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Evening Star, Issue 23861, 16 April 1941, Page 6

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—Ministerial.— The Prime Minister, the Bt. Hon. P. Fraser, proposes making a visit to the South Island before he leaves for England at the invitation of Mr Winston Churchill. The Minister of National Service, the Hon. 11. Semple, will visit Christchurch to attend a military demonstration on April 26. Mr D. G. Mowat, of the Government Housing Department, has returned to Wellington. Major A. B. Sievwright, New Zealand Army Legal Department, has been appointed legal staff officer of the Central Military District. A Press Association cable message from Loudon states that Sir lan Colquhoun has been appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Mr James llobb, a present councillor and a member of the council for the past 24 years, will be a candidate for the West Harbour mayoralty at the forthcoming election. Mr R. J. A. Stirling, railways traffic manager at Dunedin, is visiting Christchurch.

Commodore W. E. Parry, C. 8., Chief of the Naval Staff, and Air Commodore H. W. L. Saunders, M.C., Chief of the Air Staff, have been visiting Auckland to attend a conference on the blackout with the central committee of tho Emergency Precautions Scheme Organisation. Staying at the City Hotel are Air R. J. Doust (Sydney), Miss 1. Cramer Roberts, Miss L. Donald, Mr E. Donald (Auckland), Air W. P. Mathews (Wanganui), Mr H. AI. Christie (Wellington), Mr K. Chambers (Christchurch), Mr 11. D. Robinson (Ashburton) , Mr C. J. Cowan and Air and Airs W. Al'Kay (Oamaru), Air E. J. Orr (Dunedin), Mr S. Officer, and Mr E. Dell (Invercargill). Guests at the Excelsior Hotel include Air and Airs G. Scott (Palmerston North), Air D. Al'Naraara (Wellington), Air R. Bradley, Air G. Roberts, Mr and Airs D. Hurley (Christchurch), Air and Airs L. Acland (Hororata), Airs E. Cunneen, Aliss AI. Cunneen, Airs P. Craze (Riccarton), Air W. Naylor (Tapanui), Air H. Thomson (South Westland). Latest arrivals at Wain’s Hotel are Air J. AI. Gilbert, Air W. Gilbert (Wellington), Air J. Deans (Homebush, Canterbury), Air and Airs John Deans (Coalgate, Canterbury), Aliss Donaldson (Christchurch), Aliss Judith Copland (Ashburton), Mr and Airs S; Taylor (Invercargill), Air J. Alonk (Alossburn). On the register at the Grand Hotel ? are Air R. Kotua (Wellington), Air J. Torrance (Christchurch), Air and Mrs C. L. Fraser (Timaru), Air B. W. Patterson (Oamaru). Carlton Hotel guests are Airs P. Ellerm, Air and Mrs F. Dunn (Wellington), Air and Airs F. A. Laloli, Mr and Airs J. H. Waight, Master Desmond and Aliss Rosaleen Waight (Roxburgh), Air and Airs J. W. Willett, Misses D. and J. 'Willett. Air and Mrs L. S. Smith (Invercargill).