PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23661, 21 May 1940, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. V. J. Larner.has returned from a visit to Australia. : Sir. G. C. W. Beid has returned from a business'visit to Australia. * Mr. J. G. Barclay, M.8., left for Wellington, 'by train last night. Sir Ernest Davis, Mayor of Auck- C land, has returned from Kotorua. Mr. M. Benjamin left by the limited express for Wellington last night. Mr. A. Maltby left for Wellington by the afternoon express yesterday. Mr. E. G. Bridgens left last night by the limited express for Wellington. Mr. J. F. Ewen travelled to Well- , ington by the afternoon- express yesterday. " Mr. W. A. Boucher travelled to Wellington last night by the limited express. Mr. W. Oassells-Brown was a passenger for Wellington by the limited express last night. * -. ■ Major W. B rem nor and Major D. E. Murphy left for Wellington by the afternoon express yesterday The Hon. C. .T. Cnrrington and the" Hon. E. B. Davis. M.L.C.'s, left for Wellington by the limited express last , night. Mr. T. T. McKee. of Sydney, has arrived from Australia, accompanied by Mrs. McKee. They will spend a holiday at Botorua. _ . Lieutenant G. Bridson. Bpyal Naval Volunteer Bcserve. who is well known ns a swimmer, ha« been promoted to lieutenant-commander. Mr. F. W. Hennings. Sydnev representative .of the Fijian Publicity Bureau, has arrived from Australia on a short visit to New Zealand. Colonel N. W. McD. Weir, offmor commanding the northern military district. returned from Wellington yesterday by the limited express. Mr. G. T/. Biley, assistant secretary to the Wellington Manufacturers' Association. has been apnointed assistant rreneral secretary of the New Zealand Manufacturers' Federation. Mr. B. Hi Eovatt. assistant district railwav engineer. Chris+church. and Mr. C. B. Lovatt. assistant signal engineer. Wellington, were passengers - for the south by the afternoon express yesterday. The Bev. E. E. H Baton, moderator of the Christchureh "Presbytery. who has been minister at Shirley and Bichmond for the last 12 vears. has received a unanimous call to St. James' Church, Bnkekohe.