PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22499, 17 August 1936, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. James Fletcher returned from the South on Saturday. Sir George Elliot returned by train from Wellington on Saturday. Mr. E. C. Turner left for the South by the limited express last night. Sir James Gunson returned on Saturday from a visit to Wellington. Mr. V. R. Meredith returned by train from Wellington on Saturday. ■ The Hon. H. Gr. R. Mason, Minister of Justice, was a train passenger from Wellington on Saturday. The lit. Rev. W. G. Hilliard, Bishop of Nelson, arrived from Wellington by the express yesterday morning. Mr. T). Wilson, national secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party, left for Wellington by the limited express last night. Messrs. W. J. Lyon, A. S. Richards, W. T. Anderton. A. F. Monour and C. R. Petrie, M.P.'s. arrived by train I'rom Wellington on Saturday. Mr. J. Stonehouse has been elected chairman of the board of governors of the Hutt Valley High School, in succession to Mr. C. E. Dowland. Mr. E. H. W. Kowntree, headmaster of the Wanganui Intermediate Schon], will leave Wanganui this week to take up his duties as rector 0f..-the Gore High School. Mr. V. J. Earner, who has been attending the annual meeting of the National War Funds Council at Wellington. returned by the express yesterday morning. Mr. J. W. Mattbewson. general manager of the 'Union Steam Ship Company, who has been on a trip to I England and the East, will arrive at I Auckland by the Narbada on Scptem- ■ ber 4. ! Mr. Ernest Stanford, national appeal secretary of the British Emnire •' Cancer Campaign, will arrive in Well- | ington by the Rangitane on August , 26. He will remain in New Zealand ! a month.

The Rev. ft. Dudley, of Wanganui, is visiting Auckland to take part in the "Youth for Christ" campaign. He preached at the Epsom, Mount Eden and Dominion Road Methodist' Churches yesterday.

Dr. Malcolm Sargent, the English musician who conducted "Elijah" for the Royal Wellington Choral Union on Saturday night, intends to spend a short holiday in New Zealand before leaving for Sydney at the end of the month.

Mr. A. Grayson, president of the Automobile Association (Auckland) will leave by motor-car this. morning: for Carterton to attend a conference of the North Island Motor Union. The secretary, Mr. G. W. Hutchison, will leave by train to-night. , y

Mr. A. J. Murdoch, chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board, and Mr. T. C. Brash, secretary of the board, are at present in the South Island. They attended a conference of delegates from factories in the southern ward at Invercnrgill last week.

Mr. John Parsons, of Barcelona, who has visited relatives in New Zealand every two years for a considerable time past, has arrived in England with his family aboard a British warship, according to private advice received by cable. Mr. Parsons was in the Dominion last summer.

Mr. A. G. Hutchinson, shearing machinery expert for Levin and Company, has retired after 46 years' service with the company. Mr. Hutchinson has been associated with the development of mechanical shearing ever since its introduction into the Dominion many years ago.

Mr. D. E. S. Mason, engineer to 'cne ■Bluif Harbour Board, who holds the rank of lieutenant in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, has been promoted to the rank of engineer-lieutenant commander. This is the first engineer appointment made in the New Zealand division of the reserve.

Mr. F. J. T. Grigg. Government analyst at Christchurch, has been given leave of absence to visit England to make contact with authorities carrying out similar duties there. Mr. Grigg will investigate the latest analytical methods in toxicology, water and sewage testing, examination of foodstuffs, and gas supplies.