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Evening Star, Issue 23128, 30 November 1938, Page 11

PERSONAL

~Vice—(Regal.— Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Galway, attended by Captain R. Stuart-French, A.D.C., will leave Wellington by the Limited express to-night en route for Auck-, land, where their Excellencies will go into residence.

The Hon. F, Waite, M.L.C., left by; the express to-day for Wellington. Air J. B. Todd, of Wellington, returned north to-day.

Passengers by the second express today for Wellington were Mr W. JStafford and Air W. R. Brown. '

A Press Association , cable, message from London states that the film actress Alary APGuiro was successfully operated on for appendicitis. . Air A. H. F. Cox, of the clerical staff of the Chief Post Office, who retired to-day after 40 years’ service, was farewelled by the staff this afternoon and presented with a token 5f remembrance. Mr Cox has been stationed at Dunedin during all the, years of his service, ,

Mr Douglas Spedding returned yesterday after attending a meeting of the council of the New Zealand Rugby Union at Wellington. Reference was made to the death, of Air Ewen Cameron by the chairman of directors (Air J. S. Hislop) at the sixty-fifth annual meeting of the Alosgiol Woollen Factory Company Ltd. Air Cameron, he said, had served the company faithfully and well for many years.

At the monthly meeting of the Alosgiel School Committee Captain Jones resigned the chairmanship on account of his approaching departure-from the town. A motion was passed thanking him for his services on the committee 1

in the interests of the school. Miss Cora Duff and Mr Leo Schmelta will leave by the express for the south on Monday tc join the Maunganui at Bluff. They will appear in Melbourne on the following Saturday night in the dancing championship, the first prize for which is a motor car valued at £550.

Two administrative .appointments in. the Post . and Telegraph Department were announced last evening by the Postmaster-General (Mr Jones). The second . deptuy director-general of the department, Mr J. G. Young’, has been appointed deputy. director-general ,as from November 1. This position was previously held by Mr F. J. Shanks, who recently retired on superannuation* The vacancy created by the promotion, of Mr Young has been filled by the appointment of Mr W. R. Newall, divisional principal, General Post .Office, Wellington, to the position of second deputy director-general. Staying at the City Hotel are Mr and Mrs Arnold Johnson (Sydney), Mr T. Wells (Melbourne), Mr A. W. Frankljn (Auckland), Mr M. Foster, Captain Murray, Mr H. Dykes (Wellington),. Mr S. K. Barnett, Miss M. Melville, Mr J. Downs, Mr C. Mitchell, (Christchurch). Guests at Wain’s Hotel include Mr E. J. Ster: eman (Sydney). Mr L. J. Stevens. Mr E. Rhodes (Auckland), Mr J. H. Lee, Mr F. L. King (Wellington) , Mr I. H. Cameron (Blen-. heim), Mr J. W. Burtenshaw, Mr T. H. Tidswell (Christchurch), Mr R. M. Burden (Woodbury), Mr : G. W. Morton (Tapanui). Carlton Hotel guests include Mr R* Liggius, Mr F. K. Mackav, Mr S. G. Leckev, Mr E. M‘lntosh (Wellington), Mr C. E. Hale, Mr A.. W. Hale (Christchurch), Mr T. Seaten (Tunaru).