PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22963, 15 February 1938, Page 12

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. E. A. Astley left by the after, noon express for Wellington yesterday. Archbishop Averill was a passencer 1 for Wellington by the afternoon express yesterday. , General Sir Alexander Godley hopes to visit New Zealand for the Centennial in 1940, states the London corresDand ent of tho Herald. Mr. G. R. Hutchinson, accompanied by Mrs. Hutchinson, returned to Auckland by the Awatea yesterday aflef a three months' tour of Australia, Java Singapore and Ceylon. ' Mr. Maurice Kinder, of Port Wai kato, who has been accepted for a short-service commission in the lloval Air Force, is to leave for England Thursday by tho Remuera. a _ Mr. A. T. Bothamley, Clerk of P ar .. liaments, and secretary of the New Zeal land branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association, returned South' bv the limited express last night.

Messrs. A. J. Levick, J. Collins and S. Roscoo, members of the Railways Appeals Board, who attended a sitting in Auckland yesterday, returned South by the limited express last night.

Mr. C. E. Brown, of Sydney, managing agent for Australia of the Matson Line, arrived at Auckland by the Awatea yesterday. He will return to Sydney by the Mariposa on Friday.

Mr. H. B. Wilton, assistant commissioner of Stamp Duties and assistant registrar of companies at Auckland is to be transferred next week to Weill ington, where he will fill a similar position.

Dr. G. T. Lilly, of New York, was a passenger by the Awatea to Auckland Vesterday on a brief holiday visit "to the Dominion. Accompanied by Mrs. Lilly he left for Wellington by the limited express last night.

Mr. A. G. Menzies, who leaves next week on an extensive tour abroad, was yesterday appointed by the Auckland Manufacturers' Association as its official representative to attend the Glasgow Exhibition.

Sir Arthur Eggar, who recently resigned the position of Advocate-General of Burma, arrived from Sydney by the Awatea yesterday. After a short holiday in the Dominion he will proceed to England. He is at Hotel Cargen,

Commander R. C. Garsia, Administrator of Nauru Island, who, with Mrs. Garsia, has just concluded a brief visit to Auckland, will sail by the Awatea to-day for Sydney, where they are to spejid a holiday before returning to Nauru.

Captain G. H. Heal, of the Royal Corps of Signallers, who has been attending a course of training in England, returned to Nefr Zealand by the Awatea yesterday. Captain Heal," who was stationed at Yorkshire and Aldershot, will resume his duties at headquarters at Wellington. Accompanied by his wife and child, Captain Heal left Auckland by last night's limited express.

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander o.' H. Ashby has been appointed secretary to the Commodore commanding the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, Rear-Admiral the Hon. E. R. Drummond. He will relievei Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander J. K. Highton. Lieutenant-Commander Ashby.i who has been in H.M.S. Exmouth, will leave for New Zealand with his wife and infant daughter by the Rangitane on March 3.

Mr. Harry Hunter, managifigdirector of Paramount Pictures .at Aus* tralia and New Zealand, accomranied by Mrs. Hunter, arrived by the Awatea yesterday from Sydney. This is Mr. Hunter's first visit to the Dominion since he left Washington, United States, for Sydnev about a year ago. They are at the Grand Hotel, and will leave for Wellington to-morrow. They were met on their arrival yesterday by Mr. S. H. Craig, general manager of the company' in .New Zealand, Mrs. Craig.