Canterbury), Mr. and Mrs. E.v Kerrigan: (Ashhurst), Mr. and Mrs. J. O'Sullivaa (Hawera), Messrs T. C. Wilsoa (Waimai), J. A. Hannah (Auckland), J. McCreamer- and P. Galligan (Christehureh), \V. Hayes (Dunedin), A. Gv Kennedy (Waverley), A. Hurley'{"Wanganui), W. Corcoran (Hawera)j' B. S. Thomson (Wanganui), M. ' Kennedy (Karioi), and/C. Gdmer: (Hawera) are staying at the Grand Hotel. . . Sir William. Perry (Masterton), Dr. and Mrs. McGuy Grant (Auekland)j Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Lynch (Pahiatua)* Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Robinson (Hawera), Mr. and Mrs. B: MeKelvie and Miss McKelvie (Rongotea), Mr. and-Mrs.Pj W. Smith (Gisborne), Mr. and'Mrs:-:L, B. Wall (Palmerston North),- Mr.\ andMrs. W. Perry (Masterton), Messrs. 1\ and P. Ashworth and Mrs. Astiworth' (Castlepoint), Mr. and Mrs. L. Ham-i mond (Rata), Professor Peren- (Palmer-* ston North), Mr. and .'Mrs. E. Page] (Masterton), Mr. and Mrs, R.. Me-< Phearson (Christchurch). Messrs, .J. D. Ormond and J. Beatson (Ha-wke's Bay),J. C. Hewson (Auckland), A. C.;.Browne J. Dome and JG. Me-' Cormiek (Hastings), "A. W. MeDonald' (Masteitoii), T. A. Duncaii. (Hunterville), J. McKelvie (Rongotea), F. W. : Nolan^and N. Smith (Gisborne), J. Donald and W. Peat (Wanganui), J.Bull (Hunterville), H..Morrison. (Masterton), C. H. . Thomas (Napier), JV Waters (Dunedin).- J; Bhmdell; (Waipawa), H. L. Bowker. (Christehurch), J. Hogg (Dunediu), and G. Jlarshall (Marton) are among the guests at'-*the;. Royal Oak Hotel. !. Among the guests at the ■ Midland Hotel are Mr. and Mi-jl G. Rutherford (Connemara), Mr. andTtfrs. B. Butherford (Inverness), Mr. and Mrs.' C. . P< Agar (Christchurch), Mr., and Mrs. H. Gaißford and. Miss Oaisford (Datnevirke), Messrs. H. Hawkins,.- X Rowe, H. Hutekinson, H. Lee,: and T< X Newman (Christehurch.),. W; C Wes-; ton (New. Plymouth), J. G-.WiLson and Q; O. Wilson (Bulls), W. B. Duncan. (Hunterville),. J. MacFai-lane, O. Nelson, and W. Richmond (Hastings-), and H. J. Hunter (Sydney).