PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 6, 8 January 1938, Page 15

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. E. Parry) is expected to return to Wellington on Monday after spending the holiday period in Auckland.

Mr. L.' F. de Berry arrived in Wellington this morning from the south.

Mr. Charles Todd, accompanied by Mrs. Todd, returned to Wellington from the south this morning.

Mr. E, T. Spidy, Superintendent of Railway Worshops, returned to Wellington this morning from the south.

Mr. L. R. Blake, of Joseph "Nathan and Co.;' and' Mrs. Blake, will leave for London at the end of this month.'

Mr. Colin Tapley, the well-known Holly wood. star; formerly ..of Dunedin, who is at present engaged in the pro* duction of the film "Booloo," in Malaya, is expected to arrive in New Zealand on February 12. He will leave Singa* pore in the Nieuw Holland. ■• . .

Mr. Gilbert. Archey, -director of tha Auckland War Memorial Museum, who has been visiting museums. in several overseas countries under the terms'of a Carnegie Corporation grant, is due to return to Auckland on January 21 by the Monterey from San Frr.ncisco.

Mr. A. L. Thompson, M.R.C.V.S, Dunedin, has completed a year of postgraduate study in veterinary research-. He is to return to New Zealand in January to undertake research worlc for the New Zealand Department of Agriculture. Mr. Thompson has studied, in Denmark, Cambridge, and London.

The Rev. ■W, E. Lambert, pastor o£ the Esk Street Baptist Church, Invercargill, will retire at the end of Feb-. ruary after- forty-one years of service in the ministry. Mr. Lambert became .a student-pastor at Brooklyn in 1897. and remained there ior' three years. For two years he studied in Christchurch under .the'guidance of the Rev. J. J. Doke and the Rev. J. J. North. He served, in Greendale for five years, after which'period he removed to Ash-' burton, spending four years there. Leaving Ashburton, he served six years in Nelson, five1 in Wharigarei, eight in Thames, four in Mosgiel, and four and a half in Ihvercai-gilL "' ■ ■ ■

Mr. E. J. Price, Town Clerk at Taihape for' the past nine years, who .leaves shortly to become Town Clerk, at Takapuna, was the guest of, honour on Wednesday evening at. a valedic-. :tory gathering arranged , ;: .-. by the Borough Council.- Speakers representing all classes in the community spoke appreciatively of Mr. . Price, and he was presented with a travelling rug.

Mr. A. H. - Cockayne, DirectorGeneral of the Agriculture Department, will leave for the north tomoiv row. .'•'■■■, Mr. F: Scott Miller, ' of the" Union Steamship Company,, Ltd., will leave for the north tomorrow.". .'...-.. . '.. Dr. Frank. .Anthill. . Pockley, . ot" 'Warunga, Sydney, will arrive at Wellington by-the-Otrahto ori .Monday.

The Rev. •. J/. - A.-': Allan, " Professor Designate of New Testament studies in; ;the. Presbyterian Theological Hall,-' Dunedin,' -arrived' in Wellington front Auckland yesterday; ■ Mr.L "Allan, who is an old'boy; of St. -John's Church, will conduct the service and preach iri St. John's Church tomorrow morning at il o'clock.

Dr. F. I. Moss, of Western Australia, arrived at Auckland by the Wanganella yesterday on a holiday visit.

The Rev. C..T. Kenderdine, rector .of St. Augustine's Churchy Neutral Bay, Sydney, arrived at Auckland "by the. Wanganella yesterday .for a holiday in the Dominion. '"» '

-Mr. G. D. Healy, of-Melbourne,, superintendent ' fcir Australia- and NevtZealand of the Bank of-Australasia.' who arrived- in' Auckland- yesterday by the Wanganella, will leave tonight for the south. He wilt spend about: three weeks .in the Dominion.

■ : Mr. Robin Delambre; grandson of Mrs. S. M. Rhodes, of Remuera, has been advised that' his ■' nomination for admission to the Royal Air Force Cadet College, Cranwell, has been -accepted. Mr. Delamore, who- has just left Wanganui Callegiat'e School,''will leave for England by. the Swartehhondt, via; Singapore, about January 17.• ■'

-; The Rev.. W.. S/ C Stephens, vicaf of Waerenga'-a-hika for the' past three years, has accepted the invitation ot the Waiapu ; .Diocesan .: Nomination Board to succeed the Rev. W.IT.. Drake" as vicar of Waipawa, Hawke's Bay. Mr, Stephens will take up. his, new charge on March .1. Mr. Drake has succeeded Canon Mortimer, Jones' as;. vicar of. Hastings. ..".'. •■ .

Mr. H. H..'Sterling arrived in Wel« lington by air from Auckland today.

- Captain V. G. Webb,' Marine Superintendent, "arid Mr. R: L". -Gillies; SupSr-.: intending Engineer, of the ;Uni6n Steam: Ship Company, Ltd., who' have been - .in. England' for'some months'' past iit-'j connection with the company's 'ship?.:■building programme, are passengers by the P. .and.C Company's new vesr.. sel Stratheden. .and are expected ■ to■arrive in "Wellington .the beginning-: ■of next month. .'