PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23010, 11 April 1938, Page 12

PERSONAL ITEMS

Major F. N. Nurse. chief artillery? instructor for the Northern Military District, returned fom Wellington by train on Saturday.

Mr. A. Thompson, manager of |i Thomas Cook and Son, Limited, Auckland, left fbr Wellington by train on Saturday afternoon.

The Rt. Rev, L. S. Kempthorne, j : Bishop in Polynesia, visited Hamilton yesterday and preached at St. Aidau'g and St. Peter's Churches.

The Hon. H. G. R. Mason, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, was a passenger from Wellington by the limited express oh Saturday morning.

The Rev. H. F. Harding, of Christchurch, who has been in England for nearly six years, arrived at Wellington on Saturday by the Rangitane to become vicar of St. Chad's, Linwood Christchurch.

The Rev. H. Davies and Mrs. Davies veteran missionaries of the New Zeal land Presbyterian Church in Canton China, are returning to New Zealand* on furlough, and will arrive at Auckland by the Maetsuycker to-morrow.

Dr. G. Graham Russell, port health officer, who has been granted six months' leave of absence, will leave Auckland to-day by the Awatea, for Sydney, where he will -connect with the Strathaird for England. He will be accompanied by Mrs Russell.

Squadron-Loader L. G. Davison, chief equipment officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, returned to Wellington by train last night. He was accompanied by Flight-Lieutenant T. J, Denton, whose position he is taking under the recently instituted exchange system with England.

The Hon. W. Perrv, M.L.C., presi- i dpnt of the Now Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association and the Xew Zealand Defence League, arrived by train from Wellington on Saturday, and will leave for Sydney by the Awatea tomorrow. Mr. Perry will act as leader i of members of the New Zealand Ex. peditionary Force who will in the Anzac Day parade in conjunc. tion with the 350 th anniversary celebrations. Mr. and Mrs.. Perry are.at the Grand Hotel.

Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander G. H. Ash by arrived at Wellington by .• the Rangitane on Saturday to assnme duty as secretary to Rear-Admiral tho-.v Hon. E. R* Drummond, Comrcodor#'commanrling the New Zealand Division i of the Royal Navy, in succession toil' Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander J, K. Highton, who is to leave Auckland to-morrow for Sydney, en route to England. Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander ' Ashbv was recently in H.M.S. Ex- '• mouth, a flotilla-leader in the Home' Fleet. '