PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 22938, 21 April 1938, Page 11

PERSONAL

His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy re. turned from Christchurch this afternoon.

Hon. F. Waite, M.L.C., who attended the Empire Producers’ Confer- < ence, at Sydney, was a through passenger by the express from the north yesterday afternoon. Mr D. H. Slyfield,. of the • Octagon ' Theatre, left this morning for Timaru. Mr John Farrell, representing J. -C. Williamson Ltd., arrived last night,to complete arrangements for the appearance here next Wednesday, night of Frank Neil’s new vaudeville company. Miss L. M. Cranwell, botanist at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, has been awarded a Bishop Museum- fellbwnj ship by. Yale University for research!* work in Hawaii. She has been invited to co-operate with ■ a "committee on a survey of Hawaiian bogs, particularly in the mountainous regions. The Rev. A. Assaf, vicar-patriarchal-of the Maronite Community, left Dunedin this morning on his return to Sydney. '

Mr James • Begg and Mr A. Holm (Waimakaka) were passengers: on the north express ibis morning, being, bound for Wellington to attend a meeting of the Meat Board, Latest guests at the-Grand Hotel are.. Sir Geoffrey Whiakafd (Canberra), Miss Whiskard (London), Mr T. ,A. Campbell and Mr Stanley C. Judd (Christchurch), -Mr and Mrs T. -N. Smallwood (Wellington), Mr and-Mrs Percy Elworthy (Timaru), Mr and Mrs D. L. Patterson (Oamaru). A British official' wireless • massage states that the King has approved tha appointment of Sir Bernard ’ Crean, Chief Justice of British Guiana, to bp Chief Justice of Cyprus, succeeding Sir H. C. Stronge, who is retiring. ’ Before the business of the Otago Education Board was proceeded with this morning the chairman (Mr James Wallace) referred to the death of Mr Angus Marshall, who,; said Mr Wallace,hdd been one of the outstanding teach-: ers of his time, and whose service had' almost entirely been given to Otago- A motion expressing appreciation of the late Mr Marshall’s services and sympathy with his brother, Mr Donald Marshall, was passed. The retirement is announced of Captain R. J. D. Davis, New Zealand Staff Corps, after lengthy service in the New Zealand Regular. Forces., He was chief instructor at the Small Arms School, at Trentham, and is well known to riflemen.—Press Association. .

A Press Association cable message from London states that Captain H. £. Horan - Mil succeed Rear-Admiral Drummond as Ist Naval Member of the New Zealand Naval Board. He .sails in the Remuera on April 28. Latest guests at the City Hotel "are Mr Bennett S. Sprinz (New York) Mr, J. D. Pearce (San Francisco), Mr K. : P. Tanner and Mr and Mrs John Farrell (Auckland), Mr and' Mrs Mackersey (Nelson), Mr and Mrs Gosling (Blenheim), Mr ' and . Mrs Shearman, Mrs Millichamp (Ashburton), Dr and: Mrs Orbell (Invercargill), and Mrs Carroll (Wellington). Staying at Wain’s Hotel are Mr and: Mrs W. Hi- Newport (England), Mr D. M, Barnett(Melbourne), Mr and! Mrs D. J. Marshall and Mr T.' L. : Quillan (Auckland), Miss D. E. Bray, Miss M. Bray, and Mr J. R. Haigh (Wellington), Mr and ■ Mft M‘Farlane, Miss Quajfe, Mr J., H. Brown, Mr L. H. Boyd, Mr A. Mortimer, Mr ’and Mrs G. Beettle, Miss' I.' Porter, Miss E. G. Somers, and Mr’ H. 6. Winnioott (Christchurch), Mr S. G. Hargreaves (Ashburton), Captain H.- H* Webb and Mr C. E. Webb (Timaru), and Mr. and Mrs F. R. Thomas (Ashburton). ' ‘ ‘ Guests at the Excelsior Hotel are Mrs Parkes and Mrs M'Clatchy (Auckland), Mr A. Veal and Mr-E. T. Taylor (Christchurch),‘Miss P. .Kidd, Mrs C. Kidd, and Mr R.. W. Irving (Albury), Mr D. T. Fleming Mrs R. Thomson and Miss L. Thomson (Invercargill)', and Mrs E. Patterson (Wellington). Carlton Hotel guests include Mr H. Baker and Mr I. ■W. Warden (Sydney), Mr and Mrs H. N. M'Ewan (Palmerston -North), Mr.'and Mrs ,N. A. Hopkirk, Mr E. P. Pearce, and Mi R; Higgins (Wellington), Mr T. Clouston (Lauder), and Mise B. Hilton, Miss M. Allen, Mr J. F. Robey, Mi A. L. Walker, and Mr T. A. Kirk (Invercargill),