PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 22954, 11 May 1938, Page 9

PERSONAL

The Hon. F. Waite, M.L.C., jvas ai passenger by this morning’s express* en route for Wellington. Mr J. R. Keenan and Mr (R. D* Thomson, North Island branch mam agers of the D.1.C., returned to theii} respective centres this morning. Mr J. A. Race left for Wellington this morning. Mr A. P. O’Shea. Dominion secret tarjr of the New Zealand Farmers’! Union, is expected to arrive in Duiw edin on Saturday. His visit is in com nection with organisation matters i_d| Otago and- Southland. The transfer of Mr J. L. Stout, stw pendiary magistrate at Palmerston North to Wellington, as'senior stipends ' ary magistrate was announced last night by the Minister of Justice, Hon„ H. G. H. Mason. Mr Stout is to taka up his new appointment on the. expiry, ' of the leave granted to the present senior stipendiary magistrate, Mr E* D. Mosley, who will retire from that position on June 20 for ill-health rea4 sons. •

A Press - Association cable messugi from London states that Miss . No!a| Nicholas, of Melbourne, is affianced *tc| the violinist, Yehudi Menuhin.

A Press Association cable message from Canberra states that the Federal Cabinet has appointed Mr L._ R.j M'Gregor as Australian Commissioner) to the United States. Ho has becnj Australian Trade Commissioner in Canada since 1930.

A Sydney Press Association cables gram states that the appointment oj| Mr C. H. Hay, Under-Secretary in tkaj Premier’s department, to the acting Agent-Generalship in London in_ suc4 cession to Mr A. E. Heath, who is m tiring, was announced by the Premier (Mr B. S. Stevens) to-night. Staying at the City Hotel are Mr) G. Cargel (Salt Lake City, Utah* U.S.A.), Dr R. E. T. Hewat (Wan 4, ganui), Mr J. T. Horton,, Mr Ai C* Davis (Wellington), Dr W. Claris Brown, Master P. Clark Brown (Christ* church), Dr F. O. Mac Gibbon, Mis 4 Rowena Mac Gibbon- Mrs J. M‘Queen* Miss M'Queen, Mr R. Donovan (Laver* cargill). Guests at Wain’s Hotel, include Mt! J. W. Bell (Scotland), Mr an<f Mrs! H. S. Vestey < (England), Mr.E. H« Burrell (London), Mr D. Kupersteia’ (Birmingham), Miss F. Conston (Syd* ney), Mrs L. Munro (Auckland). Mxj R. H. Stout. Mr George Stock. Mr A* S. Furness, Mr L. Hilton, Mr P. Orr* Lowe (Wellington), Mr Phillip B* Levy, Mr D. Cosgrove, Miss Cosgrove) (Christchurch), Mrs G. Rice (Timaru)* Mr T, R. Taylor (Invercargill). ' . Guests to register at the Carltoij Hotel are Mr W. G. Limson (London') * Mr A. Hutchings. Mr H. Leighton! Hill, Mr F. N. Ambler (Auckland)j Mr J. M. Black (Christchurch). Latest arrivals' at the Grand Hotel include Mr P. C. Boulter * (Annan* Scotland), Mr and Mrs W. G. Talbcii Mr M. F. Cock (Wellington), Mr (R* Sinclair, Mr W_ Debenham, Mr G. Ss Bright. Mr A. L. Power (Christi church), Mr N. Smith (Queenstown)j