PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 115, 12 November 1934, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. E. S. A. Pearson; manager of the Union Steam Ship Company's Westport branch, arrived in Wellington yesterday morning from the south. He was accompanied by Mrs. Pearson.

Mr. J. E. Henrys arrived in Wellington from Christchurch yesterday.

Mr. McHardy Foreman was among the passengers to Wellington from the south yesterday morning.

Mr. H. H. Hemus, of the firm of A. 13. Donald, Ltd., Auckland, returned from Tahiti by the Maunganmi today. Dr. D.' M; Embleton, of Melbourne, is a through passenger to Australia by the Maunganui. He has ,spent, nin« t j months abroad, during which time he visited England, Europe, and the United, States-of America.- •■ ■ Jl %'1 ' '

Colonel C. A. L. Lindeman, a retired-'' British Army officer,' arrived by th»"-< Maunganui from Papeete'today, and in- ■. tends to spend a month in New.Zea-.. land for fishing. • * ' Mr. J. G. Eliott, of Eltham, returned' '■ by the Maunganui today after a' virit - - to the Pacific Coast of America.' V'

Mr. J. J. Roberts,. Wellington die , trict inspector, .was entertained at., morning tea by the staff of the Hntt ~ branch of the Provident - Life Assurance Company at the local office,-High. ~> Street,'on'Friday, on the. occasion of ' - his retirement .from service after, having been associated with the company for thirty-seven years. "The opportany ' ity was taken to present him with*; ' handsome leather wallet as a. token of-,' the esteem of the staff. ■ - ; .- •>< Mr. W. A. Cate, the'oldest teacher,' on the staff of the Petone Memorial • Technical College,"' who has1 been in charge of the wool-classing class for many years, has resigned owing "to ill health. The pupils and the staff took ' the opportunity recently to say farewell to Mr. Cate, when he • was presented with a dressing-gown.- The demand for tuition in this class . has grown so rapidly that the class is'now held' on each of the four evenings of the week that {the college is open. Before play began on the "Wellington , Bowling Club's' greeng on Saturday af- ' tenioon, the president Mr. A. Jacobs,-, referred to the death'of Mr.'L.\P. Bluri- ! dell, a foundation member of "the club. Beyond being just a member, said Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Blundell' was' a personalI. friend of them,all,'and a generous benefactor of the' club., ' His passing Tra«' ' deeply regretted by them all. At th» " call of Mr. Jacobs all present stood, in ; silence for a few,, moments ,as a,mark of respect to the memory'of the lat»', Mr. Blundell.' ' ' ' '