PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 65, 14 September 1936, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The condition of the Rev. T Fields Taylor, who has been seriously ill, is reported to be slightly improved _after a comfortable night, but he is not yet out of danger. Mr. E Abbey Jones, managing director of the Southland Ne,ws Company, Invercargillj arrived from the south, yesterday morning. M,r. A. M. Burns, general manager of the Christchurch Press Company, Ltd, was a passenger by the Rangatira from Lyttelton yesterday morning. Mr. M. M Kerry, New 'Zealand manager of W. B. Carmichael and Company, arrived from Auckland on Saturday. Mr. R. M. Hardy, of Sydney, arrived m Wellington today by the Marama and is spending three months in the Dominion. Mr. A. Stock, pf Wellington, returned by the Marama today ..from a hojlday spent in Melbourne and "Sydney. ' The congratulations of members' to Mr. H. Digby Smith on his recent 'appointment as Commissioned of "Pensions were offered by the chairman, Major J. R. Kirk, at today's maetmg, of .Headquarters of the' Soldiers'" Civil Re-estab-lishment League. The chairman stated that Mr. Digby Smith's assistance and sympathy had been most ""valuable, and Headquarters greatly regretted the fact that he would ndw jeqjture to resign, for be bad proved a Bloat, excellent member. In acknowledging, these sentiments Mr. Digby Smith thanked members for their congratulations, saying it was with deep regret that ha would retire from Headquarters of the League. His place on Headquarters is to be filled by Mr. B. JV Waters, Assistant Commissioner' of Pensions. Mr. frank Leonard Peterson,, of 195 Coutts Street, Kdbirnie, who -was for many years employed as an engineer on vessels of the Union Company/ died yesterday. Mr. Peterson joined the services of the company in 1900, when he was appointed third engineer of the Herald, and he served later on'many vessels, being appointed second engineer in 1905. He left the company in 1912, and subsequently was engaged in work ashore. Mr. Peterson joined the Institute of Marine Engineers in 1900, and retired in 1933. Mr. Justice R, Kennedy CQuhfdin), and Messrs. G. HushqeiN (Napier), W. H. Nicholls (Christchurch), M. Greenwood (Hastings), K. Beamish land), T. Mitchell (Whangaxei), H. R. and A. G. Wigley (Tunaru), James H. Hassler (Venango, Pennsylvania)* and Leo A. Cornaga (Cambridge) a^e re* cent arrivals at the Midland Hotel, Messrs. G. Holmes (Auckland), Freeborn Parsons (Benmore), A. McDonald (Masterton), H. Parsons (Marlborough), W. M. Richardson (OamauO, "and T. Blundell (New Plymouth) we-iamong the guests staying- at, the -Royal Oak Hotel. - ' • ■ ' Messrs. C. W. Bobbie (Sydney), M. Kerry (Auckland), G. W, Gratfanf (Sydney), F. Foster (England), A. M. Burns (Christchurch), E. Abbey Jones cargill), E. D. Hyndman (Montreal), I. Wilson (Melbourne), C. W. Hodges (New Plymouth), W. A. WJiitlock (Hastings), A. Chatham (Blenheim)1, W. E. Jackson (Melbourne), and, t>r.. W. Clay (San Francisco) are staying a t the Hotel St, George. , Messrs. R. Cunningham (Auckland), J. A. Fleming (Gisborne).'A. Lile (New Plymouth), G. Graham (West Shore), A. Mathieson (PorfrAhunn), C. Vidal and C, Brook (Hastings^, F, t Cplvin (Palmerston North), H. .Alexander (Taneatua), J. O'Sullivaa, -and M. S. Kidd (Opotiki) are guests at tha Grand Hotel. - ~

Messrs, E. Griffiths (Napicrt,--J. P. Flood (Palmerston North)1, B.P. Hopkins (Dannevirke)j J. Wilson' and G. Tremlett (New Plymouth). *' A. A. Green (HunterviUe^, N, V- Wade. (Wellington), B. G. Bond and'l, ,M. Fife (Auckland), R. Purser (Perth),' and J. B. Hair (Christchurch) ate staying at the Empire Hotel. ~