PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 55, 2 September 1937, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICEREGAL.

The following'were the guests of his Excellency the Governor-General at luncheon at Government House today: Commodore the Hon. E. R. Drummond, C.8., M.V.0., R.N., Mr. R. O. Nel, M.P. (South Africa), Mrs. and Miss Nel.

This afternoon his Excellency paid a visit to the exhibition of British pre-sent-day printing at the National Art Gallery.

■ The Prime Minister (the Ri Hon. M. J. Savage) is due to return to 'Wellington from Christchurch on Saturday morning. . ■ • ' •

The Minister of Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) and Mrs. Jones arrived in Wellington from the south today.

The. Minister of Lands. (the Hon. F. Langstone) Returned from Taumarunui today. ' , ......:

The Minister of Education (the Hon. P. Fraser) flew to Blenheim today. He is expected back in the Capital tomorrow..' "•' '...■■'.

. Mr. J. A. Lee, Parliamentary Undersecretary in Charge: of Housing, will leave for Nelson tonight-on departmental business. He will visit Motueka also, and intends to return to Wellington at the end of the'week.

;. The loss to New Zealand cricket in. the deaths of Messrs. D. McKenzie and W. H. Winsor is-referred-to-in the annual report of the Wellington Cricket Association. Tribute is paid to the long service 'given by both cricket stair warts in the interests of the' game.

Mr. Aylwin Probert,. of San Francisco, who has been touring the North Island to secure New Zealand's representation at the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939, will leave by the Wanganella tonight for Sydney on a* similar mission.

Sir Cyril and Lady Ward arrived in Wellington from the south this morning.

Mr. F. A. Bullock, of Christchurch, judge of the singing classes at last year's festival of the Wellington Competitions Society, arrived in Welling-, ton today and will return honie on Saturday night.

: Mr. James Lockie, who was formerly assistant city solicitor for the Wellington City Corporation, Has been promoted to be clerk for Ayrshire County, Scotland. Mr. Lockie took up the position of deputy clerk some two years ago on probation, and has novr succeeded to the senior position.

Messrs. C. King, P. A. Matheson, G. Harvey, J. North, A. G. Gerrard (Palmerston North), R. B. Kingsbury, R. Roderique (Carterton), G. E. Waterworth (Napier), A. t Adley (Sweden), Mortimer, N. C. Davis, W. L. Sandover (Christchurch), W. Gummer, A. W. Donald, and F. Wright (Auckland) are guests-at the Midland Hotel.

Messrs. J. N. Turnbull (Gore), M* J. Macartney (Melbourne), W. J. Mit« chell (Blenheim), G.H.Slater (Hastings), C. Allison (Christchurch), A. Charles (Canterbury), G. Harman. (Hamilton), R. Kirkwood, D. Stafford B. McMillian (Stratford), H. Holmes, J. Jackson (Gisborne), H. Yabuichi, (Japan), D. X, Coleman (Taihap'e), W. Kirkham, J. Bates, A. R. Bates, S. Tombs (Auckland) are guests at the Grand Hotel.

Messrs. E. A. Lucas (Blenlieim), W. T. Hazlett (Invercargill), I. L. Moore P. O. Moore (Nelson), W. J. Homewood (Sydney), and E. W. Merewether (Wanganui) are guests at the' Royal Oak Hotel. .

Messrs. W. j. Martin (Nelson), A. J. Lambert (Christchurch); G. C. W. Reid, j; Enwright, S. Vella, C. W. Robinson (Auckland), M. K. Macdonald,' F. V. Dillon (Waipiata) are guests at the Empire Hotel.' V . ' .

Messrs. J. B. Craig, L. IBarry, W. L. Bane, J. Paterson, W, K. Paterson. C. A. Capamagian, S. H. Luke (Auckland), Downes, Harris (Christchurch), and M. Lemon (Dunedin). ara guestg at the Hotel St; George. :'