PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19778, 31 January 1928, Page 5

PERSONAL

Dr W. G. M'Naughton, of Invercargill, went from Dunedin to Christchurch by the through express to-day, intending to go on to Hunmer. Father Louis Loughnan, S.J., who has just given retreats at Mosgiel—• one to priests, the other to laymen—left this morning on his way hack to Melbourne, he being on the staff of Sr. Francis Xavier College, Kew. Mr W. H. Haggar, Conciliation Commissioner, travelled Irom Invercargill to Christchurch to-day. Jlr G. Murray Campbell, now of Sydney, has been revisiting Dunedin, and started to-day on his way back. Mr A. E. Wilson is transferred by tho Tourist Department to Wellington, and Ids successor as manager of the Dunedin office is Mr R. W. Marshall. Pending air Marshall’s arrival air R. G. Sincock is in charge here. air W. R- Gibson, secretary of the Dunedin Lawn Tennis Union and a member of the committee of the Kensington Tennis Club, who left for Lawrence this morning, having a position on tho teaching staff of the High School in that district, was met by members of tho _ above club last evening during practice, and presented with a slight token of esteem._ air F. Sims (president), in presenting Mr Gibson with a travelling case, eulogised the recipient’s good sporting qualities and his excellent work lor the club, or which he was one of tire original mem hers. Reference was made at tire annual meeting of the Dunedin Athenaeum members last night to tne death of Mr P. Govon (the late honorary secretary) and of air H. F. Bastings (the la*? librarian), hi the course of bn> dress tho chairman (Dr J. R. Elder) referred to the valuable services these gentlemen bad given to the inst-tution, and at his request the members presnt stood for a few moments as an act of respect and remembrance. _ . The Rev. G. E. Rear, a retired minister, was found dead last night in a paddock at Otaki, deatli being due to heart disease. Tho deceased, who was fifty years of ago, leaves a wife but no family (says a Press Association telegram) . r , . New visitors to tho Grand Hotel include Mrs J. R. Raw, Messrs Percy Coyle, and T. R. Raw (Wellington), Messrs D. L. Patterson and H. Turncv (Oamarn), Mr Edgar Shand (Kokonga), Mr Charles Gray (Invercargill). , „ . . Recent arrivals to the Excelsior Hotel include Mr R. Breinner (Auckland), Messrs A. Shorter, 11. 0. Saunders, M. S. Henderson, and U. A. he Pino (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Andrew, Miss Andrew, Miss Boyce, Mr L Elian (Christchurch), Mr D. kcoH, Miss Scott (Timaru), Mr aud Mrs Ritchie (Bannockburn), Mr ami Mrs Mathieson, Miss Mathiesou (Ranfurly), Miss Owen (Bnlelutha), Miss Dundas, Messrs H. R. Dundas, R. G. Charters, and H. A. Price (Invercargill). Among tho latest guests to the City Hotel are Miss Ross (Melbourne), Miss W. Dickinson, Mr and Mrs \™;eiitc av , ve ll. Mrs P. Mainman (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs J. P. MT)uilkan (Ashburton), Captain and Mrs Batclay, Mrs J. Barclay, Mr J. Anderson, Mr L. Anderson (Kurow), Mi RBirch, Mr IV. Witt (Invercargill), Captain Schofield (Bluff).