PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 4 September 1934, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Rev. N R Wood,who lias been minister of ho Liawood Baptist Church for nearly four years, lias accepted a rail to iho Pei one Baptist Church, and will begin his ministry there in November. Mr Wood went to the Linwcocl church from the Baptist College in Auckland. Since he took up his ministry in Linwood’ the membership of the church there has bee:’, nearly doubled. Mr R. M. Barrel’, M.Sc., of Master ton, who last year was awarded tin--1851 science scholarship, has been elected a Denman Baynes research student ol Clave College, Cambridge, where lie is engaged in research and experimental work. Mr Bgrrer is a graduate cf Canterbury University College. Some of his experimental work is in heavy hydrogen. Mr W. Goodfellow, managing director of Amalgamated Dairies, Ltd., Mr W. Dynes Fulton, chairman of directors of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., and Mr C. J. Parlaiic, general manager of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., leave Auckland by the .Niagara to-day to attend a meeting of Empire dairies at Sydney. They will return by the same vessel on 17th September. Father Stephen O’Callaghan has been elected Superior General of St. Joseph’s Foreign Missionary Society at the General Chapter of the society at Mill Hill, hi sucjessbi to Bishop Bierrnans, who has retired cn account of his health. The appointment is for a period' of 10 years. Father O’Callaghan was born i.; Cork 42 years ago. After his ordination in 1915 he came to the Maori Mission in Now Znalaul, and r.maiucd for nearly 10 years.

Miss K. A. Wilson who lias been attach 2.1 tc the local branch of the De-~ pailmml of Labour as typiste and office assistant during the past 10 ’s has been appointed to tlm position of an Inspector of Facterins at Auckland, and leaves shortly to take up her new duties. In making n small presentation on behalf of lumbers cf the staff Mr S. E. McGregor,coiigra.i.nhL'cd Miss Wilson on her promotion aml referred to the pleasant and efficient manner in which she had carried out her duties and expressed the hope that she would find her new duties congenial. At the last meeting of the Nelson Local Unemployment Committee members took the opportunity of expressing to Miss Wilson their thanks for the vciv valuable assistance rendered bv her during the past 3( yeers. Miss Jean Simpson of Nelson has been appointed to the vacant position.

Recent guests at the Commercial Hotel, Nelson have included : .Mrs Tan iter. Messrs Scott, Robinson, Light foot, Priestley (Wellington); West (Bendigr. Victoria), Mr and Mrs Cox Miss Cox, Muster Cox, Mr T. Gough. Mr and .Mrs Kincaid Miss Kincaid, Miss Howe. Air Owen. Mr Spiers, Miss Stewart (Christchurch); Air Wallis (Greymouth); Ale Mclsaac. Air Burns (Picton); Airs McDonald (Christchurch); Air and Airs Broad (Auckland)- Mr and Airs Wad worth and 3 children (Marlborough); Miss Barker, Mrs Watson and 2 children (Christchurch); Air Freeman) (Auckland).