PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 23099, 27 October 1938, Page 11

PERSONAL

—Ministerial.— The Hon. P. Fraser, Minister of Health and Education, who is accompanied by Mrs Fraser, opened the hew administrative block at the Waipiata Sanatorium yesterday afternoon, and came on to Dunedin after the ceremony, attending the Caversham School concert at His Majesty’s Theatre. Today Mr Fraser was engaged in departmental business, and to-morrow he will visit the Seacliff Mental Hospital. On Saturday morning he will attend' a function in connection with the building of the new Training College, and in the afternoon will be present at the primary schools’ sports at Logan Park. He will return north on Sunday.

Major A. Bongard, M.C., N.Z.S.C., area staff officer, left this morning for Burnham.

Mr S. Ritchie arrived from the north last night, and to-day presided over a Conciliation Council meeting. Mr C. H. Wing, Metropolitan Commissioner for Boy Scouts, left tq-day for Wellington to attend the Dominion executive meeting. After 40 years’ work as a clergyman among Europeans. Boers. Hottentots, and Kaffirs in South Africa, the Rev. E. Dunstan arrived at Wellington on Tuesday by the Wanganella on a three months’ holiday tour of the Dominion. With him were his wife and his daughter, Miss Wendy Dunstan. Mr Dnnstan said he went to South Africa shortly after the Jamieson Raid. Ho had been there ever since, working both, among the whites and the native. -He had seen South Africa grow up from very primitive conditions. His homo was in Rnstenburg, about 80 miles from. Johannesburg; His daughter, he said, was a home science teacher at the Union Government Education Department’s housecraft school in Hartebeestepoqrt, outside Pretoria. They expected to bo joined shortly by his son, Mr E. -T. Dunstan, metallurgist on the Langehaagte gold mine, on the Rand. They intended- to tour extensively in both North and South Islands. A Press Association cable message from Sydney states that passengers by the Awatea, which left for Wellington last night, include the newly-appointed Vice-Consul for the Netherlands, Mr M. F. Vigeveno, and wife, also Mr D. Hope Johnston, who was born in the first house erected in Hobson street, Wellington, and who was closely identified with the one. hundred arid fiftieth anniversary celebrations in Sydney. He intends to interest himself in the New Zealand celebrations. A Press Association cablegram from London states that the Bishop of Durham is resigning in February, 1939, Mr F. G.' Nind, senior inspector oe the Post and Telegraph Department, who has been acting chief; postmaster in Dunedin during the absence of Mr N. R-. M‘lsaac on annual leave, returned north this morning. Mr N. R. M'lsaac, chief postmaster in Dunedin, who has been enjoying a motoring vacation in the Otago and Southland country districts during the past few weeks, returfaed to the city to resume duty to-day. Mr and Mrs J. Dean (Wellington}, Mr T. D. Barker (Christchurch), Mr H. W. Felton (Cromwell) are guests at the Excelsior Hotel. . Staying at Wain’s Hotel are Mr and Mrs P. Good (London), Mr B. O. EHesori (Svdnev), Mr and Mrs L. A. Dudson, Mr J. B. Maunder, Mr A. J. Lawrence, Mr A. G. Macdonald (Wellington), Mr and Mrs I. M‘Leodj(Martmhorough), Mr and Mrs J. P. Urquhart, Mr L. B Burton (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs F. G. Walker, Mr and Mrs T. Millow, Mr S. B. Lambert. Mr H. W. M'llroy (Invercargill), Miss L.Quayle (Cromwell). . , ' Guests at the City Hotel include Mr T. C. Barry, Mr J. D. Menzies (Napier) Mr D. A. H. Cambridge, Mr’and Mrs R. O. Svmes (Wellington), Mr 1.Sierakowski, Miss Sierakowski (Christchurch), Mr J. Nixon (Balfour). Registrations at the Carlton Hotel include Mr H. E. Taylor) Mr P, NewIvn, Mr P. S. Allen, Mr B. A. Vercoe, Mr A. Clark (Wellington), Mr A. L„ Taylor (Christchurch). Latest arrivals at the Grand Hotel include Mr R. H. Harrowell (Sydney), Mrs S. Harrowell. Mr E; D, Simpson (Auckland). Mr E. C. Hartridge, Mr B. Marsack (Palmerston North), Mr C. W. Smith (Wellington). Mr and Mrs Eric Tnst, Mr C. °Knight (Christchurch).