PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 21721, 16 May 1934, Page 9

PERSONAL

Mr E. H. Rhodes, a director of the Fletcher Construction ’Company, left Dunedin this morning for his home in Auckland.

Mr A. Hatrick, of Wanganui, was a passenger by the 11.35 northern express this morning. Mr Janies Begg, called to Wellington for a meeting of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, went to-day by, the 11.35 train. Mr D. H. Raphael, assistant manager of Leylands Motors Limited, left Dunedin to-day for Wellington. Mr J. B. Callan has been nominatedby the Court of Convocation as a candidate for the vacancy 1 on the Senate' of the University of . New Zealand caused by the resignation of Mr Colin Gilroy, who later in the year leaves for Melbourne to take up his .duties as head master of Scotch College. Christchurch competitions results :], Dominion recitation (women, own . selection), Miss Gracie Kerr (Wellington) 92 points, 1; Miss Kathleen Read (St. Albans), 83, 2; Miss Nanna Newey, (Dunedin), 81, *3. Character sketch’ (man or woman, not Shakespearean):; Miss Gracie Kerr (Wellington), 112,-’ 1; Miss Nanna Newey (Dunedin) 111,2; Miss Nellie McDonnell (Greymouth), 106, .3. English song (mezzo, open: class): Misses Edna Henderson (St. | Martin’s) and Noni Davidson (Dunedin) 95 points (equal), It Mrs Gor-i don Marrow (Spreydon), 93 points, 3. : j Sacred solo (soprano, open class), ora-, torio optional: Miss Alva Myers (Kai-, tangata), 96, 1; Mrs Harold Cordery (St. Albans), 93, 2. •Mr W.. B. M'Kenzie, manager for New Zealand of the United Insurance Company, started for Wellington bythe first express this morning. Sergeant-major W. Whyte left by, the early train to-day to take part in. the musketry parade at Duntroon tomorrow. Colonel G, Barclay, of Dunedin, who returned to Wellington with Mrs Bar-; clay by the Makura after representing, the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of New ■ Zealand, of which he is Past Deputy-: Grand Master, at the jubilee celebrations of the formation of the Grand ; Lodge of Freemasons of South A usiralia at Adelaide, arrived in Dunedin ; yesterday aftex-noon. Colonel Barclay; is also chief commissioner for New Zea- 1 land of the St. John Ambulance Bri- ; gade, and during his stay in Australia he investigated the working of the brigade in the principal cities. . The death occurred at Christchurch' of Mr Horace Thompson after a brief illness. He was fox-merly a partner in the firm of Messrs Milner and Thompson, and for some time was ' Christchurch manager of Messrs Charles Begg and Co. Ltd. ’ ' The death has .occurred of Mr Joseph R. Whitaker, one of the best known educationists in Auckland. For over twenty years lie. was head master of the Mount Albert School. Mr John Maconie, of Roslyn, left this morning for Wellington, where he will take passage by ■ the Rotorua, which will sail on Saturday for London. Mr and Mrs Maconie will visit England and Scotland. For three years Mr Maconie has been a member of the Council of the Otago Acclimatisation Society, and chairman of the Research Committee, and members of l the council i met in the Tudor Lounge of the Savoy ■ yesterday afternoon to say good-bye to him. Mr J. H. Stewart, chairman ot the council, spoke of Mr Maconie’s wide knowledge of acclimatisation- affairs, especially mentioning fish culture, and presented him with a Mosgiel rug and a case of pipes as marks of apprecia- '■ tion of his work.. Mr,W. A. Raffils, ■ chairman of the Otago Anglers ' Association, presented Mr Maconie with a wallet, expressing to him the good wishes of the association for a happy time .in his .native land and its indebtedness to him for-work he had willingly, undertaken in the interests of the association. Mr Maconie thanked both bodies for their gifts, and assured them that any work he had done had provided him with not a small amount of pleasure. Mr A. de B. Brandon, who has been a director of the New Zealand Board of the A.M.P. Society for over fortyfive years, intends retiring from that position at the close of the present month. Mr Brandon was appointed to the board in 1888, became deputy-chair-man in 1903, and since 1918 has been chairman. Mr N. S. Falla has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the New Zealand directorate occasioned by Mr Brandon’s retirement.—Wellington Press Association. . The Grand Hotel register contains the following new names:—Messrs T. L. Mill and S. Findlay, Mrs Reed (Auckland), Mr A. Hatrick (Wanganui), Messrs H. E. Greig and J. l*v Turnbull (Wellington), Messrs W. ; Telfe'r, G. H. Holford, and R-. C. Symes (Christchurch), and'Mr and Sirs A. C. Nichols (Malieno). Staying at the City Hotel arc G.Cooraer (London), Mrs A. Darling (Oamaru), Mr J. Faulks (Pembroke), Mr and Mrs E. Morgan (St. Bathans), and Mr J. W. Smith (Invercargill).