PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11662, 29 October 1923, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Air Robert Smith, of Martinborough, is in Wellington.

• Canon Bean, of Christchurch, is a visitor to Wellington.

Air T. R. Williams, Mayor of Wanganui, is still seriously ill.

Mr H. Boulton, of London, has arrived in Auckland.

Air R. Dario w, of Birkenhead, has returned to New Zealand from a trip to Great Britain and Franco.

Air G. 11. Eaves, of Hobart, Mr C. L. Coleman, of New York, have arrived in Auckland.

Air Isaac Stevenson, of Dunedin, passed through Wellington on his way to Napier.

Sir Joseph Ward arrived in Wellington yesterday morning from Christ church.

Colonel and Atm W A. Simson, who arrived recently from Sydney, have left Auckland for Rotorua.

The Hon. G. J. Smith, M.L.C., of Christchurch, who has been spending a few days in Auckland, has left for tho south.

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

Mcturs J. D. Birrell, S. Eiehelbaum, Hope Gibbons, J. Alills, C. H. Hudson, and H. J. Bannatyne, of Wellington, are visiting Auckland.

Captain W. Olpherfc, and Air B. L. Hammond, of Wellington, assistant .secretary to the Employers’ Association, have been on a visit to Auckland.

A Press Association message from Duaedin states that Air J. C. Browne, Mayor of Alosgiel, died suddenly on Friday last.

The Hon. G. J. Anderson (Alinister for Alines, Marine, and Labour) will return to Wellington from the South Island on Wednesday next.

Air Harold Carr, secretary of the Gisborne Boxing Association, is in Wellington representing the East Coast Centre at the Boxing Conference being held this week.

Air W. Cox Rollett, acting on medical adiice, has resigned liis position as chairman of tn© Gas Water, and Electricity Committee of tho Hamilton Borough Council.

Air V. A. AliUs, chief clerk of the Immigration Department at Wellington visited Auckland, to return on the special train bringing the Remuera’s immigrants.

Air Kenneth Impett, a well-known Auckland journalist, has been appointed managing editor of the Pahia-tua ‘“Herald.” Mr Impett is on a brief visit to Wellington.

Air H. G. Smith, general manager of the Phoenix Assurance Company, who has been on a nine months’ tour of England and America, arrived in Auckland by the Niagara, and returned to Wellington on Saturday.

Afessrs J. Wewiey (Wellington). E. G. Bush (Wellington), E. Rickard (Bradford), H. W. Ford (San Francisco), E. Thorne, P. O. Cutts, and G. S. Matthews (Wellington) have been visiting Christchurch.

The Hon. Air Justice Hosking will preside over the civil sittings of the Supreme Court, which open in Wellington to-morrow, with the assistance of Air Justice Salmond. Mr Justice Reed will preside over the criminal work.

At the Society of Accountants’ luncheon in Dunedin, Air James Hogg (chairman) congratulated Air H. R. Spence on hie securing the appointment as secretary to the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company.

Air F .Herbert, manager of the Union Bank of Australia in Auckland, hna left by the Niagara for a three months’ holiday trio to Australia. During ni9 absence tho control of the branch will be under Air G J. Proudfoot, of Melbourne.

At the fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Albion Lodge, A1.U.1.0.0.F., in Dunedin, P.G. Bro. P. W. Stabb was presented with a gold watch and chain as a mark of appreciation of the faithful services rendered by him during the seventeen years he occupied the position of permanent secretary of the lodge.

The Dunedin Hospital Committee reported at a recent meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board that Dr Reay (formerly of Dunedin), of the house surgeon staff, had asked to be relieved of his agreement, which would terminate on November 14th. As Dr J. Young was available, it wa6 decided to agree to Dr Reay's request.

Air F. J- R. Gledhill, Wellington District Grand Aiaster of the Manchester Unity, 1.0.0. F., has left Wellington on transfer to tho Napier District Public Trust Office as chief clerk. The departure of Air Gledhill is felt very severely by the Oddifcllows of A\ellington, for ho has taken very great interest in everything which pertains to the welfare of lodges and friendly societies, and he has been one of the most enthusiastic workers in the Alanchester Unity.

Air C-. I. AlcKean has been appointed manager of the Auckland branch of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company ns from November Ist, in addition to hi 9 prosent position as manager for New Zealand of the Insurance Office of Australia, Limited. Mr C. J. White, who has been aotin gas resident secretary of the North British and Mercantile at Auckland, resumes his former position of assistant manager of tho Auckland branch of the Insurance Office of Australia, Limited.

The Commissioner for Crown Lands for the Auckland district. Air H. M. Skeet, is retiring. At the last board meeting over which he presided, Air R. Roddy, the senior member, on behalf of the board members, presented the retiring commissioner with a token of their regard in the form of an electric reading lamp. Air Skeet, in replying, said he was parting from the board and his connection with the department and staff with very great regret, after 40 years in the public service. Alt Skeet will lx? succeeded by Air AY. F, Marsh, at present commissioner at Napier.

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Air Justice Frazer, with tho Registrar nf the Arbitration Court Air J. A. Giluiour), says a Press Association message, left Dunedin on Saturday morning for Wellington. The other members of the court. Mr \Y. Scott and Mr H. Hunter* travelled as far as Christchurch.

A recent arrival in New Zealand with the object of settling here, was Lieut.Commander D. Fcden. ex-R.N., who came from England in the Remuera. After a brief stay, however, he considered the conditions not so suitable as he had imagined, so after a brief visit he left for Sydney to connect with the Ceramic for South Africa.

At an interval during the Dunedin Choral Society’s rehearsal, the Hon. G. M. Thomson presented Air J. Reid (hon. treasurer of the society), who is leaving Dunedki to reside in Wellington, with a travelling rug and mounted walking-stick as a mark of esteem and appreciation of the member* of the society.

The Hon. J. Craigie, AI.L.C-, of Timaru. will leave New Zealand at the end of next month on a visit to Africa

and Europe. He will proceed to Sydney, and there connect with a P. and O. mail boat, which will take him as far as Port Said. After a visit to Cairo and a t-rip to the Nile, he will make a tout of Palestine, and lateT will visit Italy, France, and England.

The death of Air Peter „Gow Scrimgeour occurred at his residence, Militant street. Upper Hutt, last week, at the age of 45. He was the eldest son of the late Mr A. C. Scrimgeour, Masterton, and had for some years pact been a member of the Ordnance Corps. He went away with the Bth Contingent, and saw considerable eervice in France. The funeral, which was a military one, took place on Friday. The late Air Scrimgeour leaves a widow, four sisters and a brother to mourn their loss.