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Evening Star, Issue 21204, 10 September 1932, Page 13

PERSONAL

—Ministerial.— The Prime Minister arrived at Christchurch this morning to fulfil several public engagements. During his stay in the south Mr Forbes will visit Lincoln Agricultural College. On Thursday next he will attend the annual meeting and dinner of the Canterbury, Chamber of Commerce, and the following day he will attend the jubilee celebrations of the Oxford School, which ia in his electorate. He will return to Wellington at the end of next week to meet the Hon. J. G. Coates, who will return from the Ottawa Conference on September 19. The Minister of Lands (Hon. E. A, Ransom) will leave Wellington fop Christchurch on Monday evening to attend to business in Canterbury relating to Crown tenants. He will probably return at the end of the week. . ■ The Minister of Health (Hon. J. AYoung) left Wellington for the north bv train last evening. "The Mayor (Mr R. S. Black) _ has practically recovered from bis indisposition, and will be on civic duty again early next week. Mr D. C. Cameron has been elected to the Otago Education Board to fill tjie vacancy caused by the death of Mg J. H. Wilkinson. The election yesterday in the urban area resulted: D. Cj Cameron 99, Charles M'Kinnon 52, informal 3. . , „ r a It is interesting to record the lactl that Sir John Roberts was tho firsU subscriber to the articles of the Milburn Lime and Cement Company Ltd.* when it was formed forty-four years ago. The annual meeting of the com-, pany was held on Thursday, when Sip John was, re-elected a director and congratulated on his long and valuable service in the interests of the comP Madam© Galli Curci and her husband, accompanied by Sir Williams (flautist) and Mr Leon W bite (manager for J. C. Williamson), left Dunedin this morning by tho 11.35 train, booked for Auckland. The cold that troubled madame is conquered, and when the party left it was with the full expe ation of fulfilling the engagement ail Auckland and later on at Dunedin. Mr John SI. MacArthur travelled north to-day by the mail train for a short, holiday. , „ n c Lieutenant-colonel S. G. Sandle, of Palmerston North, has been, appointed Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of KeprMesstrst F 6S J. Williams and A. Digby Smith left for Christchurch to-day to conduct tlie installation of Canterbury Kilwinning Royal Arch Chapter. Among tho guests at the Grand Hotel are Mr A. Karnsick York ’,’ Mr Leith Napier (Auckland), Sir and Mrs A. Jones. Mrs R. C. and Mr R. Svmes (Christchurch), Misses C, B. and P. M. Lane, and Mr J. N. Coin (Oamaru).