PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 149, 21 December 1936, Page 15

PERSONAL ITEMS

• The Minister of Education : (the Hon. P. Fraser) left for Blenheim and the West Coast today.

The; Minister of Public Works (the Hon. R. Semple) returned to Wellington today from the south.

The Rev. Father T. B. Segrief, S.M., who was formerly on. the staff of St. Patrick's College, arrived from Sydney by the Awatea today.

The -Rev. Dr.. Mcßae, ; administrator of St. Joseph's parish, Wellington, is convalescing in the Lewisham Hospital after a serious operation.

Major T. J. King arrived from Sy6> ney on the Awatea today after.a fiveweeks' visit to the principal cities of Australia, where he discussed with military experts mutual problems of defence, and inspected munition factories. His visit was made at the invitation of Sir Archdale Parkhill, Commonwealth, Minister of Defence, who was in this" country on defence, matters recently. ■ :

Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the^ New Zealand Rugby . Union ■ and^ manager of the South British Insur-1 ance Company, met with a x painful ] accident on Saturday afternoon when) he tripped on the uneven ' pavement i in Mount Street. Medical attention j was called and aiv X-ray examination? revealed a fracture of a bone in one of his feet.

Mr. C. W. Salmon, of Wellington, who has, been on a-visit to England, arrived,from Sydney on the' Awatea today, having been away for morej than a year. He Yvas accompanied by Mrs Salmon.

Mr. M. A. Goldfinch, a director of Dritex Rubber Co., arrived by th* Awatea from Sydney this morning;

Mr. G. Holt, a of the Blue Funnel Line, was an arrival ,by tha Awatea from Sydney today.

Squadron-Leader J. L. Findlay, Officer Commanding the Wigram . Aerodrome, arrived from Sydney by the Awatea this morning, accompanied by Mrs. Findlay, after a brief visit.

Professor J. K. Murray, of Bris-' bane, was a passenger by the Awatea from Sydney this morning. He is particularly interested in pastoral investigation, and is in New. Zealand at tha request of the Government. He plans to stay jiere about six weeks, and will attend the conference of the Australa-/

sian Association for the Advancement of Science, to be held in Auckland next month. Mrs. Murray, accompanies Professor Murray. . . . ■ .

Flight-Lieutenant A. de T. Nevill arrived from Sydney on the Awatea today to resume his work as staff officer to the Director of Air Services. During a long absence- in England Flight-Lieutenant.Nevill acted as.New Zealand liaison officer in London and completed a course- at the R.A.F: Staff College at Andover, being the first member of the New Zealand Forces to secure a pass there. He studied the latest development in aerial torpedo warfare at Gosport, and left England for home in the middle of October.

Messrs. H. J. Beck (Christchurch), B. Heslehurst and C. H. Harrison (Sydney) R. W. Dewar (Melbourne), J. M. Hussey and J. Hughes (Wanganui), J. S. Bonner (Mangumeka), P. O. Martin, F. D. Martin, and G. Blomfield: (Auck^ land), T. Castor (Brisbane), M. V. Madden (Ipswich, Queensland), J. O. Krause (Chicago), C. R. Stephenson and D. A. Soloman (Wellington) are guest's at the Midland Hotel.

Sir E. A. Ransom (Danncvirke), and Messrs. M. T. Churton.and F. G. Fuggis (England), H. L. Ross (Sydney), E. A. Knowles (Auckland), W. Blundell (Papua), H. L. Williams (Melbourne), M O Williams (Hawera), A. J. Kellow and E. J. Hall (Feilding), T. H: Coyna (Christchurch), J. M. Fulton .and <G. N Rose (Blenheim), B. Hughes (Temuka), R. G. Wagin and R. G. Harmaa (Wanganui) are guests at the Royal Oak Hotel.

Messrs. R. N. Shaw: (Masterton), T. { Jullie (Queensland), C. E. Lough and) Donald Taylor (Sydney), M. Buchanan^ (Dunedin), arid W: Angus (Christ-! church) are staying at the Grand HoteL] Messrs T. Jones,. M.^R. Jones, andj J. Boyd "(Hawera), K. E. Downes and^ J Sca'nlan (New Plymouth), W. Anders son (Morrinsville), and D. Parker) (Christen urch) are at present guests at the Empire Hotel..

Messrs. G. Rhodes. H. F. W. James., and F. Blick (London), A. Cornelius (Wellington), W. H. Trimm (Los Angeles), P. Weil (Budapest), W, Joseph and E. H. Hudson (Melbourne). E. Sr Wolfendly, R. Porter, E. Moses. A. Yates, E. R. Griffiths, and L. Vickery; (Sydney), K. W. Edmonds, B.> Sheil,; H. Phillips, A. Lambett, H. Simons, and. A R. Burgess (Auckland) are among? the guests at the Hotel St. Georgo