PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18297, 13 January 1923, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS.

" ,".'l*',''! I,*®*".".' "" """**""■.'. r.. Mr'. Avon J. Hayl, of Melbourne, is afj / • the Grand, Hotel. '. Mr. T. B. Williams, -Mayor, of Waaga-' nui, intends toagain contest the Mayor. •>' ■ aity at the. next election.';.,:,;- ~ ,-. Mr. W. A. G.';V-. Skinner, ' Government' , ; Printer,: and Mrs. Skinner left Auckland ; for Wellington last night. Dr. Danes, accompanied by Mrs. Danes, Ozecko-Slovakian Consul for Australia, has arrived in Wellington from Sydney. " Mr- R. L. Somers; of To Aroha, Mr. J. S. Fawcett, of Hamilton, and Mr. M. Wells, of Cambridge, aire at the Central Hotel. ; ; ; Mr. A. Warbrick, of Botorua, Mr. W. ■'. 15: Jackson, of -Wellington, and Mr. L. ■:'. W. Christmas, of Dwnedin, are at tha Grand HoteL :• , Dr. J. Lovell Gregg, superintendent of the Greymonth Hospital, and Mrs. Gregg, are sjiendinS? a 1 holiday in Auckland. They are at Btoneharst. Mr. H, W. Uru», who was admitted to the Christehurch : Hospital last week, suffering i from a. sever© attack of pneumonia, is reported to bo slightly im- ."'- proved. ' ' ■ :■& i -- r > -_—'. /Captain- A. "WJPearso, representative of the Port of London, who has just completed a' six weeks' tour of the Dominion, returned to Sydnev by the TJlimaroa- from Wellington yesterday. ;"'■;' Mr. E. Bernau, a well-known cricketer. Who' has .been : a member of the Wellington Club this season, left Wellington, yesterday 4 for Kawke's Bay, having accepted a business position in that district. r ♦ ; ' The Rev. Dr.. Gibb ; .cf St. John's Presbyterian Church, Wellington, is . spending -a brief visit, in Gisbome, as the guest of the Rev, James Aitkea. Dr. Gibb is touring North Island by motor-car. ■■■'; Mr. J. Holmes/ recently appointed j)OEt>master at Ashburton, has taken up hia duties. Mr. -Holmes was previously, engaged ,in relieving-postmaster's work m the Wellington district, and prior to [ that was postmaster at Beefton. Mr. John Watson, general manager ©! the Blackball^ Coal Company, has . been appointed mine suDerintendent to the Taupiri'Coalmines, Limited, in succession . : to Mr. James Bishop, who has retired after eight years' ; service in that position.', , Mr. Watson, who will take up his mvr duties about the middle of next mOߣh| has been "nine years with the Blackball Coal -Company, four years ■ as mine ; manager and the last five years as genera! manager.' '■ '