PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11294, 21 August 1922, Page 3

PERSONALIA

His Honour Mr Justice Hosking wilt leave Dunedin for Invercargill to-day. Mr W. Reece has returned to Christchurch from a northern trip. Mr H. P. Dee Moulins, of Dunedin, is visiting Wellington. -Mr W. Raymond, of Timara, is visiting Dunedin. Mr John Canghley, Director of Education. lias returned to Wellington from Christchurch. Captain H. White-Parsons, harbourmaster at Napier, who has been on a visit to Tasmania, has returned to the Dominion. The Hons. G. J. Smith and C. A. C. Hardy, M.L.C.’s, have been visiting Christchurch. , Dr. T. H. A. Yalintine, DirectorGeneral of Health, who is away for a change of air and rest, is reported to be making satisfactory progress. Councillor Mcßain, who is still on leave of absence from the Lower Hntt Borough Council is one of the few who first introduced Association football to New Zealand. Mr Frank Goldberg, governing director of the Goldberg Advertising Agency, Ltd., has left for Sydney on a tour of the Commonwealth. Mr George Buchanan, who died at Timaru, was one of the earliest pioneers of South Canterbury. The deceased was in his 90th year. Mr G. P. Bums, of Queenstown, has been appointed Clerk to the Wallace County Council in place of Mr George Kelly, resigned, who is going to Ashburton. Mr A. Passie, who, for the past seven years, has had the control of the Petone picture theatre, has purchased the interest of the People’s and Cosmo* theatres, Levin, and will take control of them at an early date. Mr R. S. Galbraith, who recently succeeded Sir T. Brook as Commissioner of Crown Land* for the Booth-, land District, was welcomed by members of the Land Board at its meeting last week. The death occurred at Bajclutha recently of Mr Donald Mitchell at the age of eighty-six years. Deceased came to New Zealand in 1857, sixty- j five yeans ago, and was a farmer at* Wangaloa for over forty years. Mr George Shand, of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., who has been appointed manager of the firm’s Oamara branch, arrived from Auckland on Saturday and proceeds south by to-night’s ferry boat. Air G. W. Armitage, chairman of the i Canterbury Education Board, and Mr: E. H. Andrews, a former chairman, will represent the hoard at a conference of Education Boards in Welling- 1 ton on September 27th. Pastor W. D. More, of the Church of Christ, Dominion Road, Auckland, lias accepted an invitation to labour with the Church of Christ, Moorhouse avenne, Christchurch. His ministry commences early in September. TTm Honour the Chief Justice (Sit Robert Stout), along with Lady Stout, leaves Wellingon this morning for Napier, in order to take the sittings of the Supreme Court for that district. | FSs Honour is also accompanied by his associate, Mr Robert Stout. Mr A. W. Fleming, of the Maeter- ! ton Post Office, will leave early this ! week on transfer to Halcombe. His ! place wit lx* taken hy Mr R. J. I Clarke, who was formerly on the staff I there, but was transferred to Welling- ! ton about a year ago. Messrs T. Curran and W. J. H»y» of Pahiatua, bavo been temporarily ; transferred to the line construction gang at Alanriceville. Mr Sherborne, of Woodville, and formerly of Masterton, has recently joined the Pahiatua staff of the Post Office. The Rev. Dr. O. H- Laws, of Ashburton, is making his first official visit to Christchurch as president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference. He will spend a week in and near Christchurch, and will go to the West Coast. Mr W. S. Culbert, who has been in charge of the Colonial Mutual Life Office, Dunedin, has been promoted to the position of chief inspector of the ordinary department for Otago and ; Southland. Mr J. Lamg has taken j over the position of superintendent of j the Dunedin office. I Mr W. N. Tucker, of the Federal I Club, who last year won outright tho Crystallate Cup in the Wellington : amateur billiards chamuiouAip, was defeated in the semi-final by F. Hamson. of the Post and Telegraph, who in turn was beaten bv R. Benge, of ithe Rsngitikei Club. The change of ! hands will give added interest to futj uro championships. I A Miasonrla (Montana) U.S.A., : newspaper reports that Mr Frank Hutchinson, a son of Mr George Hutchinson, formerly a master at Welling- , ton College, has graduated from the State University with high honours. He is listed among five seniors on the honours roll, his name Saving been placed on it nine times out of a poe- ! eiblo ten. j Mr R. G. Ridlrng, 8.A., ham been I approved by the Waimato School Cqm- : mittee for the position of first ass&j ant at the primary school. Mr Ridj ling, who served abroad with the N.Z.E.F., gained his degree at Cambridge, passing with honours in Natural Science, Chemistry, and Physiol, ogy. Before he enlisted in 1913 he was assistant master at Pukekohe District High School. He was discharged ; from service in 1919. During the period he was wounded twice, in France and once in a bombing accident in England. Mr Ridling held the rank of temporary captain when discharged. The. funeral of the late Dr. John Guthrie, senr., took place at the i Bromley cemetery, Christchurch- Tho Rev. N. L. D. Webster officiated. The pall-bearers were Messrs J. C. Hay, E. Hay, A. McKellar, J. Murchwou, D. Murchison, and P. C. "Wright. Doctors J. and U. N. Guthrie, sons of deceased, and Mr J. W. Grant were the chief mourners. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends, including representatives of the Lake Coleridge power-house, and tho law and medical professions. Among the organisations which sent wreaths were the Canterbury division of the British Modioal Association, the Rhodes Convalescent- Home, the staff of the law CoVridg6 power-house aiul the Club. 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