PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10522, 25 February 1920, Page 3

PERSONALIA

The Mayor of Dunedin (Mr W. Begg) has (been notified that, as the Governor-General’s term of office is drawing to a close, their Excellencies propose to take leave of the people of Timaru, and Dunedin. Their Excellencies will arrive in Dunedin on March 10th, and will be tho guests of Dr. and Mrs Lindo Ferguson until March 13th, when they will leave for Wellington. They will he accorded a civic farewell in the southern city.

Mr Justice Sim leaves Wellington this evening for Dunedin.

Judge •Backhouse, of Sydney, Is pay. ing a visit to Dunedin.

Tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) is expected to return to Wellington on March 2nd or 3rd.

Mr Reginald Edward Gillen was admitted as a solicitor of 'the Supremo Court yesterday morning.

Captain J. C. Ohaytor and Mise Chaytor leave by tho Moana this morning.'

Mr H. Guthrie-Smith leaves for America by the Moana which is due to sail this morning.

Mr L. Birks, chief electrical engineer of tho Public Works Department, is at present in Dunedin.

Sir John Findlay is in Christchurch where lie expects to remain for about a fortnight.

Mr J. G. Imlav has been admitted all Dunedin by the Chief Justice ns a soli 1 citor of the Supreme Court.

Brigadier-General D. J. McGavin. D. 5.0., Director-General of Medical Services, who is accompanied by Mrt ASoGavin, is attending tnc Medical C.oa* ference at Dundein.

Mr Edgar Home, M.P., Guilford Division, Surrey, will be the chief guest and speaker at a luncheon of the New Zealand Club on Tuesday next.

Mr W. W. Gibson, acting-chairman of the Wellington Coal Trade Committee, left for Christchurch on Monday night on official business. He expects to return, to Wellington to-day.

Mr R. S. Rounthwaite, secretary of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers, is at present m Dunedin in connection with the annual conference, which opened there yesterday.

A Press Association message from Sydney states that Air W. A. Briscoe, chairman of Briscoe and Co., has arrived, and departs for New Zealand as tho week-end.

Mr J. iH. Read, of the jobbing staff of (Messrs Coulls, Culling, and Co., Dunedin, on. the eve of his departure for Wellington, was presented by the directors and employees with several useful gift®.

Colonel R. 11. Potter, C.M.G., commanding tho Auckland military.. district, formerly commandant at. Trentham, and laeutehanf-Colonel J. E. Duigan, chief staff officer, are at present in Wellington.

Mr James C. Montgomery, of Liverpool, England, who has been an officer in the White Star Line for several years, arrived in New Zealand by tho Wahine. -He has joined the Union Company’s service, and is now fourth engineer of the Wahine.

Dunedin is losing Madame Marie Power, who proposes shortly to go to Australia. For many years Madame Power has been a favourite contralto in all the ‘ larger cities of" New Zealand. Her musical friends in Dunedin have decided to tender a complimentary farewell in a week or eo.

Mr E. K. Long, the editor of tho Australasian column in the Loudon “limes,” is visiting the chief centres in Australia, and in duo season will come to New Zealand. His purpose is to arrange for better representation of Dominiou nows in the columns of the “Times.’'

Mr Roy Fuller, manager of His Ma* josty’a Theatre, is at present in Christchurch relieving Sir Walter Helsden, manager of tho Christchurch Opera House. Tho latter is managing the Princess Theatre, Dunedin, during tho absence through illness of Mr John Hamer.

On account of illness Mir T. Ballinger was granted leave of absence from tho meeting of the Wellington Technical College Board at a meeting hold Inst evening, and on tho motion of the chairman (Mr 0. Frost) it was decided to write to Mr Ballinger expressing tho hope that he would speedily recover from his illness.

Mr H. W. Kelly, manager of the Now Zealand Insurance Company at Wanganui, has been promoted to tho charge of the Dunedin branch in succession to Mr H. M. Didsbnry, and Mr N. W. Nelson, who was lately’relieving at Singapore,- will fill tho vacancy at Wanganui. Mr E. V. Law, lately acting-manager at Gisborne, has been appointed manager there.

The Professional Orchestra’s report states: —“A hearty welcome is extended to Messrs A. Gillies, L. Walker, and S. Anderson, who have returned from active service. Thanks aro extended to Mi- Walter Fuller for the use of His Majesty’s Theatre on tho occasion of tho extra concert this year, and to Miss ORonayne, Air J. A. Tripe, and Mr Vallance for gifts of music.’’

F. J. Stewart, assistant clerk to the Auckland Magistrate’s Court (says a Press Association telegram received last night), who has been connected with tho Auckland courts for nearly thirty years, died to-day. Members of bench, bar, and police, numbering over one hundred, assembled at court, when glowing tributes were paid to the deceased. He leaves a widow and young family.

Mr E. G. Stapp, assistant postmaster at Wellington, lias been appointed chief postmaster at Nelson, in euccessiou to Sir 11. D. Grecent, who has been promoted to tho position of chief postmaster at Christchurch, neo Mr E. Northcroft, retired on superannuation. • Mr J C. McCrea, postmaster at Hastings is to . become assistant postmaster atWellington. J.r J E. Broadfoot, past-master, I eliding, has beoii " apy>ointed relieving chief P<>stmaster for the South Island, and Mr W T Coad, postmaster, Stratford, will succeed Mr J. C. Dale, chief postmaster at Westport, who retires. Let Stanton and Evans show you round tho city and suburbs. Open nmi -loscd-in enra; rehablo chauffeurs. Use phono 2240., Under patronage. —.