PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 128, 1 June 1935, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of-Public Works (the Hon. J. Bitchener) left for the south last evening. He is to return on Tuesday.

The Minister of Health (Sir Alexander Young) left for the north last evening. He is to return to Wellington, on Wednesday.

The Minister of Defence (the Hon. J. G. Cobbe) left Wellington last evening for Feilding and Auckland. He is due back about the middle of next week.

The Minister ot Agriculture (the Hon. C. E. Macmillan) left Wellington for Auckland last evening. He is to return on Thursday

Dr. Lyndon Bastings returned from the south yesterday, and, with Mrs. Eastings, proceeded to Dannevirke today. • '

| Appreciation of the valuable service given by Mr. T. Forsyth who lost his seat on the 'Wellington'. Education j Board last August after being a, member for eighteen years and chairman for sixteen years, is expressed iri the report of the board for 1934 The report states that Mr. Forsy'th's deyotion to the cause of education, his integrity of purpose, and his able guidance of the board's affairs will ever be-remem-bered by those who have been associated with him. , ..: . ••_'•■ .. Mr. and- Mrs."W. H.-Knight ■ (Palmerston North),' Mr. and. Mrs. Power and Mr. and Mrs. Rv.tter (Invercargill), Dr. Hugh Douglas (Hamilton), Messrs. H. Robinson (London), A. M. Seaman, H. Guthrie, S. Scott, and A. Jamieson (Auckland) are staying at the-Midland Hotel.. ... ..',; :;: ' Mr. and Mrs. Wallace: (Palmerston North), Mr. and Mrs, H. Kebbell (Alfredton),'Messr.s. J.'J. Ewing.'C. H. Collett, and C. R. Middlemiss (Hastings), B. Page and W. White (Eketahuna) are staying -at : the . Hotel St. George. Messrs. G. Sbmmervill and J. T, Bissett (Auckland).: A. G. ..Jamieson (Christchurch), and'R. E. Stevenson (Palmerston North) are staying at the Grand Hotel. .■ , : -.- ' ."....■ ■.. Mr. and Mrs. Harding (Martfnborough), Messrs. Huggbs (Dannevirke), K. W. Deighton (Marton), J." Griggs (Auckland), F. H. Masters (New. Plymouth), Graham (Wanganui), £•' W. Mills (Palmerston North),-and St. C. Ferguson (Dunedin) .are staying at the Royal Oak Hotel.. • ' Messrs; R". M. Henderson: and L. R. Martin (Auckland), W. Hudson'(Christchurch), G. >H. Henderson .'.'(Hastings), and R. L. Thompson (Wa.riganui) are staying at the Empire Hotels f Mr. D. A. Ewen has been" appointed by the Lower Hutt Borough- Council as its representative on the-Board of Governors of the Hutt Valley High School for the^next two. years. Eulogistic references' to the services of the two retiring members of the Board of'Governors of the1 Hutt Valley High School/Messrs. JVC. Bums and H. Sladden,. were onade by Mr. H. G. Teagle, who was in. the-chair at this week's meeting of the board. It was decided to place oh record appreciation of the great services to the board of, these two members' during their term of office. ' ,' /"' .. / Mr. J. Hargest, M.P. for Invercargill, who attended the meeting of the National Political Federation in : Wellington early: this" week', is 'at present in the Hobson Street Hospital/ Mr. Hargest's health lias not been good during the past year and. he was.conflned to hospital for. a time tyhile. the: House of Representatives was in /session last spring. . ■ | ■ .' .' .' The Rev. Father" Rohan/, wife has been assistant' priest at Lower.-Hutt for five years and who has. been transferred to New Plymouth,,.' was -farewelled .on Thursday ■■■ evening,, , when there, was a large gathering in St. Peter's Hall. The iparish- priest, Father L. Daly,' expressed his personal regret at Father Rohan's departure and paid tribute to the qualit/s of mind and heart that endeared him to his people. He thanked him for His work in the parish and for his loyalty and fidelity. Father Uhleriberg," Monsignor Connolly, and the Very Rev: Father ■McManus, superior of the Redemptorist Fathers, paid tributes to Father Rohan's work and the esteem in which he was heldi Mr. M. X Hodgiris, on ' behalf of the laity, presented Father Rohan with a cheque and a large leather suitcase. Father Rohan; who was received with applause, thanked the parishioners for their, kindness to him during the past five years. He hoped his successor would be accorded the consideration that was always extended to him. Father. Daly introduced Father -Calaghan, who .is to succeed Father, Rol?an. Various items were> given during the evening. ;'