PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 20, 25 January 1938, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Ministeroosfs Labour (the Hon. H. T. Armstrong) left Wellington for the South Island last night. _ He. will visit Southland and Central <3tago and is expected to return to Wellington at the end of next week. , The. Postmaster-General (the : Hon. F. Jones) will leave Wellington on Thursday for Thames, where he will open a new post office on Friday. Mr. L. J. Schmitt, head.of the Department of Industries. and Commerce and Tourist and Publicity, who had been- on a holiday ■ visit to Australia with his family, returned by the Awatea yesterday afternoon Mr. R. H. Cook, chief timber inspector for the New South Wales Forest Commission, arrived by the Awatea yesterday from Sydney on a business visit to New Zealand- '■ ; .!_..■ : Mr. T. Callinan, of the staff of .-'the Minister of Mines, returned by ■ .the Awatea yesterday from a holiday, visit to Melbourne. r Mr. W. N. Norwood, general" manager of the Dominion Motors" Ltd, and Mrs. Norwood, arrived back-in New Zealand by the- Monterey ''"on Friday last. They were welcomed inAuckland by Mr. W. D. Gordon, in company with whom they returned to Wellington. ■ Mr. C. L.. Calvert,.'..barrister'"'.Jandsolicitor, Dunedin, has been, appointed chairman of the Otago Mortgage Adjustment Commission in place. of Mr. H. L. Cook, who has resigned because of the calls of his private legal business. , In annduncing the appointmerit of Mr. Calvert, the Minister of; Justice (the Hon. H. C % R. Mason) paid atribute to the work" done by Mr. Cook during his period as chairman. ' Professor T. H. Easterfield was among the passengers by the Awatea yesterday from Sydney. \ The Rev. L. J. Boulton Smith, of Wellington, returned yesterday by the Awatea from Sydney. Mr. R. Clark, general manager of Warner Brothers, First National Pictures; Sydney, was a passenger..by the Awatea, which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Sydney. - . Mr. A. J. Hummell, managing director of Warner Brothers, First National Pictures, New York, arrived at Wellington yesterday on the Awatea from Australia, accompanied by Mrs. Hummell. The Rev. A. H. Nordmeyer, M.P., an> rived at Wellington from'the south this morning. • . ■• ; • •"■-. ••- Mr. J. V. Wilson, chief oi the!'central section of the Secretariat of theiLeague of Nations, has arrived on a: visit to Christchurch, \vhere he Was" educated. He will remain in the city about tea dayi; ■ . ;.'.'■ .Mr. J. I. Goldsmith, of" Wellington, chairman of the Soldiers' .Civil'Reestablishment" League, is ; at' present in Auckland. • ......'.-•.. The Hon. M.\ Connelly, M.L;C., arrived in Wellington by the steamer: express from the south this morning. Mr. E.-T. Tirikatene," M-P.^is" visiting Wellington* • ' ■ ' r ■ ' ■' Dr. H. H. -Nowlaridj 'medicalv superintendent at the! Gladeville-Mental Hospital, New South Wales,-accom-panied by Mrs. Nowland, arrived yesterday by the Aorangi ■frd'm to spend a holiday in New1 Zealand. After a few days in Auckland they will visit Wellington and' the~ "South ' Island. - ■ ■ Captain A. BJ Ackland, of the Department of Agriculture, Tonga, and Mr.. R.; C, G. ; Page, : represerftijig. gan commercial interests! arrived in Wellington by the Limited express this morning. . ' ? -. ;. ,V