PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23615, 27 March 1940, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. G. F. Lane left for Wellington by the limited express last night. Mr. E. W. Turner left for Wellington by last evening's limited express. Mr. H. J. Kelliher was a passenger for Wellington by last evening's limited express. - •' /' Major G. H. Clifton. Brigade Major, Fifth Infantry Brigade, left by the limited express last night on his return to Wellington from leave. Major R. H. Packwood, officer commanding the railway survey company, New Zealand Engineers, left for. the south by last evening's limited express. Mr. C. G. M. Boyce, headmaster of the Christchurcli East School since, 1929. will retire on May 20. Mr. Boyce has been teaching for more than 40 years. Pastor H. Grinstead, of Palmerston North, who has been attending the Dominion conference of the Church of Christ in Auckland, left by train on his return yesterday. Mr. 8,. E. Price, controller of the waterfront at Auckland, left; for Wellington by last evening's limited express 11) continue discussions on New Zealand waterfront conditions. Mr. S. Maioha, of the Now Zealand Maori Historical Research Board, returned to Auckland yesterday morning to continue his research work. He will go back to Wellington, on .Monday. Dr. R L. Sutton, of Kansas City, the well-known deep-sea angler, returned from Whitianga 'yesterday, and is at the Grand Hotel. He will he returning to the I nited States shortly. .Mr. F. G. Farrell. president of the Automobile Association (Auckland), and Mr. A. Grayson, a member of tho council, left for Wellington hv the limited express last night on association business. Dr. Bonar Lindsay, a well-known gynaecologist, formerly of Christchurch, is at present On furlough in New Zealand. He is stationed at Kalain, Pachar, India, where lie is district medical officer. Archbishop and Mrs. Averill will leave Auckland to-night for a holiday visit to the south. While in Christchurch Archbishop Averillwill instal his successor in the Primacy, Bishop Campbell West-Watson. Mr. C. Siversen. of Wellington, was re-elected president at the annual conference of the Dominion Federation of Boot Trades' Associations, which has been meeting in Auckland. Mr. A. J. Kerr, of Invercargill, was elected vicepresident. Mr. D. G- Marchbanks, assistant to the chief 1 engineer of the Wellington Harbour Board, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the New Zealand Engineers. He is the son of Mr. J. Marchbanks, for many years the board's chief engineer. . Mr. J. R. Elsburv, State Placement Officer, has been accepted for.overseas military service with the rank of captain and has embarked on a refresher course at Narrow Neck. In the Great War he served with a commission in the Australian Imperial Forces. Mr. John Ward, who for the pa«t lo years has been associated with tin Auckland office of Ross and Glcjidining Limited, chiefly as assistant-manager, lias gone to the head office in Dunedin to take up the position of secretary there. Mr. A. W. Jeavons, who has held the position of secretary for the past 17 years, and has also' been a director of the company since 1932. has now been appointed managing-director