PERSONA! ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 127, 1 June 1938, Page 13

PERSONA! ITEMS

Sir Thomas Wilford lelt for Wanganui today to visit his mother.

Messrs. C. W. Rattray and G. R. directors of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, arrived in Welilngton from the south today.

Mr. T. R. Toovey, representative the Port of London Authority in Aus? tralia and New Zealand, left Auckland by the Niagara last night for Sydney.

Sir Benjamin Fuller, who has been visiting New Zealand in connection with his theatrical enterprises, left Auckland by the Niagara last night on his return to Australia.

Mr. R. Winterbourn, who has been appointed lecturer in education at Can- : terbury University College, is a graduate of the colVge, and was formerly on its staff, has been studying in England and in the United States for tha last 18 months. He went abroad with a Carnegie Fellowship.

Mr. A. Longmore, of Wellington, for many years a member of Loyal Britannia Lodge, has been appointed by tha. directors of the Manchester Unity oj Oddfellows (New . Zealand) a Grand Trustee in place of the late Mr. W. H. T Madeley.

Mr. A. O. Heany, secretary of tha Associated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand, left last night for, Timaru, where he will address the annual rogeting of the South Canterbury Chamber 'of Commerce.

Mr. C. Meachen, secretary of the Wellington Children's Health Camp Association, is visiting New Plymouth' for the purpose of discussing healths camp matters -with the Taranaki District Health Camp Executive, -

| Mr. S. S. Millington, Comptroller:. | of Stores in the Railway Department,' whose retirement was announced yes-, terday, was farewelled yesterday after-; noon by the General Manager of the Department and administrative officers. The best wishes of the Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan,"; who was unable to attend, were conveyed to Mr.-Millington, who was presented with a silver cigarette case. Mr. Millington's successor, Mr. P. M. MuirV was welcomed. A similar function" was held in Mr. Millington's office," where he was farewelled by members of the stores branch, and presented; with an electric heater and travelling rug, and a toilet set for Mrs. Milling, ton.

Captain E. Grave Morris, R.N. (retired), is spending a few days in Auckland and is expected to return to Wellington next Friday.

Mr. John Ord Shearer, at present Lecturer in Economics at the University of Western Australia, has been: appointed lecturer in the Department of Economics at Victoria University College, ' Mr. Shearer is a New Zealander and a graduate of Auckland versity College.. He graduated B-A.at'r Auckland in 1928, winning the senior scholarship in economics. In 1930 he graduated M.A. with first-class honours in economics, his thesis being "The| Control of Monopoly in New Zealand: 1 * During 1931 he pursued the general, study of this subject at the Univer-. sity of Cambridge consequent on tha award of a Research Fellowship by the Rockefeller Foundation. Mr. Shearer; has held various lecturing positions in New Zealand. In 1932 he was tutororganiser: for the Auckland W.E.A. in the Waikato district, 1933-34 acting-Leo. turer in Economics at the University of Otago, 1935 acting-Lecturer in Economics at Auckland University College, and from 1936 till the present time hi ha? been Lecturer in Economics ait. the University of Western Australia. ;