PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 15, 17 July 1937, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Acting Prime Minister (the Hon. P. Fraser) has received a cable from the Hon. R. Semple in Sydney stating that the health of ; the Minister of Public Works has improved considerably, and that he had a good voyage. He leaves for the Western Districts on Monday. .Mr; Fraser. replied and expressed his pleasure at Mr. Semple' 3 improvement in health.

The Minister of Finance (the Hon. W. Nash) was due to leave New York today for Cristobal, where he wMI connect with the Mataroa on July 22. He is due to arrive in Auckland on. August 12.

The Attorney-General (the Hon. H\ G. R. Mason) left last night for Auckland.' He is to address a meeting of his constituents at Henderson on' Monday night. : - - ,' ".'

The Hon. W. Lee Martin, Minister; of Agriculture, .arrived from, the south this morning. ' .

Mr. M. J. Reardon, Conciliation Commissioner, is to leave' Wellington thiij evening for Nelson. -'-■'.. , —

Mr., F. Milner, Rector: of Waitakl Boys' High School, was a passenger from the south this morning. .- -;

Dr. E. Marsden, secretary of the Department of Scientific ' and. Industrial Hesearch, arrived in Wellington from the south this morning. •■'

Colonel, F.- S. P. Nicholls, C.8.E.; D.5.0., officer commanding the Southern Military Command, retires .-'on superannuation today. He will be sue? ceeded by Colonel P. H. Bell, D.5.0., who formerly held the appointment of general staff' officer, Central. Military Command. ■'. '■ . ' '■ ••■

Ivlessrs. F. J. Bethwaite (Wanganui)', J. Peel and B. Blythe (Palmerston North), T. Moodie (Napier), O. Suter (Auckland), E. S. Wilson:and D. Garrich (Christchurch), and.,Alex Derbia (Invercargill). are guests .at the Mid^ land. Hotel. : ;-'.■/ ; ; ;"':

Messrs. J. Woody (Timaru), G.V.J& Stone and H. C. Ferguson. (Dunedin), W. A/Gr.eer (Hastings), . G. : Holdea . (Dannevirke),. L. R. Curtis and W.- T. Stanton (New Plymouth), S. "Okamato, M. Tokuda. M. Mukaisaka, M. Tomonaga, M.. Aruki, S. Inone,. and S. Ikegame (Japan) are , guests at tha Royal. Oak Hotel.- , ■...■■ ....

Messrs.'H. R. Remington (London), C. W. Tod (England),1 M. A. Smith. (New York), X.! A..Brownjohn (Palmerston North). E. McKenzie (Carterton). D. Trevathan and H. J. Simon (Otago) are among, the guests .at the Hotel St. George.

Messrs. L. Dyke (Sydney), J. A. Reid (Te Awamutu), A. T. Hall (Auckland), E. Cordingley, 'J. Purcell, and T. B. McCarthy "(Wanganui) are staying at the Grand Hotel. '.■.-. ~':

Messrs. A. Templeton (Dunedin)^ S. G. Smith (Christchurch), C. .Harman and F. Atkinson (Nelson), H. Christie (Wanganui), H. S. Turner (Eltham), C. M. Whatman (Waimate), C. Reynolds (Blenheim), G. R. Herron ; (Balfour), S D.Ewen, A.B. Grange, J. Stewart, and J. C. Hardley (Auckland) are.at present staying-at.the Empire Hotel..