PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 21716, 10 May 1934, Page 9

PERSONAL

Mr James Fletcher is at present paying another visit to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs T. Tyrrell left for Wellington by this morning’s train. • Mr W. E. Reynolds was a passenger for Wellington by the 11.35 train today. ■ In reply to an inlluential deputation of citizens which approached him yesterday afternoon, Mr C. A. L. Treadwell, a prominent barrister and solicitor in Wellington, consented to contest the Wellington North seat in the interests of Reform at the next General Election, The seat is at present held by a Labour member, Mr C. H. Chapman. C»ptain R. G. Briscoe (Conservative), member of the British House of Commons for Cambridgeshire, is visiting Dunedin, and is staying at the Grand Hotel. Captain Briscoe has been member for Cambridgeshire for eleven years, and from 1924 to 1929 lie was parliamentary private secretary to the Minister of Agriculture (Mr Walter Guinness, now Lord Moyne). He is a. dilector of Briscoe and Co. Ltd., and his present trip is being made on business necessitated by the death of his father in Christchurch recently. On. the same day the linn’s sehior partner in Australia, Mr A. Macneil, was killed in a motor accident. Captain Briscoe has already spent three weeks in Australia, and he will be in New Zealand lor about six weeks, revisiting Australia for a month on his way hack to England. He also intends to spend some time in India studying the com stitutional problems, which he regards as being of paramount importance m present-day British politics. To-mor-row morning he will meet members of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce at the Savoy restaurant. Several competitors from Dunedin secured places at the Christchurch competitions on Tuesday. Miss Nana Newey was placed second in the Shakespearian recitation for women, and in the humorous recitation for girls, eight and under twelve, Miss Meryle Swanson was first and Miss Sylvie Bean second. In the Junior recitation for boys, eight and under twelve. Master Bernard Larsen was placed third (equal) with two other competitors.. Miss Ethel Thomas, besides securing third place in the recitation for girls, twelve and under fourteen, was mem tioned among Those competitors whose performances were highly commended in, the song for girls between the same ages. Miss Daphne Morrison (Dunedin) won first place in the operatic dance for girls ten and under thirteen. Miss Joyce Rowley’s performance being highly commended. The performance of Miss Fairlie Miller, of Oamaru. in the Highland fling fo'r girls ten and under fifteen, was very highly commended, Last evening in the barefoot dance (ten and under thirteen); Miss Daphne Morrison was first with 92 points, Miss Joyce Rowley being next with 85. In the soprano solo (open class) Miss Alva Myers (Kaitangata); was first with 95 points. The dominion, test recital for women resulted: Miss G.. Kerr (Wellington) 86 points first. Mrs H. M‘Guire (Dunedin) 83 points second. Registered at the Grand Hotel ar«* Mr and Mrs Ralph Munu (Pittsburgh, U.S.A.), Captain R. G. Briscoe, M.P., Messrs H. Fickliug and W. Murray (London), Mr R. Miller (Sydney). Mr and Mrs John Barr, Messrs' J. Fletcher, E. H. Rhodes, L. : J. Stevens, and Dr Brockway (Auckland), Messrs F. Marshall and J. M. Mitchell (Christchurch), Mr J. L. and Miss Wynnis Armour (Invercargill), and Mrs F. M. Murray (Gore). Mu T. Cameron (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Wallis, Miss W. Wallis (Gore), and Mr T. A. Nicholson ( Invercargill) are guests at the City Hotel. \