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Evening Star, Issue 23189, 11 February 1939, Page 15

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■ Mr J. S.- Hislop was a passenger by the 11.35 express this morning on his way to Wellington. Mr H. H. Sykes left this morning for Wellington. Mr A. G. W. Dunninghara, the city librarian, left this morning for Palmerston North to attend the annual conference of the Municipal Librarians’ Association. Mr and Mrs Joseph M'Connell left this morning on their return to Auckland. The Hon. J. A. Hanan (Chancellor nr the University of New Zealand) and Mrs Hanan returned from Christchurch by last uight’s express. Mr Arthur Pascoe, governing director of the Health Supply. Ltd., is on a week’s visit to Dunedin. Mr L. L. Cotton, of the firm of Hayma», , os ' Ltd., has been transferred to Napier. Mr E. T. Holier, who is leaving shortly to spend a holiday in Australia, was entertained at afternoon tea yesterday by the committee of the Dunedin Competitions Society. The ttley. D. Gardner Miller, minister Trinity . Congregational Church. Christchurch, has returned after spending about nine months in England under medical care. His health is now fully restored, and he will resume his ministry to-morrow. Two New Zealand nurses, Sister Rene Shadbolt and Miss Isobel Dodds, who recently returned from service in Spain, arrived in Dunedin bv the express yesterday afternoon. They were welcomed at the station bv the mayor (Mr A. H. Allen) and Cr W. H. Shepherd. Mr E. P. Norman, town clerk of Wellington, left Auckland by the Mariposa on a visit to the United States of America. He was- accompanied by Mrs •Norman It is understood that Mr and Mrs Norman will confine their visit to the Pacific Coast and will return to iNew Zealand in a little more than two months’ time. .One of the objects of Mr Norman’s visit to California is to see the exhibition which has been built on a man-made island in the centre'of San Francisco harbour. A Press Association cablegram from London states that Mr Melville Gray, °f Perthshire, aged 91, a bachelor, is affianced to Miss Ada Julius, of Christchurch, daughter of the late Archbishop Julius. They met in 1909 in New Zealand, where Gray lived for 40 years. He returned to England in 1911. New guests at the Grand Hotel include Mr and Mrs Rl Harrison, Miss C. Harrison (Wliangarei), Mr E, 6. Hunter (Auckland), Mr A. Powell, Mf G. S. Young (Wellington), Mr D. M. Forman, Mr and Mrs C. A. E. Ferguson (Christchurch). Staying at the City Hotel are Mr G. Nairn (Damascus), Mr G. Braddon (Sydney), Mr E.' J. Fuller, Mr C. Sander (Wellington). Mr H. Merritt (Christchurch), Mr C. E. Hassell, Mr, and Mrs Meredith, Dr G. R. Fraser and Mrs Fraser, Mrs F. - M. Ward (Timaru), Mr P. M'Carthy, Mr N. M‘Carthy (Hawea Flat), Mr and Mrs A. Maxwell, Mr and Mrs G. Smith, Mr W. Russell (Invercargill). Latest registrations at . Wain’s Hotel include Mr R. E. Brown (Auckland), Mr and Mrs T. M. Richards (Napier), Mr and Mrs Ryan (Otautau), Mr and Mrs J. A. C. M‘Kenzie( Livingstone), Mr and Mrs J. Winefield, Mr W. A. Ayres (Invercargill). Among .Excelsior Hotel guests are Mr J. S. Barker (Auckland). Mr A. S. Mitchell (Wellington), Sir G. E. Robertson (Lower Hutt). -Mr and Mrs Meredith (Timaru), Mr J. H. Wiley (Invercargill). - • New bookings at the Carlton Hotel include Mr N. Fleming (Masterton), Mr and Mrs H. Williams. Miss P. Williams. Mr and Mrs D. Wingfield, Mrs G. Marston. Miss S. Harris. Mr H. Clark (Christchurch). Mr R. Crceser, Mr J. Garrett, Mr W. White (Invercargill). Mr G. Wraytf (Garston), Mr J. H, M'Math (Balfour).