PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 151, 23 December 1935, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. F. Langstone, Minister of Lands, will leave by the Limited tonight for Taumarunui. He intends to spend Christmas witn his family at Ohakune. The Minister expects to be in Wellington again during the holidays, arid Will resume his duties in the capital.on January 3.. The Hon. D. G; Sullivan,' Minister of Industries and Commerce, .will leave for Christchurch.- tonight. '-: _ : Mr. H. S. Rose, of Meyers' Emporium, Melbourne, arrived, by the Maunganui today, from. Sydney, eh route to San: Francisco. Mr. E. Winter, a well-known Australian field, athlete,' arrived vby the Maunganui from Sydney today to compete in sports events in % the Dominion. ' •.;■■ ' ■ (. ■ r; Mr. J. Ferrier, of Banffshire, Scotland, arrived from Sydney by the Maunganui today on a fishing trip to the Dominion. : Mr. : A. V. Venables, of the Indian State Railways, arrived by the Maunganui from Sydney today on a holiday visit to the Dominion. v ,■ Captain W. C. Price, special representative of the "Daily Telegraph," London, accompanied by his wife, arrived from Sydney^ today by ■ the Maunganui. They are on a world trip, and after touring New Zealand will leave for Vancouver. - Mr. A. Webster, formerly of the Christchurch "Sun," and now chief artist, 'of the ~ "Sydney .■■-Morning Herald," - with Mrs. Webster, arrived from Sydne> : by they Maunganui: today, and. will hys for the south tonight., ; ; .-.;"■..; .;,. ';■;.;■■■.;. .■ ■■• \, Mr. .J. N. S.Wallens, representative in Sydney of the Cunard Line, and Mrs. Wallens, were passengers by the Maunganui which arrived from Sydney today. ' : ■' '■ Mr. J. Wilkinson; chief reader of the Government' Printing Office, who is retiring on superannuation.,after 34 years' service, was on Saturday .presented by the assembled staffs with a Morris chair. The'presentation, which was made by the Government Printer (Mr. G. H. Loriey), was enthusiastically applauded. Mr. : Wilkinson feelingly replied. Mr. W.- Stevens, second reader, has been appointed to the vacant position. ■ , Mr.. John Wilson, son of ' Bishop Cecil Wilson, of Bunbury, West Australia, arrived'from Sydney today by the Maunganui to take up his duties ,as secretary of the Melanesian Mission in New Zealand. Mr. Wilson was accompanied by Tasiu Henry Maabe, a native of Malaita, who will assist Dr.' C. E. Fox, of Waipawa, in the mission work. Mr. Wilson is .leaving for the south tonight, and will return early in the New Year. • * • Mr., William Watson, chairman of the Bank of New Zealand, received many congratulations: today on his 89th birthday. -Mr. Watson,: who was A born in Sutherlandshire in 1846,. \:. began his banking career as' a lad in the Caleddnian;Bank.: In 1868-he joijied the staff of the Oriental Banking Company and as ait officer of that institution he served.in\Ceylonand.'Ghina4 His connection -with banking in New Zealand goes a long way, ib^ck, for in 1886 he was/:appointed:chief' inspector of the Colonial .Bank .of fN^V Zeaiand'which fhen had its .headquarters in Duhedin. Mr. Watson^ health, is remarkably good and today-his .-interest in -his profession is as keen as it ever was.- :' ••■ /-:■': . Mr, 'justice Gayan XJuffy, a Judge- of, the>Supreme, Court of.^Victoria,.: ar^ rived by the Maunganut from: Sydney today for a fiye-weeks1 holiday in. New Zealand.' : His father," Sir Frank "Gavan Duffy, who' was formerly the ■ Chief Justice of the High .Court of: Australia, and his brother, Father Guy Gavan Duffy, otißallarat, arrived in Auckland last week: from Australia, • and Mr. Justice-Duffy is going to join them in Rotorua.; His intentions': after that he does not know. Sir Frank Gavan Duffy is a cousin" of Mr. Justice Callan, of the New Zealand Supreme Court Bench. ■ . ■ ■■ y"'■■'' "■ Mr. Mi, Paulin, a. Wellington dentist, arrived by the Maunganui today from Sydney, where-he-has been for four weeks on a combined ' holiday and business trip. ■■Mr. Paulin' was very favourably' impressed by the progress of Sydney in all its activities, and by the advances made>by the. dental profession, concerning, which' beneficial legislation had been-, 'passed/.within the last-few weeks: ~' Mr. A. W. Tucker, M.A., B.Sc'.,' formerly on the staffs of the Christchurch and Dunedin- Traiiiing .Colleges, and headmaster of ;the ■ Geraldine . -District High School .fotrthe'fpast^thrde' years, has been appointed headmaster' of the Marlon District High School in the Wanganui Education Board's' district. Mr. Tucker was attached to the Army Education Department in England after the war.