PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 9, 12 January 1938, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. W. Lee Martin) will leave Wellington for Hamilton tomorrow night. While in Hamilton Mr. Martin will meet Dr. John Hammond, of Cambridge University, who is in. New. Zealand studying livestock problems,

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Housing (Mr. J. A. Lee) left for Auckland this morning and will return to Wellington at the end of the week.

Mr. J. Thorn, M.P., Thames,' who has been visiting his home, returned to Wellington this morning. ... The Mayor, Mr. T. C. A.'.Hislop, has returned to Wellington from his vacation in the Taupo and Waikato districts. ' . • • ■. Professor H. Ramgey, professor- -X>t. English at the University of Otago, left by the Awatea yesterday afternoon for Sydney. ' : The Hon. F. Waite, M.L.C., arrived in Wellington this morning from the south. Dr. H. B. Lange, resident medical pffi. cer at Niue Island, with Mrs. Lange and their son, arrived at Lyttelton by th« Maui Pomare on Monday. Mr. R. A. Black, who has been general representative of the Uniotj Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Limited, at San Francisco since 1912, and who lately retired on superan. nuatjon, returned to New Zealand by the Aorangi, which arrived at Auckland on Monday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Black,

Pastor Stuart Stevens, formerly oJ the Church of Christ, Mpgrhouse Avenue, phristchurch, left by the •Awatea yesterday for Sydney. Pastor Stevens, who was in Christchurch for the last six years, will take over the Enmore Tabernacle, Sydney, in place of Dr. A. M, Meldrum.

Sub-Inspector D. A. Mac Lea n( of t\\e Christchurch Police Force, arrived today in Wellington* where he will take up a • similar position. He was farewelled by members of the force' al Christchurch yesterday afternoon. Superintendent A. Cameron made a presentation of a chiming clock to the Sub-Inspector on behalf of the. fpree, SeniorrSergeant P, C. Felton also spoke.

Mr. C. W. Hattray and Mr. G. H. Ritchie, directors of the Union. St^am. Ship Co, of New Zealand, Ltd., arrived in Wellington this morning fronr the sguth.

Captain C, E. Hotham, wlio w'£s jn command of H.M.S. Laburnum in New Zealand from 1929 to 1931, has been appointed to H,M,§, Hawkins.

Mr. E. C, Huie, of Christchurch, who has been representing the "Press," Christchurqh, in London on a special business trip lasting several rrionths, is returning to New Zealand by the Akaroa, which left Southampton on December 28, ' •

Mr. C, C. F, Young, a n represer)tatjve of the London office of Canadian Faeifle Steamships, Limited, who has been visiting New Zealand in connection with the visit of the Empress of Britain in April, left Auckland yesterday by the Aoi-angi for.Sydney. • He will return to the Dominion from Aus> tralia by the Empress of Br{tajn.:

Mr. G. E, MacLachlan, who has j?een on the staff of Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Masterton, for the past five and a half years, has received advice of his transfer to the company^'Wellington office. Mr. MacLaohlan expects to take up his new duties in Wellington towards the end of the .month,

Mr. B, McFarlane, Postmaster at Lower Hutt, has been promoted to the position of inspector at the General Post Office, Wellington.. Mr. A, W. Parker, of Wellington, has 'beeri' appointed to Mr. lVlcFarlane's-ppSit}Oji: at Lower Hutt, ' ' "' ~ :■ ■ ■ •'■

Mr. Arthur P. Harper, the .'.•wellknown mountaineer,' and one of the two founders, of the New '/Zealand Alpine Club, whose work in pioneering in the Southern Alps . ajici W?st Coast is well known, has '"just been appointed an hpnorary member of the American Alpine. Club. Tljis is a: distinct honour to. the mountaieegrfflg fraternity qf New Zealand, wd is' a recognition that ■ our mouhtaing and their climbing -potentialities are coming of greater, interest abroad: In recent yearp quite a number of American climber? and skiers of distinction have visited New Zealand, .and the election of Mr. Harper to membership pf the exclusive leading' bpqjy can be taken a.s an indication that the American climbers are desirous of fostering a closer relationship with those of New Zealand. ■ . . ■: . .