PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 20055, 21 December 1928, Page 6

PERSONAL

]\lr T. M. JJnll. who, a week ago, took over Ihn duties ol district engineer, Public Works Department, in suecession to Mr I' 1 * S. Dyson, li;is alicady viewed l.ho works between Hampden and Balelutha, and in due course will go right to the extremes of his jurisdiction. As a cadet ho was on the construction ol the W ainialiaka biancli railway line. Mr .Alexander Hurl, the well-known Auckland yachtsman, who is leaving shortly tor Jhinodiu to take up the position of managing director of A. and T. Hurt, Lid., was presented with an illuminated address by the Auckland employees of tho linn, Mr J. H. Johnson, tho company s general manager, was in tho chair. .In reply Air Hurt, spoke- of tho splendid men who had served their apprenticeship with the company, many ol whom now occupied high positions in engineering circles throughout tho world. The Right Rev. Leonard S. Ivcnipthornc, Bishop in Polynesia since 192 J, arrived from Papeete hy the Makura. Ho will remain in New Zealand lor a month, and will spend a fortnight at Nelson on a visit to his parents, Aichdeacon and Mrs Kempthornc, who recently celebrated their golden wedding. Bishop Kempthornc, who had been on a tour of portion of his extensive diocese was unable to land at Rarotonga owing to an epidemic of sickness m Tahiti. He will leave Auckland by tho Aorangi on January lo on his return tO M i' l Arthur Sims, principal of tho firm of Sims, Cooper, and Co., returned to Christchurch on Wednesday from England, whore lie ’-as been on a visit ot lengthv duration. W hile at Homo i\n Sims, who lias played for New Zealand and Canterbury at cricket, represented the dominion unofficially _ m cricket circles, and was a valuable intermediary for New Zealand in completing the arrangements for the recent tour or Great Britain by tho New Zealand Owing to continued ill-health Mr W. J. Bardsley (secretary) last night applied to tho Harbour Hoard for three or four weeks’ leave of absence to enable him to undergo medical treatment at Rotorua, while cu route to the Harbours’ Conference at Auckland. The board unanimously acceded to tho request, Mr Larnaeh sa\ ing that tho secretary fully deserved leave. Mr J. Renton was appointed acting-secretary during Mr Bardsley’s absence. Motions of sympathy with the relatives of the Into Mr George Mondy and of the late Captain George Thomson (who retired in 1922 from tho board’s employ after thirty-six year* of faithful service) were passed by the Harbour Board last night. Guests at the Grand Hotel include Messrs George Hesleer and Grislow, Brown (New York), Mr and Mrs G. Vaughan (Sydney), Mr David Cody (Wellington), Mr V. J. Spain (Little River), Mr R. M. Paterson (Arrowtown), Mr and Mrs F. Huyshe-Ehot (Roxburgh), Mr J. R. Wilson (Tawanui), Mr F. Piper (Gore). Among the visitors to the Excelsior Hotel include Mr and Mrs L. Wk Leslie, Mr E. M. Good (Christchurch), Messrs A. M. Douglas and D. Cameron (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs J. D. Spiers (Invercargill).