PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 21719, 14 May 1934, Page 9

PERSONAL

The Hon.. -Adam- Hamilton-.-(Minister of, Employment) left for. Wellington by*this morning’s express. . .. His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy left this morning for Invercargill. Mr Richard Hudson left to-day for Christchurch on a short business trip. The Rev. C. G. Hedley Bycroft, of I almerston North, has intimated his acceptance of the call to the United Congregational Church. He will commence his ministry in Dunedin in July. r .-" r J. L. Passmore, bound for Wellington, was a passenger by this morning s express.' ■ -^ r M-; Paterson travelled to Invercargill this morning on business. Mr R. B. Tenuent (fields superintendent for the Department of Agrimilture) left for Wellington this mornnigrOn a business visit. ..He will return to Dunedin before leaving to reside permanently in the north. v¥- r R- Moffat, manager of- the ISational Bank of Aew Zealand Ltd., Dunedin, for the past four years, has received advice of transfer to the banks Aew Zealand head office, Weliington, to take up position of inspector, lie will leave Dunedin about the end of May or early in June. Mr I. S. Cantrell, who was at one time in the Dune .!! 1 office and latterly a sub-inspector,, will succeed Mr Moffat.At the meeting of the Otago Chess Club s committee on Saturday evening the chairman said that Mr Fedor K. Kellmg, a prominent chess enthusiast,- " as 111 hospital, having had to undergo a somewha* serious operation. He (tlie chairman) had just received a telegram from Wellington stating that Mr Kelhng was progressing favourably, the operation having been successful. The secretary was asked to convey to Mr Kelling the sympathy of the club. At the Christchurch Competitions on Friday Miss Alva Myers (KaitangataV was placed second in the vocal solo with accompaniment,, the performances of Mrs Margaret Howden (Port Chalmers) and Miss Phcebe Melrose (Mosgiel) being highly commended. Miss N'opi . Davidson’s performance in the mezzo-soprano solo was also highly commended.

Advice has been received by the local branch of the A.M.P. Society that tho ballot for the election of two directors at the bead office in Sydney resulted in the election of Sir Samuel Hordern and Air W. A. Alackay. A Gore Press Association telegram announces the death of Air Michael Fitzgerald, for fifty-seven years a wellknown figure in insurance circles. The deceased was handicapper for the Southland trotting meetings. He expired suddenly- last evening, following a heart attack;

Captain Briscoe, ALP. for Cambridge in the British House of Commons, who has been paying a business visit to New Zealand, commenced his return jovifney yesterday.* He travelled from' Invercargill by" the night express to Christchurch yesterday, and" will leave Auckland for Australia about the end of this month.

Air "W. J. Rogers, ex-mayor of Wan* ganui, Air W. L. Walton, _ seniorscience master at the Wanganui Technical College, and Air and Airs APCiath, of--the .Wanganui Collegiate School, are visiting Dunedin for capping week. ' .•” _■ A Christchurch Press Association: telegram announces the _ death of - AlpW. G. Walden, aged sixty, formerly)! starter and handicapper of the North" Canterbury Athletic Centro and well-! known in sporting circles. He was' personally responsible for bringing the' champion cyclist, Hubert Oppennan, to' .New,Zealand in" 1929., . ; Latest arrivals at the Grand Hotel are Airs and Aliss Kaye (Alelbourne), ; Alessrs S. Findlay, W. J. Braemar,and E. H. Rhodes (Auckland), and Alessrs E. D. Alacplierson, H. Cunningham, . and A.;. F. Turnbull (Welling-* ton). . '