PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 102, 27 October 1934, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICEREGAIr. ; ;■••■ The Governor-General left WGllingtoa 1 for the South Island last evening for the purpose of performing the opening I ceremony today of the Waitaki hydroelectric "works. ■•; His/Excellency will returVto Wellington on SundayTnorning, Yesterday afternooa her Excellency; opened at Kelvin Chambers the annual meeting of the Wellington Provjn(;fi of the Girl Guides' Association.' ■ ': ' The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes) and Mrs. Forbes left last evening for the south to attend the opening of the "Waitaki hydro-elec-tric station. •• -• ■•■-'• -> * Sir Alexander Roberts was. a passenger for the south last eveningSir Heaton Rhodes, M.L.C., ,left Wellington for Christchurch last night. . Mr. A. D. Park, secretary' of ' the Treasury Department, was a -passenger for the South Island: last.evening. Mr. R. Hudson, a director .of:the Reservo Bank o£ New Zealand, returned to 'Dunedin last evening ■after a visit to Wellington. •■• .-,- : •;.;■. :;\ Mr.. A. D.: S. Duncan left Wellington for Chris'tchurcli ..last evening.^'/ Mr. and Mrs.' E.- H.: >la«grogor, of Colombo, arrived in Wellington by the Wanganella. Mrs. Macgrego*; is . a daughter of Colonel Macaulay, of-the Salvation Army, with-whom Mr. and Mrs. Macgregdr aro staying.'.."..' Mr. B.'.A. Sargent,, president of the New Zealand Institute of Opticians, accompanied by Mrs. Sargent, left by the Wanganella on Thursday for Melbourne where Mr." Sargent will - attend the opticians' conference which-, is being held early in November... ■' ■ ... ,The Rev. James-Aitkfen,, M,A'., who has been minister of St. Andrew'B Presbyterian Church, Gisborne, for 19 years, has resigned the "■charge.' His" resignation will take effect from the end of this year. The Rev. Mr. Aitken was elected moderate of the Presbyteriaa General Assembly in 1927. Mr. D. J. McGowan, presiddnt of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, will leavo Wellington on Monday night to attend the Harbours' Associatipn"and the Chamber of Commerce conferences to be held in Christchurch next week. Mrs. McGowan will accompany,-him L i Dr. A. J. Harropi London' representative of the New Zealand University, who has been, on an extended visit to New Zealand, will leave. for England with his family by the1 Tamaroa, sailing from Napier on.; November 6. Mr. G. W. Hutchison, Mayoral Auckland, left' Auckland yesterday; for.Sydney, en route to Melbourne, where he will be the guest of the Centenary, Council. Ho will return about -December 10.' : . :.'■• :;;: > •.:■ ;■:... ::'': i ~-^ Mr. F. .0. Lane; who is at present a student at College House, Christchurch, has been appointed, subject to the approval of Bishop West-Watson, assistant curate! at St. John's' Amglican Church, Rangiora, in succession: to,, the Rev., H. I. Hopkins,:who..has-been/.ap-pointed to the parish at. the-Chatham. Islands. Mr. Lanejjwhdsevparents^reside at Nelson, will be. ordained; priest in December, and: will probably,.;take over his- duties at RangipTa:in the pewyear. . Mr. Hopkins will leave for; the islands in Deeeniber. :::-■■.':■ .^■l;/:. Sir James, Mills,-chairman tff" direc-tors-of the Union Steam Ship- Companyyenroute to New Zealand xby. thai Rangitanff, which -is duei at.Wellington, on November 21 "from London... ■■>■"■' Squadron-Leader ' Firidlay ' has-To-,turned to Chris tchurcli froni.'Wellington.". "" ■" '; ~. : .'" ,;' '. '".;'; ;,"",. ',''.": ," . .Mr. William. Henry. Searie,.'su ( :ciief engineer in the : service of.the>TTnioa Steam Ship' Company,' whose -death." is reported, from Melbourne, was born/at Port Fairy, Victoria, on April 3j 1882, joined the service of the Union, • Company oil November.'s, 1906 as fifth; engineer of the Loongana, and."' served iii various capacities until his. appointment as chief engineer of the.: old Wainui in. November,'l9lß. :in 1921 he joined the Oonah,, and in 1925 v was promoted to the Loonga'nai whire^her. ieniained until last month, :when he went ashore on sick leave. ■■',■ ■ ;.j.--'-_. -■•'• "' Mr. W; A. Hawkins;; formerly Hegistrar of'the Supreme;- Coiirt ait' Wellington and ex-secretary-of '"the-'New^Zea-land and Wellington.District■ Law' Societies, has been confined'to'his home; through illness for nearly'three months. He first took ill: ivith influenzaj-^ut subsequently pleurisy and bronchial pneumonia developed. Aithbugn.still very weak, he is up again, and is'mak-! ing good progress towards recovery.