PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 144, 21 June 1938, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Postmaster-General (the Hon. F. Jones) returns to Wellington this afternoon from the West Coast.

The Minister of Education (the Hon. P. Fraser) left Wellington last night for Dunedin, and is expected to return on Saturday.

The Minister of Finance (the Hon. W. Nash) left Wellington today for New Plymouth, where he will open the Winter Show this evening arid the National Dairy Association Conference tomorrow afternoon. The Minister of Lands (the Hon. F. Langstone) returns to Wellington thi* afternoon from the East Coast. ";,. The Minister of Agriculture . (th«* Hon. W. Lee Martin) is to leave WeW lington this evening by the Limited/ express for Rotorua, where he wiltopen the Winter Show tomorrow. ,Thes Minister will return to Wellington on Thursday morning, ;-f 4 Mr. G. A. M. Baird, a pupil pilot &1? the Royal Air Force flying school at* Brough, who was drbwhed when hiaf! aeroplane fell into the Humber- last-' week as a result of loss of flying speed, was 25 years of age and livedo for a time in Taihape. He had beeii" in England only about a month whefi' the accident-occurred, having left to 5 join the Royal Air Force in April,* The son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. of 5 Selwyn Road, Epsom, Auckland,he was born in 1913 and was educated' at the Seddon Memorial Technical Colib lege. A keen sportsman, Mr, Bairitwas particularly prominent in tennis* and Rugby football. In addition tos playing at school he was a member dfis the Taihape representative football team several years ago. He is survive: ed by his parents, a twin brother, and*: two sisters. A cablegram was receiv* 1 ed by Mr. and Mrs. Baird from the? Secretary of State for Air, Sir KingsA' ley Wood, expressing sincere sympathy.* in their bereavement on both his baS? half and on that of the Air Council.'~." The new Consul-General for BeS*' gium in Sydney, Mr. M. F. Jansen, will 1 arrive in Sydney by the Orontes ort' June 29. M. Armand Nihotte, the"Consul in New Zealand, who has beenActing Consul-General in Sydney, will' then return to Wellington. " '"■'"?- Mr. R, Boulter, C.M.G., his Majesty'i' Trade Commissioner in New Zealand," will leave Wellington for the north bjK,' the Limited express tonight. ,;f The Rev. A. Wiley-Blue, of Bejfasii" was a guest at the Rotary Clufc luncheon today. V ,J