PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18235, 31 October 1922, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. T. A. Low, of Auckland, «« « , passenger from Sydney by the Niagara yesterday. _•', Mr. C. Ranson, who has btten on a brief trip to Sydney, returned yesterday bthe Niagara. fl The Rev. C. E. Porter returned to Auckland by the Niagara yesterday after a visit to Australia. The Re*. A. S. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson returned from a visit t 0 Australia by the Niagara yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hopkins, of Pukekohe, returned from Sydney by th« Niagara yesterday.

Mr. W. Perry, of Taradale. Hawka'a Bay, and Mr. C. Curtayne, of Melbourne. are at the Star Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Nicholls, of Mount Eden, returned by the Niagara yesterda* from a holiday visit to Australia. *

Mr. A. H. Coles, district telegraph engineer at Gisborne, leaves for Masterua. at the end of the month on transfer.

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Finlayson, of Aucb land, who have been on a visit to Eh*, land, arrived from Sydney by the Niagara yesterday.

Major J. Whitney returned yesterday by the Niagara from a visit to Sydney and Melbourne. He was accompanied by Misa Whitney. • ■ •

Mr. and Mrs. M. Oldbury. of Kawhia, who have been on a seven months' world tour, returned by the Maunganui, -which reached Wellington last Saturday,

Sir Joseph Ward leaves Christchurch forInvercargiil to-day, says a Press Association message. When questioned yesterday ho said he had no statement to make da the political situation.

Archbishop Julius, of Christchurch, •will visit Dunedin early next month. He will be accorded a civic reception, and will give an addrer>s under the auspices of th.o Dunedin branch of the League of Natiqas ' Union.

The Kev. S. W. Boreham, formerly of Mosgiel, has been called to succeed the Rev. T. E. Butt as minister of the Collins. '\ Street (Melbourne) Baptist Church. Since . ' leaving Otago he has been ministering at' Hobart and Armidaje.

Mr. C. E. Bevan-Brown, iate hei.;% master of the Christchurch Boys' High School, who recently underwent a severe operation and whose condition last ■week V was rather serious, is-reported to be again progressing favonrably.

The' Hon. D. F. Denham, of Brisbane, ex-Premier of Queensland, and Mrs. andMiss Denham are through passengers by the Niagara to Vancouver. ■ They are making a six months* visit to Canada and the United States. Mr. Denham retired from public life in 1915.

Sir William Beach Thomas, war ©orrdj* pondent for the Times and Daily Mail, ar-: rived by th> Niagaj-a yesterday on a short visit to New Zealand,, He will leave this -•■_ morning for Rotorua, and will probably spend a tv> in the South Island, but* 1 his time is limited, as he intends to catch . the Narkimda at Sydney on November M, |_;

Dr. "W. W. Director of the Y Lick Observatory, University of California, is a through passenger by th» Niagara. Dr. Campbell was in charge of the party of American astronomerc who :' carried out. solar eclipse observations at Wallal, Western Australia. Professor 0, A. Ohant, the head of the Canadian ex- •'■,, pedition, which was stationed at the same ; ; place, is ajso on the-Niagara, ..,,..,,'

Dr. W. Stanley Wallia been ap?\;;•:'';.'; poinlied to the position of .medical'supeti" iv L . mtendent of the King George Hospital, ' Rotorua, vice Dr. A. W. Hogg, "who has; . resigned. Dr. W&llis, who assumes his, new duties on November 1. his bean onthe staff of the hospital for over two';;, years, and has held the position of drtEo. " paedic surgeon. Owing to the, splendid work he has done in connection with tha '. r treatment of children Buffering from &?;• effects of infantile paralysis. Dr.-Wdß*;-'!''■ . is well and favourably known throughout practically the whole of the JPominioa. ' ;;; He has* *on several occasions acted, 3$ -tt medical superintendent, and hia xOSK . V' merit is regarded, with ranch eatitfactios-"_ ; both in tfye hospital and district. Pf- ; ' ? Hogg, who has relinquished his posiac*; as medical superintendent in order to tak*' ' f up private practice in Temuka. leaves Jor; . the South,within the next few days..' : :,