PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1189, 11 December 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr J. Lovyry, B.Sc. in engineering, of London University, was last night appoint-, ed instructor in ■ engineering theory ut rho Wanganui Technical College. The Rev. J. A. McKenzie has been appointed to the Plimmorton Presbyterian (llutrch, and will commence work in his new sphere before Christinas. At the meeting of the Wellington Hoard of Education tins week tho resignation of CL 11. Apin, assistant teacher at Levin, was accepted. Mr Walter George Smith, who died at his residence, Owen street, Wellington, aged 71 years, was a musician of no mean ability, and was well known in musical circles. •Mr E. J. Howard, M.P. for Christchurch South, who was one of tho Empire Parliamentary Union delegates to South Africa, returned to the Dominion yesterday by the Ulitnaroa. . .Mr It. E. Chang -the Ohineso Soccer player who became indisposed when visiting Christ],'jurcli with the Chinese team, is in Wellington, and will leave for China to-morrow. -Mr F. Ilundle, accountant on . the staff of the South African ruilways at .Johannesburg, is visiting Now Plymouth. Mr Ruuille, who is an old New Plymouth boy, returns after an absence of twentytwo years.

The Minister of Agriculture (Hon. W. Nosworthy), who has lately been indisposed, left Wellington for his home at Ashburton last nTglit in order to enjoy a respite from ministerial affairs. Mr A. J. Hutchinson, secretary of the Auckland Rotary Club, lias returned from a tour abroad, during which he attended the Rotary Internationale at Toronto, and another Rotary. Conference at Eastbourne, England. Miss Alithea Butliam, first assistant at the Wellington Girls’ College, has been appointed principal of tho new Mt. Victoria Girls’ College, which in all probability will be opened after the mid-summer holidays, Mr E. X. Gunsnias, Consul-General in New Zealand for the United Slates, will ■shortly retire from the American diplomatic services, which will necessitate his relinquishing his duties in New Zealand. His retirement is in accordance with the regulations regarding the ago limit. Mr Gunsalas has been in tho American diplomatic service for 25 years. The Prime Minister is slowly but steadily improving in health, but is still resting in liis own house in Wellington and not attending to public business. Mr Massey hopes, however, to be able to take part in the official reception and swearing in of Ilia Excellency the Governor-General on Saturday. The Riiahine, with their Excellencies aboard, is timed to arrive in Wellington at seven a.in. on Says tho Sydney Guardian, of December 1 :—“After exploiting J. G. Williamson vaudeville in New Zealand for several months, Mr Harry Muller, of tho Tivoli Theatre, returned to Sydney on Saturday, llarry knows New Zealand from the snows on Mt. Cook to the depth of Waimangu geyser, so it is superfluous to mention that his tour was a brilliant success. Not that lie wouldn't be a success even where he isn’t known, for he has the invaluable asset of good-fellowship.”