PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 20109, 25 February 1929, Page 8

PERSONAL

—Ministerial.— The Hon. J. 11. Donald, PostmasterGeneral, arrived in Dunedin ironi Christchurch by the 4.2 U p.m, train to-day, accompanied by Mr 0. McNamara iSecretary of the Post and Telegraph Department). Dir Jones, and Mr W. R. King, his private secretary. Tho Minister is to be the guest ot the 'United Party at the Savoy this evening, and will leave Dunedin to-morrow. Mr James Fletcher, of the Fletcher Construction Company, reached Dunedin, on Saturday evening on a business visit. Dir John Dlarshall, head ol the firm of John Diitchell and Co., of Glasgow, which is the buying house for tho Fletcher Construction Company, the Lore Construction Company, and other largo contracting linns in New Zealand, is touring the dominion investigating the actual requirements of the building industry, and is now in Dunedin. DrJ. Jackson Crawsliaw (sou of Dr J. 11. Crawsliaw, of the Health Department), who qualified in Otago, was lately on the medical stall ol the Seaclilf Diontal Hospital, and went to London to specialise in children’s diseases, is now acting as resident medical officer of the Sliadwcll Children’s Hospital.. Sir Robert and Lady Stont_ brought their seasonal visit to Dunedin to an end this morning and left lor Wellington by the 11.J4 train. Dir J. Sutherland Ross, one of the Dunedin delegates to the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation Conference that opens at Wellington on Wednesday, went .Tilth by the through express to-day. Dir ML D. Snowball left this morning for Wellington on departmental business.

Dr W. M. Clow, ex-principal of the United Free Church College at Glasgow, was bidden good-bye on the Dunedin railway station this morning by a large party of churchmen and others. Mrs Clow accompanies her husband*They are going back to Scotland. The Hon. T. K. Sidey, the Hon. J. A. 11 anan, and Mr W. J. Morrell went by the 11.54 northern express to-day to attend, a meeting in Wellington of the Executive Committee of the New Zealand University Council Mr J. D. Cannon, with his wile and family, of Dubbo (N.S.W.), haying completed what Mr Cannon describes as a most enjoyable and enlightening tour of New- Zealand, left Dunedin this morning for Sydney. The burial of Mr H. F. Nces at the Northern Cemotery yesterday was the occasion of a great expression of regret, there being no fewer than seventy-five motor cars in the procession and at least 25U persons at the graveside, where the Rev. G, E. Moreton conducted the service. The mourners included many settlers ol Central Otago and other parts of Hie country, who specially motored in.

A .Press Association message from j|\ncklaiid states that Dr M. Stanley, who attended Iho International iPan"Pacific (Jonfercnco at Honolulu, 1 returned by the Aorangi. While in th« United States slio investigated child welfare activities.

Professor Condlifl’c, author and economist, arrived by the Aorangi in ■ furtherance of his work on behalf of the New Zealand and Australian branches of the Institute of Pacific, Relations, of which ho is research secretary, lie is completing preparations for an international contereneo to he held in Japan in November.— Auckland Press Association telegram. Thu latest arrivals id: the Grand Motel include .Misses ]]. K. and E. M. Simpson, IMr •). T. Simpson (Harrogate, England), IMr J. L. Marshall (Glasgow), Mr li. 0. Parkes (London), Miss A. L. .Simpson (Etaples, France), .Mr and Mrs Bradford (Newcastle, N.S.W.), Messrs E. P. Pearce, W. M‘(.'orniack, W. S. Garnett, M. J. Fleming, and M. S. Dunham (Sydney), Mr, Mrs, and Miss Morten, Mr and .Mrs L. P. Woodlmu.sc, Mr James Fletcher f Auckland), Mr J. W. Morgan (Wellington). The Education Hoard announces tin? appointment of Mr A. IE Alexander as woodwork instructor for the Central Otago district. Visitors to the Excelsior Motel include Mr .1. Woodrow (Stockport, England), Mr C. Wright (Sydney), Messrs J. H. Tail, F., Lockwood, and S .Lcvcit (Wellington), Mr W. Waters (Alexandra), Mr T. 0. Mason (Invercargill).

Air AY. S. Carnet t (managing director of Messrs Penfolds, Limited, Australia) arrived in the city last evening, lie is accompanied by Mr M.-.J. FTeiniiig, solicitor, of Sydney, ami •Injur AL Dunham, the New Zealand representative. They are slaying at the Grand Hoi el. Air N. T. Lanibourno, senior inspector of schools under tho Wanganui i’ducation Board, has been appointed to a position in the head office of tho Education Department, and will leave for Wellington at Easter.