PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11661, 27 October 1923, Page 3

PERSONALIA

VICE-REGAL LAST NIGHTS INVESTITURE. The Governor-General held an investiture at Government House, Wellington. at 8.30 p.m. -on -Friday, October 26th, at whioh Hir Excellency presented to the Honourable Sir Frederick Chapman his letters patent of knighthood ; to Mr F. W. Flanagan, valuergeneral, his badge as an ..“officer” of the Order of the British Empire; to Lieutenant G. H. Clifton, New .Zealand Staff Corps, his Military Cross; and to Major C. E. Clifton, of Porangahau. Hawke’s Bay, his Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration. His Excellency subsequently entertained the relatives and friends of the recipients at a small reception.

Messrs W. Archibald, Ar. S.' Fox. -F. A. Garvin and J. Alagney, of Sydney, are visiting the Dominion.

Air W. S. Jones has been appointed clerk of the Wellington and Hutt Licensing Committees.

Air Clive Walsh©, a well-known footballer, is seriously ill at the New Plymouth Hospital.

Air A. Seifert has returned to Palmerston North from a visit to Canterbury.

Captain T. AI. Wilkes, M.C., New Zealand Staff Corps, has been transferred to the New Zealand Permanent Air Foice.

A resolution of sympathy with the relatives of the victims of the Waikino tragedy was passed by the Auckland Diocesan Synod.

The Bishop of Wellington, Dr. Sprott, who has been officiating at the spiritual healing mission, has returned to Wellington.

Mr T. T. Hugo, Government fnspector of Fire Brigades, has been on a visit of inspection to the Waikato district. - . . - -

Air John Allan, of the staff of the Wanganui Collegiate School, will leave by the Ruahine for England in December.

Dr. H. K. Christie, of Otago, is one of the new licentiates of the Royal College of Physicians (pays an A. and N.Z. cable from London).

Tho Hon. D. H. Guthrie (Minister for Lands) returns to Wellington from Feilding by the New Plymouth express this evening.

The Hon. C. J. Parr (Minister for Education and Justice) returned to Wellington from the South Island yesterday morning.

The Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister for Lands, is spending a few days in-the Feilding district before resuming his Minsteral duties.

Mr John S. Swan, Wellington, left) to connect with the Niagara at Auckland, on a month’s business and ho.liday trip to Sydney aud Melbourne. ’

The Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Sprott) will visit Aturitai thie afternoon to unveil tho memorial window to the late Air Knox Gilmer, at St. Alban’r Church.

Dr. W. Fulton, of Pukeora Sanatorium, is at present an inmate of a j.iivato hospital at Waipukurau, having undergone an operation for appendicitis.

Captain L. M. Isitt, Military Equipment and Instructional Officer in the Air Force, has been appointed to command the New Zealand Air Force Depot, Wigram Aerodrome, CDfStcEurch.

Tho criminal sessions of the Supreme Court at Palmerston, which will open on November 6th, will be presided oxer by the Hon. Mr Justice MacGregor, who remains in WellingtonTiutil then.

Air R-. Marsack, superintendent of police at Hunedin, is due to retire os superannuation at the end of the year. Mr Alarsaek will probably reside at Auckland when he leaves the force.

The Minister for Mines (the Hon. G. J. Andereop) qpent, a^quiet.day.yesterday at Westport. He inspected the harbour A deputation from tho citizens will wait on him to-night regarding the coal crisis.—Press Association.

Afessra J. L. Gilmour and Hr B. Waters have been appointed members of the Board of Alining Examiners. Mr \V. Carson has been appointed a member of the Board of Coal Miners’ Examiners.

The Hon. W. Noeworthy (Alinister for Agriculture and Miniater-in-ChaTge of the Tourist Department), who is visiting Lake Te Anau and district this week-end, is expected back in Wellington in about A fortnight's time.

Air Jesoop, chairman of the Meat Board, is at present on a visit to Masterton. He attended a meeting of the provisional directors of the new Wainga,wa Frozen Meat Company in Maeterton yesterday.

Dr. C. F. Hicks, of Dunedin, who recently had the honour of having a “Beit” scholarship conferred upon-him, passed through Wellington yesterday on his way to Auckland en route to England. where he proposes to take up biochemical research in the terms of the scholarship.

Air G. W. Hyde. Government value* for the Hamilton district, who for some time haa been indisposed, has gone to North Auckland, where he will spend some time in recuperating. During hi.- absence Air AV. G. AtcClintock. cn the Valuation Department, will relieve him in Hamilton.

Mr G. P. Aldridge was, at the meeting of the executive of the Napier Boxing Association, elected delegate to the big boxing conference which takes place in Wellington on Tuesday next. He will also represent the Hawke's Bay centre at the centre conference on thd Alonday

Tho Hon. J. G. Coates (PostmasterGeneral and Alinister for Public Wotlfs) leaves AYellington on Alonday evening for a tour of inspection of the-Smitfi Island with the heads of his departments. In addition to Lyttelton and Christchuich. the Alinister will visit, amraigst otho- places, Parnassus and Waiau Waipara, Rangiora. Oxford West. Bonnet—, and Kaiapoi, Timaru, Southhridge and district, Greymonth nad district. Hokitika. Ross. Weetnort, Nelson. Blenheim. Wharanui, and l”Tc-ton. He expects to return to tVbllington on Friday, November 16th.

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