PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18703, 8 May 1924, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS.

• ■ ••. —- r .. ./ . />.■ iw-i. ~■ . i ■IIB" 1 ■ ■ ■ .. ■- -.-■v - ■■ ' ' Archdeacon Evans, of New HjTDoatt, is on a visit to Auckland. j 5

Messrs. C. H. Hudson, J. Simpson, inlj O. W. Rapley, of Wellington, are at the Grand Hotel. /

Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Balencourt ana Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Wood, of Sydney, are at the Star Hotel

Mr. A. G Henderson, of Christchurch, who returned from Sydney on Tuesday, left for the south last evening.

Captain and Mrs. W. H. Argall, of Coromandel, and Mr. W. Price, ol Thames, are at the Gentral Hotel.

'Mr. J. Tait, of the Nelson Academy of Music, has been appointed choirmaster and organist at St. Paul's Church, Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Ferguson and Mr„ C. C. Mulhall, of Sydney, and Mr, and Mrs. G. Maxwell, of Whangarei, arc at. the Royal Hotel.

Mr. A. H. Cockayne, Director of the Fields Division of the Department of Agriculture, is talcing part in a farmers' school at Timaru.

Mr. L. Miller, of Sydney, and Mr. J. B. Norton, of Bournemouth, England, who arrived yesterday from Rotorua, are at ■ the Grand Hotel."

Mr. W. F. Abel, headmaster of thn Oamaru North School, has bean promoted to the position of headmaster of the High Street School in Dunedin.

Dr. C. J. Reakes, Director-General of A err i culture, loft for Wellington by the Main Trunk express last night. He was accompanied by Mrs Reakes.

The Rev. A. J. Famell, vicar of Coin den and Runanga, in" the Nelson dioctise, has been appointed vicar of Shannon, :in successon to the Rev. J". C. Abbott.

Mr. L. Speakman, London manager for , Dalgety and Co., Ltd., arrived from Rotorua yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Speakman. They are at the Grand - Hotel. '

Lieutenants G. V. Gladstone and T. K. Atkinson, of H.M.S. Hood, arrived from Wellington by the Main Trunk express yesterday, and are at the Grand Hotel.

General Melvill, general officer commanding the Now Zealand Military Forces, will arrive by the Main Trunk this mprning. He will stay at tha Grand Hotel. "

Mr. Hollins A. Crompton, LL.B., of Suva, was yesterday admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court by Mr. .Justice Stringer, on the motion of Professor R. M. Algie.

• Mr. E. S. Parker, Mayor of Blenheim,* accompanied by Mr. E. W. Rose, is to leave Blenheim to-morrov/ morning on a visit to Canada. They are to catch the Niagara, leaving Auckland on Tuesday. 'They will be away about four months. ■ ■'■ i:.-.

Mr. Justice Sim; chairman of the Taxation Commission, with . Messrs. W. D. Hunt, G. . Shirtclifle, T. Sha'ler Weston, of Wellington, and James Begg, of Dunedin, members of the commission, will arrive at Auckland to-day. They will ; be accompanied by Mr. D. G. Clark, Commissioner of Taxes, and Mr. K: C. Aekins, secretary to the commission.