PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 152, 30 June 1938, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

I Mr. C. T. Halstead, of Auckland,, [manager in New Zealand for the Pacific Cable-Board, arrived in Wellington by;) the Limited express this morning oni a business visit. He will return to' Auckland this evening.

Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., returned tan Wellington this morning from Auck-1 land, where he has been assisting in the work of the Magistrate's Court.

Mr. Frank Mitchinson, of Raetahi,, is on a visit to Wellington. In hisj playing days he was a prominent Wei-. lington and New Zealand Rugby representative.

Messrs. Sid/'King, of the Sydney"Daily Telegraph;" and-Keith Hardie, 1 |of the-"Sydney Morning Herald" are! visiting Wellington. They are reporting to their papers upon the cbmingl visit of the New Zealand Rugby team! to Australia, and will travel to Syd-, ney with the team; which leaves next Thursday. Mr. King is a former Australian Rugby representative.

Motions of sympathy with the relatives of the late Messrs. G. T. Bayly (a former president of the New; Zealand Rugby Union) : and C. A. Mathieson (at one time a member of the N.Z.R.U. executive), 1 were passed at last night's meeting of the . New Zealand Rugby Union's" executive. The chairman (Mr. S, S. Dean), made reference to the services given to the game by Messrs. Bayly arid Mathieson.

Mr. A. J. Camp6ell, t Director of Horticulture, is Jit present attending the provincial; Conference, of the New Zealand . Fruitgrowers'; Federation which opened in Dunedin today. )

Dr. A. M. Begg, Director of Cancer Research, .-will- leave-in ; August on a year's leave of absence to conduct further research in England on hii theory of genesis of cancer.

.Mr. James Hargest. M.P; for. Awarua, was unable to attend the opening of Parliament because,of indisposition. He will be confined to his home at Rakau> hauka for three or foxir ,days.

The deaths of Messrs. A. F. Foot, W. J., Thompson, H. W. Lloyd, J. Hunter, and A. E. Erskine were referred to at the annual ,meeting of ; tbe Wellington Bowling' Club, Ltd., last-eight. Thosa present stpod in , silence the open* ing of the .meeting as : a ,mark of respect.: ~ ,

Professor Van: .Dusen, professor of. theology at the: Union Theological Seminary, New York, -'ariddean of students, accompanied by Mrs. Van Dusen, will arrive at Auckland by the Monterey from San, Francisco on-Jul* 8. . - * Mr. R. I. 'Allan, Government representative on the Post and' Telegraph Appeal Board, arrived from Auckland today en route to Duhedin, where ha will attend a meeting of the board. Mr. R. H» Packwood, district engineer for the Public Works Department at Whangarei, arrived iroia Auckland today by the Limited, express. The Rev. Harold A.- Iffoakes, curate of Taumarunuij has been appointed priest-in-charge of-the parish of Taranaki East. He, wia -taKe ;qpr life,- new duties early in July.