PERSONAL ITEMS COMMERCIAL

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 141, 11 December 1935, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

COMMERCIAL

The Minister of Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple), who is a member of St. Giles' Presbyterian Church, Kilbirnie, was congratulated by the Wellington Presbytery last evening on his elevation to Cabinet rank.

Mr. R. C. Lamb, of Wellington, appeared before the Wellington Presbytery last evening for examination as to his fitness to enter the ministry. Reports were presented by presbytery examiners on various aspects of Mr. Lamb's scholastic work, and he was unanimously accepted as a suitable licentiate of the Presbyterian ministry.

The Rev. D. M. Herciis, of' Calvin Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, was last evening elected moderator of, the Wellington Presbytery for the coming year. Mr. Hercus is almost the youngest member of the Presbytery.

Mr. H. M. Caselberg, Hawera'branch manager of the Farmers' Co-operative Association, has been appointed supervising valuer in the North Island for the Mortgage Corporation (states a Press Association message from Hawera). He assumes his neyv duties at the end of February.

The council of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce last evening expressed the deep regret of members at the death of Captain P. A. Petersen. a member of the chamber since 1923 and a member of the executive for some years. :

Mr. L. J. Schmitt, general manager of the Tourist and Publicity Department and secretary of Industries - and Commerce, returned by the Mo'nowai from his visit' to Australia. He was accompanied, on his return, by Mrs. Schmitt and two of his family.

Mr. T. M. N. Rodgers, solicitor of Palmerston J^orth, was sworn.in as a notary public before the Chief Justice (Sir Michael Myers) today on the application of Mr. P. H. Putnam. •

Messrs. P. Dillon (Blenheim), A. J. Aitken (Waikato), T. W. Mitchell (Nelson), C. Russell Smith (Dunedin), A. Wright and D. Reese (Christchurch), R. H. Hogg (Invercargill), Mr. Justice Johnston and Squadron-Leader J. Findlay (Christchurch), Messrs. .T. B. Thomson (Sydney), D. G. Barry (Gisborne), and Colonel Q. Oldfield (England) are staying at the Midland Hotel. '

Messrs. P. B. Fleming (New Plymouth), H. B. Winfield*(lnglewood) W Dur-Bridge (Blenheim), E. B. Fraser (Auckland), D. Butler (Waipawa),.and J. C. Macky (Masterton) are staying at the Grand Hotel.

Messrs. C. H. Davies (WanganuiV G. Holmes (Auckland), C. M. Williams (Christchurch), J. Hannan (Grey, mouth), H. Quinn (Blackball), H. Smith (Christchurch), and Sir W. Stringer (Auckland) are staying at the Royal Oak Hotel.

Dr. and Mrs. R. Cashmore (Hastings'), Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Johnston (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. H. McDougali (Wellington), Dr. P. P. Gordon (Stratford), Dr. Steven (Stratford), and Messrs. W. O'Hara (Auckland),- C: M. Croft (Auckland), W. H. Taylor (Takapuna), G. W. Reid (Dunedin), C. Morse (Napier), G. Lawrence (Hawera), and A. R. Burgess (Wanganui) are staying at the Hotel St. George.

Mr. and Mrs. McLeavy (Eltham),.Mr. K. L. Sanderson (Eltham), Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Bannerman (Waverley.), Messrs. E. C. Casey (Waverley), H. L. Pilkington (Dunedin), W. E. Haigh (Invercargill), F. J. Williams' (Dunedin), Henry Barron (Dunedin), B. Marsack (Palmerston North), Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Craig (Nelson), Messrs. H. J. McLean (Palmerston North), S. F. Marshall (Christchurch), W. Skinner (Christchui'ch),. Jas. Hutton (Waianakawaua), Mr. and Mrs. E.-'M. Manson (Dunsandel), Messrs. T. T. Pollock (Waverley), J. K. Dufferin (Waverley), Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Harrison (Temuka), and Mr. C. J. Cracroft Wilson (Napier) are staying at the Empire Hotel.

WOOLWORTHS, LTD., DIVIDEND.

The secretary of the Stock Exchange Association of New Zealand has been advised by Woolworths, Ltd., Sydney, December 5, that an interim dividend of 2 per cent, on the paid-up ordinary share capital of this company, based on holdings as at December 31, 1935, has been declared, and will be available for payment on January 15, 1936. The ordinary transfer books of the company will be closed from December 24 to 31, 1935, inclusive.