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Northern Advocate, 14 January 1939, Page 8

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Mr'A. G. Andrews, of the New Zealand Air Force, Christchurch, is visiting, his parents, Mr and Mrs G. C. Andrews, Powhiri Avenue. Other guests are Miss V. Blundell, Clever don, and Mr Guy Boddy, Auckland,

Their Excellencies, the GovernorGeneral, Viscount Galway, and Lady Galway, will leave Auckland by "the limited express on Tuesday for a brief visit to Wellington. Their Excellencies will attend the Wellington races next Thursday. * f

Mr. and Mrs Rowland Elliott, old residents of Whangarei, 'and now of Epsom, are the guests of Mrs Gordon Elliott, Kamo. They are accompanied by their grandson, Mr Ray Brown, of Mangawai, who is a member of the Northland junior tennis team to tour and play in the Auckland provincial championships.

1 . • 1 The Rev. W. G, Peate, who has arrived to take the position of Superintendent of the Paparoa Methodist Circuit, in succession to the Rev. S. Hindmarch (who has retired from the ministry for health reasons), is recently from Australia, where he was engaged in circuit work, and has also travelled extensively throughout the Commonwealth. Previous to entering the ministry, he was engaged in farming, arid on Sundays made long journeys on preaching s appointments, sometimes travelling 40 miles to a service. His country experience should prove valuable to him in commencing circuit work in Northland, and he is already making it his business to know every part of his wide circuit.