PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10849, 15 March 1921, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr E. H. Wilkins, of Wellington, ha* been on a visit to Christchurch.

Mr Walter Fuller has been a recent visitor to Christchurch.

The Rev. T. R. Richards, of Napier, has been on a visit to Eketahuna.

Mr C- P- Skerrett, K.C., of Wellington, is visiting Auckland.

Colonel Baughan and Captain W. 8. Bloomfield, left Auckland by the Alakura.

Mr O. J. Tunks was a passenger from Auckland by the Makura, en route for England.

Mr C. H. Ncwson has been gazetted as assistant inspector of stock at Hamilton.

Mr F. Roberta, postmaster at Hacvera, has been appointed chief postmaster at Thames.

Air Justice Hosking left for Hamilton on Sunday night to preside over the Supreme Court sessions there.

Air Albert Spencer, president of the Auckland Employers’ Association, baa returned north from Wellington.

Alessrs C. L. and W. H. Kave, junior, who hate been visiting the United Kingdom, have returned'to Napier.

Air AY Philpott has been elected vicepresident of the Wellington Harbour Board Permanent Employees’ Association.

Dr D. Stevens has been granted 12 months’ leave of absence by the Stratford Hospital Board to enable’ him to visit Great Britain.

Air J- T. Johnson, chairman of the Te Awamutu Electric Power Board, who has been in Wellington on. business, has returned to his home.

Air L. Birks, chief Government eleotrical engineer, who has been on a visit to Taranaki, lias returned to Wellington.

Sergeant-Major V. J. In nee, of Te Awamutu, has been ordered to proceed to Trentham camp on the 16th inst for one month’s instructional duties.

Mr.B. A 7. Pemberton, of the meteorological office, left .for the South Island last night on holiday. It his intention to indulge in some deer-stalking while he is away from Wellington.

Air J. AlcCormiek, the professional coach of the East Auckland Golf Association. is leaving the district to take up a position with the Gisborne Gall Club. «

Air T. H. Graham, chief architect of the housing branch of the Labour Department, has been elected a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

At the opening of the Supreme Court- at Gisborne yesterday, Air Justice Reed was welcomed by the Bar, and congratulated on his appointment to the Bench.

Air Gordon Green, one of the secretaries of the Y.AI.C.A. British Empire Union, is in Auckland. He came from Britain on a trial trip with. Y.M.C.A. equipment on a vessel with immigrants.

Mr A. Gardner, late general secretary of the Presbyterian, fellowship movement, of New South Wales, has arrived in Wellington. He is taking up a position on the staff of the Y.M.C.A.

Air A. Hardy, an old resident of New Plymouth, is visiting the district after an absence of IS years. Mr Hardy is now in the head office of the trust department of the New Zealand Insurance Cio-, Ltd., Auckland.

Reference was made in the annual report of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association to the death of three old members, Messrs V. F. KwrTaylor and J. H. Leighton, of the executive, and Air Frank Lawry.

Messrs D. C. Cooper, F. S. Newhold, F. Armiger (Auckland representatives), and M. J- Hooper (Grand Warden) have arrived in Wellington to attend the biennial session of the Independent Order of Oddfellows.

Air L. H. Moses, with his wife and daughters, were passengers from Auckland by the Alakura for the United States, where they intend to remain for some time. Air Aloses was for 22 yeans on the staff of Alessrs A. H.-Nathan, Ltd.

At yesterday’s meeting of the council of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, Messrs A. S. Clarke (Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.), and C. F. C- Macfarlane and F. G. Reid (English Electric Company, Ltd.), were elected members.

Air Les Proctor, for many years with the firm of Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., ot Invercargill, leaves today by the Paloona for Alelbourne. Air Proctor has been appointed to the management of a similar business some distance from the Victorian capital.

The Bishop of Alelanesia, the Right Rev. John Alamraring Steward, expects to be in Auckland at an early date. A meeting to welcome him will be held in the Town Hall on one Sunday afternoon during his stay in Auckland, probably earlV in April. The Bishop sails in the Southern Cross to the Islands about the middle of April.

Air H. J. Aliddlcton, of Waimabaks, has booked his passage to the United Kingdom by the Corinthic, on a visit to Iris relatives in England. Air Alidaleton, who departs in April, will also, in a business sense, represent the new-ly-formed New Zealand Dairy Exporters’ Association while in London, he being the president of that co-opera-tion.

Air Arthur Cleave was » passenger by the Alakura for tho United States, Great Britain, and tho Continent, and expects to return towards the end of the year. Air Cleave is one of the pioneers of motoring here, and was for many years hon. secretary of tho Auckland Automobile Association, and in 1918 was president. In 1903, he was the first motorist to make the run from Auckland to Wellington.

• Air W. AI. Han nay at last night’s meeting of the Aletropolitan Building and Investment Society“ The continued prosperity of the society is largely due to our secretary. Air Even, te whom, and to the staff, the best thanks of shareholders are due. I regret that Mr Ewen is not able to be with us tonight, owing to serious illness. I am glad, however, to say that he is slowly recovering, and we trust that, an early date he will resume the duties which he has carried out for so many years with so much benefit to the society.' '

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