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Evening Star, Issue 22031, 17 May 1935, Page 9

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—Vice-Regal.— Lord and Lady Galway left Wellington to-day for Palmerston North, and will afterwards proceed to Wanganui, where they will receive a civic welcome.; They will later leave for the Chateau Tongariro and Auckland, going into residence at Auckland until July.— Press Association. Dr lan Fraser and his wife, who belong to Guernsey, and have been visit, ing relatives in Dunedin, went away by the 11.35 train to-day for Auckland, whence they proceed to their home. Mr J. W. Binsted, locomotive engineer at Christchurch, went back to-day, from Dunedin by the second express. Mr Roy Munro, son of the late Mr G. S. Munro, and now of London, was in Dunedin this week, and to-day left for the West Coast. The appointment of Mr Alexander Scott. Holms as the representative of the Government on the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board in succession to Mr David Jones has been gazetted. Mr R. V. S. M'Pherson, Melbourne manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company* Ltd., has been appointed chairman of the Melbourne Woolhrokers’ Association. Subject to confirmation by the executive of the New Zealand Democrat Party, Mr J. Cartwright, a member of a well-known South Canterbury farm y,. has consented to contest the Temuka’ seat at the General Election in the interests of the Democrat Party. Mr Cartwright was for some years on the staff of the Pleasant Point District High School, and was a prominent athlete. . Dunedin competitors continue to pa successful at the annual festival of the Christchurch Competitions Society, in the dominion recitation for women, own selection, a class which attracted lb entries. Miss Josephine Keown was first, Miss Nanna Newey was second,; and Miss Lexie Mathieson was third, the repectivs points gained being 81-, 81 and 80. The performance of Miss Ngata Buswell in the same section was very highly commended. In the tap or step dance, under 13, the performance of Rowena Jackson was highly commended. . , r Among tjie passengers by the Monterey from the United States to-day is. Dr A. C. Gallinan-Heber, a lawyer and cattle breeder, who has come to New, Zealand with a commission from tho Uruguayan Government to study sheep and cattle farming methods and rural life He will spend about six weeks m New Zealand before going to Australia and South Africa.—Auckland Press Association. Dr S. M. Lambert. South Seas, representative of the Rockefeller Inst!tute, arrived at Auckland by the Monterey from the United States, and will return to Fiji by the Monterey on its next trip north. Dr Lambert, whoso work in the islands is well known, said that the effective preventive measures of improved sanitation and the increased interest by the natives in their own welfare were reducing tropical diseases among the natives.—-Press Association.? At a largely attended meeting of members and adherents of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Gisborne, it was unanimously decided to extend a call to the Rev. A. J. H. Dow, of. Trinity Church, Timaru.—Press Association. A Press Association cable states that the New Zealand Women’s Association in London entertained Lady Bledislqe, Mrs Forbes, and Mrs Coates at a reception in the Grosvenor Hotel. , . Grand Hotel guests:—Mr and Mrs John Watson and Miss Watson (London), Mr Justice Page, Messrs R. Rowland and G. Dawson (Wellington). Mrs R. A. Green, Misses E. and J. Tod, and Mr H. E. Olds (Christchurch). City Hotel.—Captain E. Harris (Calcutta), Mr and Mrs T. Ryan (Auckland), Mr W. W. Duff ( Wellington),Mr C. I. Masters, Miss Rodgers (Christchurch), Mr P. Frame (Timaru), Mrs W. M. Elliot (Queenstown), Miss E. Marshall (Milton), Messrs F. Parker and R. M'Lean (Invercargill), and Miss E. Preston (Bluff).