PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 98, 22 October 1938, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Education (the Hon. P. Fraser) attended the funeral of the late Hon. A. D. McLeod at Martinborough today. On Monday evening Mr, Fraser will leave for the South Island. On Tuesday he will opeii a new school at Pleasant Point, and on. Wednesday the new block at the Waipiata Sanatorium. "On Saturday, he will lay the foundation-stone of the new training college at Dunedin, and will return to Wellington early the following week. „ " . ;■ ."•''•

The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. E. Parry) returned to Wellington yesterday. • . •

The Minister of Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) is expected in Wellington on Sunday. ,

Dr. R. B. Martin, Island Bay, accompanied by Mrs. Martin, left this morning for a week's tour of the North Island.

The Rev. Archibald Main has beeti nominated Moderator designate of the Church of Scotland in succession to the Rev. James Black, states a British Official Wireless message from Rugby. Mr. G. G. W. Reid, managing director of Reid (New Zealand) Rubber Mills, Ltd., left Wellington by the Limit** express last night.

Mr. V. L. Allan, of Wellington, wa» presented with the distinguished service medal of the Royal Life-saving Society at today's annual* meeting of the New Zealand Council. Mr. G. B. Billson, the chairman, read the citation from the central executive in London.

Mr. George F. Briggs, newly appointed boys' work secretary of th« Wellington V.M.C. A., and formerly general secretary of the association of Peterborough, South Australia, arrived from Auckland today. . .

Mr. Edgar W. Herbert, 8.P.E., arrived in Wellington today from Sydney, where he is a director of the Sydney College of Physical Education and Recreational Leadership for Boys. Mr. Herbert will conduct a short refresher course training school for the physical directors of the Y.M.C.A.S of New-Zea-land.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Will, Major _A L Noakes, Major M. Harris, Captain. G H. Leslie, and Lieutenant G. B. Palmer, of Auckland, are attending a course of instruction at Trentham.

Mr. W. Goodfellow, Mr. B. H. Mackenzie, and Mr. W. Marshall, of tha directorate of Amalgamated Dames, Limited, leave Auckland by the Awatea today to attend, the annual meeting of Empire Dairies, Limited.

Commander C. B. Tinley.jvho has been succeeded as naval officer m charge of the Devonport Naval- Bale by Captain C. M. Barnes, is leaving Auckland by the Awatea today tor Sydney on his return to England.

Sir Charles Marr, a member of the Australian Federal Parliament, and Messrs. S. J. McGibbon and H. Landon Smith, directors of New Zealahd Forest Products, Limited, arrived at Auckland by the Awatea from Sydney yesterday to attend a meeting of the •.company. > Mr. F. Picot, Director of Internal Marketing, and. Mrs. Picot, are leaving Auckland by the Awatea today lor a brief holiday, in Sydney.

Rear-Admiral W. B. Mackenzie, R.N. (retired), is a passenger, for. New Zealand by the Orient liner Orion, which left England on October 8. He is'accompanied by Mrs. Mackenzie.:

Mr. C. H. Hudson, manager ""lit Wellington of the Temperance *nd General Life Insurance Society, •, i« leaving for Sydney by the' Awatea1 from Auckland today. He will be 'accompanied by Mrs. Hudson. • Mr. Hendry Luke, managing director of the Amalgamated Brick and Pipe Company, Limited, is to sail , from Auckland today by the Awatea on « business visit to Sydney. He wiU,be accompanied by Mr. A. J. Luke. :

Mr. David L. Nathan and Mr: F. A; Nathan, who have been on a tour of America and Europe, left England by the Orion on October 8. They will spend two weeks at Colombo, and will then proceed to Sydney in the Orama* In Sydney they will be joined,by..Mr. and Mr*s. Dennis Nathan, who Ifttt England on October 14. and Vrtto in* tend to epend a brief holiday irt Java, It is expected that Mr.- David U Nathan, Mr. F. A. Nathan, and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Nathan will arriv* ia New Zesfiand on December 12.

The Rejv. E. H. Hobday, lately minister of tfcie Baptist Church, Denmark Place, Lohdon, arrived by the Awatea from Sydhey yesterday on his way. to Christchurch, where he will take temporary charge of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church, pending the appoint* ment of a,successor to the Rev; I* A* North, who has vacated' the charge ml order to btecome general secretary ofi the New Zealand Baptist Union and Missionary ■ Society.