PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 118, 20 May 1937, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. "W. E, Barnard, Speaker of Ihe House of Representatives, return* ed to papier today. , .-■■■}' Mr. H. I. Austad returned to Wellington this morning from the Soutli' Island. ,' ■ • ■ ■: ,;. - : , Mr. A. T. Donnelly, Christchurch, chairman of directors of the Bank of New Zealand, arrived, in this morning from the South Island. ' Sir Charles Norwood, chairman of the Wellington Free Ambulance Board, was congratulated by members at..today's meeting of the. board on, the Knighthood recently conferred ,up,pn him. Members paid glowing tribute* to the great and varying services'1 Sir Charles had rendered 'to the community, and all the speakers said that no public man in, New Zealand'!was more entitled to such an honour. 'Congratulations were also extended" to , Lady Norwood, and the hope was expressed that both Sir Charles and Lady NorwoQd yi'ould have many years of happiness and prosperity Dr. R. Welton-Hogg, of Wellington,, left by the Maunganui on Tuesday. lof : a three weeks' holiday in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. • ~,, Notification of the .acceptance .-byi the Governor-General, ViscoUnt Galway, of the office of patron of the New Zealand Rugby Union has been'; received by the Rugby controlling body. Major Westmacott (Otorohanga), arid Messrs. G. Lancaster Wells (London), W. Scott Stevenson (Sydney), William Macpherson (England), J. H. Irying (Masterton), G. H. Strarig and D.M. Strang (Auckland), N. Johnston• and Justice H. Johnston (Wellington), and P. Studholme (Bay of Islands),- ar« guests at the Midland-Hotel.. Messrs. H. Siddall and C. A. Capamagian (Auckland), J. H. PeririeJi • (Feilding), H. W. Lightband and Cr H. Wynyard (New Plymouth), G. H.:P« Fitzgerald (Eltham), H. G. Livingstone,, K. Reginald Collins, Maurice V. CoH lins, and F. S. Grant (Christchurch), J. E. Harper (Palmerston North), and H.J Steche (Germany)" are among.;thai guests at the Hotel St. George. M ' ' Messrs. S. Taylor (Dunedin), -,P« Bullon, and J. Henry (Christchurch)^ C. S. Keating (Palmerston North), T. A,1 Winks and G. Eliot- (Hawera), F. Pai* sons (Patea), J. Wattie (Hastings), X, C. Lawrence (The Portage), W. Keitiv (Gisborne), and P. IColtman (Auckland) are at present staying at Va.% Grand Hotel. '< ' Messrs. H. W. D. Blake and S. P.. Marshall (Christchurch), A. H. Robirison (Dunedin), and J. B. Carr (NeW son) are guests at the Empire HoteL, Messrs. D. Dalziell, G. Gardiner, W.i 'Whitburri, and A. Larsen (Mastertpri),! E. P. Sealey (Wanganui), A. E. RamS i den (Pctone), S. K. Butcher and W. HJ Lusk (Auckland), and A. M. Bendy] (Dunedin) are guests at the Royall Oak Hotel.