PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 25396, 30 January 1945, Page 4

PERSONAL

—Air Passengers.— Passengers from thp north yesterday afternoon were:—Mr and Mrs H. Caddy, Miss C. McDonald (from Auckland), Mr at. J. and Mrs Manning, Mrs Draper, Mr C. Draper, Mr W. T. Hazlett. Mr A.-J. Smith (from Wellington). Passengers for Invercargill were:Mrs C. MacDonald, Mr J. Stevenson, Miss L. G. Harrison. Miss M. Tringcrofts, Mrs R. N. Matthews, Mrs E. Weir, Mr W. T. Hazlett, Mr S. G. Walker, Mrs C. Gerrard, L.A.C. T. Valentine. From Invercargill: Mr R. G. Button, Miss K. E. Thomson, Mr C. H. Sponce, Miss H. Phillips,,Mr J. Dumck, Mrs C. Jacksbn, Mr Valentine, Sgt. R. (R. Tall, Mr F. Ward. Passengers by the north-bound plane to-day were Mrs M. H. McKenzie, Miss J. McKenzie, Mr L. J. Hunter Mr S. Tossman, Miss E. Wood, Mrs E. F. Welloughby. Mrs O. Flavin (for Wellington), Mrs McFarland and infant, Miss McFariand, Mr I. C. Glendming (for Auckland).

Dr Roland Fulton returned to ,Dunedin yesterday from a holidday spent at Lake Hawea. ■ Cr (R. G. Brown, a member of the Christchurch City Council, was present at the meeting last night of the City Council, -and conveyed to the Mayor (Mr D. C. Cameron) and councillors greetings Ifrom the Christchurch body.

The chairman of.the City Council's Transport Committee (Cr J. McCrae) and the acting manager' of the transport department (Mr W. D. Richards) were appointed by the council at -its meeting last night to attend the annual conference of the Public Passenger Transport Association of New Zealand to be held at Wanganui next month. The appointment of Mr Charles D. F. Bowie as plumbing inspector in the drainage engineer's office was confirmed by the Dunedin Drainage and Sewerage Board at its monthly meeting last evening. Mr Bowis has recently returned after four years' military service in the Middle East. Mr A. H. Brown was appointed caretaker of the Deep Croek water supply system at the meeting last night of the Cit.v Council. Mr Brown, a reutrned serviceman of this war, is a registered plumber. The new Governor oif Fiji, and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, Mr A. W. G. H. Grantham, C.M.G., M.A. (Cantab.), accompanied by, Mrs Grantham, arrived in Suva by air on December .31 to take up his new post, and was sworn in by the Chief Justice, Sir Owen Corrie, the following day.

A jPress Association cable from Washington Teports that President Roosevelt has nominated l Mr Herman B. Barauch as Ambassador to'Portugal, Mr Wallace Murray as Ambassador to Persia, and Mr Ely E. Palmer as. Minister to Afghanistan. Latest registrations at the Grand Hotel include Mr and Mrs H. Hesscll (Auckland), Mr and Mrs T. Elliott (Waitahanui),Mr K. R.Sincock (Hamilton), Mr O. E. Stout, Mr and Mrs A) G. Wallace, Miss A. Rex, Miss A. Hibbill (Wellington), Mr and Mrs J. F. McKay, Mr and Mrs B. Wild, Mr H. G. Royd (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs J. P. Little (Lumsden), Mrs M. G. Macllree (Clyderale), Mr C. G. Sutherland (Hillend). On the guest list at the Excelsior Hotel are Mr J. Strong (Auckland), Mr R. J. Mooro (Christchurch), 'Mr J. McKendry (Rakaia), Mrs Watt, Master D. Watt (Timaru), Mr H. Felton, Mi* W. Jelly, Mr E. Hamilton.,.(Cromwell), Mr F. Morgan (St. Bathans), Mr aud Mrs H. "Blakely (Omakau), Mr and Mrs R. Carr.(Patearoa), Mr G. . Mabin (Ranfurly), and Mrs A. Jopp (Mount Allan). "Mr and Mrs S. F.. Sutherland (Chaslands), Mr Kennedy Black (Invercargill). . Guests at Wain's Hotel include Mr and Mrs.H. Eddy. Flight-lieutenant and Mrs S. T. Verry (Auckland), Mr H. Davies, Mrs E. McGbwan, Mr P. L. Hayward, Warrant-officer aud Mrs Bryon (Wellington), Mrs W. B. Taylor, Miss W. B. Taylor (Sumner). Mr and Mrs P. Gill. Miss D. Blake. Miss "E.; Pickering (Christchurch), Mrs E. H. Pitcaithly, .Mr B. J. Pitcaithly, Mr B. Pitcaithly, Mr and Mrs K. De Castro (Timaru), Mr R. Littlejohn, Mr . W. S. Ramsay.vMr C. H. Spence, Mr ' W. Springfield (Invercargill), Mr arid Mrs R. R. Grigor (Balclutha). Staving at the City Hotel are Colonel L. Avery (Sydney), Mrs, N. J. Kelly (Auckland), Mr O. Brockett, Mr and Mrs Fanning, Major and Mrs D. Kelly (Wellington), Mr and Mrs S. G. Wells (Nelson), Mrs S. Parr, Mr O. E. Parr, Mr R. A. McLannan, Mr W. G. Fernie, Mr and Mrs E. Cox, Mr and Mrs G. Davis, Mr and Mrs P. Mildon, Mr and Mrs P. A. Stow, Miss M. Page, Flyingofficer V. A. Slack (Christchurch), Mrs W. J. Irving (Oamaru), Mr D. C.. Aubrey (Wanaka). Miss A. Jack, Mrs L. H. Denniston, Mrs L. Ryan (Alex-, andra), Miss A. M. Sherbourne (Gore), Mrs.C. Henry, Miss A. Henry (Mataura).