PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 112, 13 May 1937, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Postmaster-General (the Hon. F. Jones) will leave tomorrow for Fahiatua, where he will open the new post office. From there he will travel to Gisborne and go.by [way ot the East Coast to Tauranga. He is expected back in Wellington on Saturday week. The Minister of Public Works (trie Hon. R. Semple) returned to Wellington from the south this morning, He plans to leave at the'end of the week for a fortnight's visit to the Auckland and North Auckland districts. The Minister of Agriculture (the ' (Hon. W. L; Martin) will leave tomorrow evening for the/ Waikato and Auckland. He expects 'to return by Wednesday next. ■ ■ ■ ■ Mr. W. J. Poison, M.P., arrived in Wellington today from Stratford. Surgeon-Commander It. Buddie, of H.M.S. Philomel, left Auckland for Sydney by the Awatea on Tuesday. Mr. R. lE. Price, Conciliation Commissioner, arrived from Auckland hy the Limitod this morning-. Mr. W. R. Golden, traffic manager of the Auckland. Harbour Board, will leave by the Mariposa on Friday for Sydney. He will inspect Australian ports with the object of preparing a report for the board. Mr. F.. N. Ambler, president of the Auckland Manufacturers' Association, returned 'to Auckland on Monday by the Awatea after ,a visit to Australia. Sir Standish O'Grady Roche, A.D.C. to the Governor-General, Viscount Galway, returned to Auckland on Monday by the Awatea from a holiday visit to .Australia., , Colonel'C. E. Palmer, formerly In-spector-General of Hospitals and Prisons* in Assam, who is to retire shortly ifrom .the Indian Army Medical Service, ;arrived at Auckland on Monday from .Sydney ;by the Awatea on a short visit to New Zealand. He was accompanied toy Mrs. Palmer. Appreciation -of the services to music in Christchurch of Dr. J. C. Bradshaw was expressed on Tuesday evening by -a "large number of his friends and -associates who entertained him at a.receptiori at Ballantyne's tearooms. :A jpreserltalßon was made to Dr. and Mrs. -Bratkhaw, and Canon A. H. Norris'annaunced the establishment of endowments ffioi? Cathedral choristers and -stifljensts: of music at Canterbury 'College to perpetuate the ■ memory of 'Dr. Bradshaw's work for ' music in.Christchurch. Mr. P. B. "Winn,' manager lor New • Zealand ,for the past three years of ' the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, ltd., 'has ireceived cable advice that the directors of the society have " appointed him manager of the society'! ■ London office, 50 Fleet Street, E.C.4. ' Mr. Winn will leave New Zealand for : London next .month. Mr. W. Russell-Wood, Dunedin, t ! arrived -from the south this morning : and will'leave this evening for Sydney. He will proceed to Melbourne, where he has -adjudicating engagements 'under the auspices of the Teachers' Association of Victoria, be- ' fore fulfilling an' engagement with the \ Bendigo .Competitions Society. i Sir William Perry and Mr. J. V. Reid (Masterton), 'Messrs. N. Fookes (Waitara) F. McLean- (Marton), D. Cam- ' pion (Fordell)., H. Mortenson and B. Sewell (Carterton), G. N. Parkhouse ' (Dannevirke), ,F. W. Poison (Strat . ford), T. J. Guthrie and C. J. Marshall ■ (Oamaru), 'G. Wilkie and J. Renton. ■ (Dunedin)., CH. Clibborn and A. Stanley (Christchurch), H. C. Hoette (Syd- ! ney), .and I. A. Duncan (Hunterville) ! are .guests at the Royal' Oak Hotel.