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PERSONAL HEMS

VICEREGAL,

His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral presided at a meeting of the Executive Council this morning.

Mrs. T. C. W. Connell was the guest of their Excellencies at luncheon at Government House today.

The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage) will leave for Auckland on Sunday night. He will inspect fac- —> tories on Monday and on Tuesday will-?-* attend the Anzac Day dawn parade. He will inspect more factories on Wednesday and will leave on his return to. Wellington on Wednesday night. ' ;" Regret at the death of, Mr. Mi" ': ~ McGurk, a member of the Petone Foot-:-"-**-* ball Club, who years ago had repre?-?.-----sented Wellington, on numerous, occa-- -- sions (1899-1900), was expressed at last.""'." night's meeting of the Wellington" -^ Rugby Union. On the motion of the i-"~ chairman (Mr. J. N. Millard) a vote:o:~ of sympathy with the relatives was passed. ■ ■ ; Feeling reference to the death of- Mti'?^ R. C. Tennent was made by the chanS \r*. man (Mr. Millard) at last night's meet- -. t" ing of the Wellington Rugby Union's >f management committee. The "laif,"^ Mr. Tennent was one of the founder* ~^i of Rugby in New Zealand, and haii:^ been responsible for arranging, the firsts, representative matches, Nelson v. Wei-. lington. A motion of sympathy with :^° the relatives was passed. :ftx Mr. A^ Donald and Mr. W. R. Nicot'"' were today reappointed representativesvo.^ of the Wellington Education Board for. ; -^ the ensuing two years on the Wairarapa; -' College Board of Governors. MessrsV o~~' W. V. Dyer, J; Stonehouse, and P. Rob- "^ ertson were reappointed representatives&sio on the Hutt Valley High School Board -^ly of Governors. . . .i..Z The recent death of Mr. W. C. Clifr"" ford, headmaster of the Poroutawhao l . School, between Levin and Foxton, was* 0' referred to at today's meeting of the V' T: Wellington Education Board. He had-' 0"' had 21J years' service, including sJ^'' years at Poroutawhao. It was decided ;->f to send a letter of sympathy to hilP'~~ widow. • ':'-.-} *'?2 The resignation of Mr. E. A. ■Llddtfrfffrom the position of auditor' was re*: ceived at last night's meeting of the^Wellington Bowling Centre. It was^_^ decided to write to Mr. Lidtile -andc;-f

thank him for his services to : theI'^ centre. " "'

Sympathy with the relatives of ihji I'U late Mr. George Gapes, an ex-president; i; of the Karori Bowling Club, was ex-;.^"

pressed at last night's meeting of th,% v l^ Wellington Bowling Centre. The presl-.'i^' dent (Mr. M. J. Casey) said that Mr. T-~:^l Gapes was a great sport,, a gentlemant^v and a fine citizen, and all. would regret his passing. . . . . r-~~Vr

Dr. R. M. Campbell, economic.ad-™ viser to the New Zealand High Corner; " missioner in. London, left for Apii^..^ (Samoa) yesterday by the Maiit.^% Pomare. He will later join the MQn"- ££5 2 terey bound for London, via San .FraS*-:<V Cisco. - ■•■'..■ .:■■■■. .■ - \,~3 Mr. Ross McCulloeh, formerly of the- ir Audit Department, Wellington; whoisrr has been appointed acting secretary _>ci to the Administrator of Western;>rir. Samoa, left by the Maui Pomare yes-> ■'■:■s? terday for Apia, -where he will-be static-■ Itioned. .... . . , Mr. W. S. Mac Gibbon, deputy chair-'- *s man of the Canterbury court executive''--for the Centennial Exhibition, and Mr^' : — J. Roy Smith, secretary of the Canter-'

bury Chamber of Commerce, arrived: by the steamer express.today., to: gitehd ■*"; a meeting of. the Dominion Court"'.— executive. . • - ■' •'.'-■

Mr. M. Wallace, who has held the^fj position of overseer, Wanganui district^ telegraphs, for the past ten years, has"^ been promoted to inspecting overseer at Wellington. He was farewelled and presented with a wristlet watch and travelling case by the Post and Telegraph Department at Wanganui recently. ... -".... . ;

Viscount Runciman arid Viscountess Runciman, who have been spending a holiday in New Zealand, left Auckland by the Aorangi yesterday for Vancouver, on their way back to/England*

Mr. P. W. Jackson, accountant of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Wellington, left by the Awatea last night with Mrs. Jackson to take up his appointment as assistant manager for the bank in London for- six. od' eight months. ..' It is understood thafr^ Mr. Jackson will take up ah appoint*"' ment in Melbourne after his term in? 5 London. . x;f

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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 91, 19 April 1939, Page 11

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PERSONAL HEMS Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 91, 19 April 1939, Page 11

PERSONAL HEMS Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 91, 19 April 1939, Page 11