PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 1 April 1936, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr H, T. Dawson, Chief Postmaster at Nelson, has resumed duty after an absence of about six months owing to illness. Mr and Mrs Dawson recently spent an enjoyable eight weeks’ holiday in Melbourne.

Mr and Mrs 11. Finlayson, of Hamilton, are guests at the Masonic Hotel. Mr and Mrs F. S. Parnham, of Kaiapoi, are guests at the Commercial Hotel. The guests at the 'Masonic Hotel include Messrs S. Tingey and T. Glynn Roberts, of Wellington.

Miss M. Clifton, of the Nelson telephone exchange staff, has received notice of her transfer on promotion to the Feilding Post Office. Mr and Mrs J. 11. Walker are leaving Nelson on Saturday for a holiday in Sydney. Mr K. M. Gresson has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law at Canterbury University College. The resignation of Mrs E. S. Ford from the staff of the Christchurch Girls’ High School was accepted with regret by the Canterbury University College Council at its meeting. , Rear-Admiral Lane Pool, who is taking over command of the Australian Navy from Rear-Admiral Randle Ford on 19th April, arrived at Fremantle by the Orford yesterday from London. Mr A. Donald Paterson, managing director of British Pavements Ltd., of Christchurch, is at present visiting Nelson in connection with the contract for permanent sealing the Appleby-Relgrove main highway. The firm’s contract was completed to-day. Among the guests at the Commercial Hotel are Messrs ,J. M. de Schryver, Hi D. Young, 11. K. Warnes, G. ‘Gilt, W. P. Saunders, E. S. Moss, J. B. Grange, and G. Austed, of Wellington; P. Cohen, of Hastings; and A. J. Brown, of Auckland. Miss G. C. McNab who has been supervisor in the local telephone exchange for the past 10 years, has been promoted to ( a more important position at Invercargirf. By her courtesy and obliging manner she has done much to popularise the exchange service at Nelson. Miss McNab will leave shortly for her new station.

Regret at the death of Miss E. Herriot. a former member of the staff of Canterbury University College, was expressed by the college council at i?s meeting this week. The chairman (Mr C. T. Aschman) said that Miss Herriot besides being a lecturer in the department of botany was assistant for some time to Dr. Hight as rector.

Colonel F. W. W. Dawson, recently appointed medical officer of health in the Waikato district, has been appointed officer in charge of the Taranaki district. He will arrive at New Plymouth early this month to take over from the relieving officer. Dr. Wyn Irwin, who will go to Wellington. Mr E. T. Norris, registrar of the University of New Zealand since 1915, will retire this week on six months’ leave of absence. He will leave toward the end of April on a visit to Great Britain. Mr R. D. Thompson, of the teaching staff of the Southland Boys’ High School, has received notice of his appointment to the staff of the Stratford Technical College. He will take up his new duties in May. Mr R. O'. Sinclair, the first New Zealander to be accepted for the British Colonial Service under the new arrangement with the British Government, has been appointed the magistrate at Benin City, Nigeria, British West Africa. He has recently been on furlough in England

Adjutant A. Canty, officer in charge of the New Plymouth corps of the Salvation Army, and formerly of Nelson, has received notice of promotion to the rank of Major.

Mr C. C. Kilgour, who is leaving Motueka shortly, to take up residence in Wellington, was the recipient of a handsome leather expanding bowl bag, a gift from.the Motueka. Bowling Club in appreciation of his valued services. Mr Kilgour has been secretary of the club for the past five years, and members received with regret intimation of his departure, in the near future from the district, and extended to him and to Mrs Kiigour best wishes for their future happiness in the North Island. “No cue was more surprised than we were. We had so many telegrams; but we didn’t think of having one from the King.” In these words, Mrs W. Ravenhall, of Great North road. Avondale, described how surprised she and .her husband were to receive a cablegram firm his Majesty congratulating them upon the celebration of their diamond wedding The cablegram, which was sent from Buckingham Palace and arrived on Saturday, read as follows: —“The King sends you hearty congratulations and'good wishes on your diamond wedding day.” Mrs Ravenhall cannot exnlnin why she and her husband had the honour of receiving a private message from his Majesty, as they have had no previous association with the Royal Familw ■ but she thinks that relatives in England may have had something to do with it.