PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Issue 149, 20 December 1935, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Finance (the Hon. W. Nash) is to leave Wellington this evening for a holiday at Bulls', where he will be the guest ci Mr. Ormond Wilson, M.P. ■ ■;■/■' The Postmaster-General..(the 'Hon. F. Jones) leaves for the south this evening. '■■ .'■;, , * i ■ ■. The Minister of Lands (the Hon..F. Langstone) returned jtoday from a visit of inspection of the Galatea Estate., The Minister of Public Works (the Hon> R. Semple), who' has been on a visit of inspection in the East Coast district, returned today. A welcome to. the Victoria; University College Council was extended last night by Mr. P. Levi, chairman bf the council, to Mr. F. H. Combs, who was recently elected to the council by the public school teachers to fill the vacancy caused by the death of. Mr. F. H. Bakewell. ; ;. A gift of £106 6s has been made to the- council •of the University -of Otago by the old students of Dr. D. Colquhoun, acting through Dr. Nelson, of Wanganui. Dr. Colquhoun, who died recently, was Professor of Medicine in the University of Otago •" Medical School from 1883 to 1919,: and was emeritus professor from 1919 ;Ur the time of his death. It has now been declHed that the gift will be used first to provide a memorial tablet, which will be erected in the lobby of the building in which Dr. Colquhoun lectured during the latter years of his professorship, and, second, ior the provision. of a memorial medal and a money prize to . be, awarded. annually to the best' student iri medicine of the. graduating class. • '.. •;.-' • . ' ' .' ' ;,.':. . Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Grirnfield-Coxwen (Boston), Mr.' and Mrs." Pat Bor th" wick (Masterton),. Messrs. H. E. Solomon and E. Anderson (Auckland),-P. P. J. Dillon (MarlbOrough), D. E. Burberry and N. A. Avery (Havelock North) are staying at the Midland Hotel. Messrs. E. T, Whelch (Waipukurau), R. J. Franklin (Porangahau), H. -F. Arkwright (Marton)^ W. -A; Whitlock H. Anderson (NapierK and W. Winsor (Christchurch) are staying at the Hotel St. George. , .. ': ■■ Sir, William Perry (Mastertpn); Mr. and Mrs. Nisbet (Duriedin), Messrs. \B. McClelland (Wairarapa), C C: Jones (Dannevirke), J. D.' Ormond, jun. (Hawke's Bay), W. Wallace (Auckland), C. Dickie (Hawera); T ; H. Coyne (Christchurch), arid G.'■'Wills (Hawera) are staying at the Royal OakHotel. '7;■■■•;.- / Messrs. J. Giloerd (Wanganui), J. Charters (Nelson), J. S. Redward (Hastings), G. Eustad.and J. Brady (Tima'ru), .E: Eastabrbok (Nelson),: A. L. Taylor (Motueka), A. E. Harding (Dargaville), and J. Newman (Nelson) are staying at the Grand Hotel.- .-..■•:.■■ Mr.', and Mrs. J. Kerr (Nelsoni- Mr. and' Mrs. N. Morrison (Balclutha), Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Ongiey (Auckland), Messrs. J. A. Betts and R. Millen (Masterton), H. Donaldson and R.E..M. Lambourne (Taihape), E. Harding (\VoodviUe), L. Wilson (Wanganui), E. T. Ahem (Pahnerston North), and D. H. Langley (Feilding) are staying at the Empire Hotel: '. ■'-" V