PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 74, 25 September 1934, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICEREGAL.

The Governor-General, Lord'Bledijsloe, presided at a meeting of the Execntiva Council yesterday .morning.... :

Yesterday ■ afternoon- their, Excellencies attended the annual gathering of the Early Settlers' and Historical Association at the Oddfellows' Hall, Clyde Qua^. ' ' ' This'afternoon her Excellency opened the Spring Pageant at Lower Hutt in aid of -the ■ Mayor^oi :Lower ; Hutt?s Relief Fund. .' '.

Mr. D. H.. S. Riddiford has. joined the board: of director's'of the Gear Meat Preserving aid Freezing Company, filling the vacancy created by the death of the late-Hon. Dr. W. . E. Collins, C.M.G., M.L.C. '■ ■;' V-

Dr. A. F. Macltay, * of Tampin, Federated: Malay States, will arrive; in, Wellington this evening by, the Wanganella on an extended holiday with hia people. . ' . ■

Mr. J. R. McKenzie returned to-'Wel-lington this morning from the south;

Mr. Justice Johnston left Wellington, last evening for Christchureh. .

\"lt is .with, very .great > regret, that I have to report the death under t*agic circumstances of Mf. F: Stewart,: '-'a member of our advisory committee for the building trades,.'' said the report of the director (Mr. R. G. Ridling) to the meeting of the Board of Governors of the Wellington Technical . College last night. : "Mr.; Stewart has at all times associated himself .earnestly with the work done 'by the'building students in the college, and the -loss.'.of hisinterest and helpful advice will be. felt by the committee and. I-am sure-■ by the board.". ~On the Imotion o'f.'tha Chairman. (Mr. W. H; Bennett), it"wa« decided to 'convey the board's sympathy to Mr. Stewart's relatives." ■ •-'■■■

Mr. B. Darrock Has-.-, .left for; .the Manawatu district to deliver a series, of, addresses on the Navy,. ; the merchant service, and inter-Empire trade, g. . Dr. H. M. Moran, consultant t'or'rad- ; ium at the Royal Prince Alfred, Hospital, Sydney, who -is., delivering. addresses throughout the .Dominion under the auspices.of the New Zealand branch, of the British Empire Cancer Campaign Society, met nvembe.rs . of,; the.Miflioar Consultation Committee ajld also members of the Wellington, Hospital .staffs today,, and discussed various aspects, of the problem of cancer treatment.. ..The special, matters considered related chief,ly to the combined.use of ; surgery and radium. , Dr. Moran. leaves'for the: south, tonight, and while;'at'C^ristchu'rch.-ha wiil be the guest of' Sir Hugh Acland. He.will afterwards proceed to Dunedin, where he will be the guest of Professor D'Ath. On Ms. return to Wellington in about a week's time,, Dr., Moran'.will address, the) "Wellington Division, of tho British. Medical ■ Association. He will subsequently .visit .Palmerston North, New Plymouth, and Napier, and.will ! return to Australia by the Marama. dtt. October. 11.. .-,-', ~:.. . ■■■ .. i

Mr. and Mrs. G. Walker (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. N. J..Chapman (Fiji), Messrs. T. Geddis and J. P. Kenny (Napier), E. 'P. and E. 'A. Spedding, C. Gordon, H. M. Eogerson, F. B. McKenzie, J. Alderton, and G. F. Chapman (Auckland), J. R. McKenzie (Christchurch), and J. McDonald (Dunedin) are at the Hotel .St. George.

Messrs. S. B. McDonald andiH. Bremner (Dunedin), >P. F. Mann, F. Wildman, ,C. K. Taylor, and H. A. Murisoit (Christchurch), W. X Kirkham, G. W. Smith, B. W. Hilton, and J.F. Cunningham (Auckland), and E. -W. Evatt (Hamilton) are at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith (Pahiatua), Messrs. J. Hewitt (Ha.wera), B. D. Fairweather (London), J. Perrin (Auckland), .T. R. Leggo (Nelson), and Dr. C. A. Pittar (Sydney) are at the Boyal Oak Hotel., ' ) Sir Stephen Allen (Morrinsville), Brigadier-General and Mrs. Home (London), Professor and Mrs. Eiddet (Palmerston North), Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lipman (Chicago), Messrs. L. •B. Lipman (Chicago), C. E. Ford, H. Duncan, and J. Lowe (Auckland), H..8. S. Johnstone (Otaio), E. C. Jamieson (Christchurch), G. H. Whitcombe (Dunedin), G. Duncan (Hawera), and E. Bussell and J. Robertson (Ihvercargill) are at the Midland Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. W; Jobson (Hawera), Mr. and Mrs. B. Judd , (Masterton), Messrs.: J. W. Thomson^(Mastertoa),-'J. H. Good (Hawera), anil W. R. Young (Westport) are at:'the Hotel Cecil. ■.*;■ ;.■'.

, Mr. and ;Mrs. Knight (FeildingJ, Messrs.'B. Smith: And- F.'Baker (Auckland), -W. J. Law: (Te-Puke), G.!!a Kelly (Auckland),: E.,Potter and 'V. Mannix (Christchurch)j R. Finish and O. Hedges (Oaaiaru),lG. H. :Bell (Oakura), G. R; Brisco (Mastprton), E. Long (Manaia), R. Fowler (Palmerston North), R., March (Wanganui), and C. T. Jonas (Auckland), are at the Empire Hotel. , ,'. -..' ■'■;':■ : ..' , v :.