PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11665, 1 November 1923, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Dr. W. H. Parkes has arrived In Wellington from Auckland.

Mr W. Grounds, of Hokianga. Noith Auckland, la a visitor to Wellington.-

His Honour the Chief Justice (Sit Robert Stout) v ill probably leave for Auckland on Friday.

DorJ Jcllicoe has notified his acceptance of tho office of patron of thf Wanganui Cricket Association.

Air G. V. Morpeth, insnrar.ee underwriter, Wellington, is on a business visit to Wanganui.

Tho Hons R. F. Bollard and Sir Heaton Rhodes leave Wellington today for the Manawatu Show.

His Honour Mr Justice Sim will leave Christchurch for Dunedin this morning.

The Hon G. J. Anderson returned to Wfellington from the South Island yesterday.

Air J. C. McCrea, who has been promoted to the position of Chief Postmaster at Wellington, arrived from Dunedin yesterday.

The Hon. Mr Justice MacGregor will leave Wellington for Palmerston North on Monday, to open the criminal sessions there the following day.

The Hon. Mr Justice Fraser, president of the Arbitration Court, with Mr J. A. Gilmour, the registrar, will leave Wellington for Christchurch tomorrow night.

Mr W. H. Field, M.P., has been reappointed for a further term as one of the three Government members of the Board of Governors of the Wellington Boys’ and Girls’ Colleges.

Mr Roy S. Johnston, of the Otago Cricket Association, and formerly secretary of the Wellington Cricket Association. is at present on a visit to W ellington.

Mr John Reid, 8.A., of Otago Boy*’ High School staff, has been appointed headmaster of the Miramar school, states a Press Association message from Dunedin. •

Mr W. A. lorne, of Martinborougb, and Mr J. C. Ewington, of Masterton. were visitors to Wellington yesterday for a meeting of the National Dairy Association.

Mr N. Elmslie, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner, accompanied by- Mrs Elmslie, left Wellington last evening for a six weeks’ tour of the South Island.

Twelve applications have been received for the position of engineer for Invercargill. The names of Messrs E. C. Cherter (Invercargill) and Thee. O. Fox (Wellington) have been referred to the council for final decision.

Mr Edward Elliott, representing tire Humphrey Bishop Comedy and Operatic Company, now on a world tour, is in Wellington making preliminary arrangements for the appearance of .the company in Wellington and in the provincial towns.

At a meeting of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College it was reported that advice had been received from the High Commissioner for New Zealand that Mr Francis Aubrey Tharrock had accepted the position cf arts master at the Christchurch School of Art.

The Rev. and Mrs W. Harper, of London, who arrived by tie Niagara, are at Rotorua. Mr and Mrs F. G. Wilson, of Melbourne, Mr and Mrs T. Craig, of Johnstone, Scotland, and Mr A. Hay-Borthwick, of Dumfries-shire, Scotland, who arrived in the Dominion last week, are also sight-seeing at Rotorua.

The death of Mr William Htnrj Perrott occurred in Morrinsville, at, tpe age of 83. He was born at Glastonbury, England, and came to New Zealand when about 20 years of age. Tho early da vs of his 63 years of New Zealand life were spent in farming in Canterbury, his last 11 years being spent in residence with his nephew, Mr D. Jones, of Morrinsville.

Mr P. J. Macalister, postmaster at Martinborougb for the past 11 years, has retired on superannuation after completing 40 years’ service in the Poet and Telegraph* Department. He served successively at M ellington, Ashburton, Christchurch, Auckland, Havelock and Man inborough. On Friday evening ho was the recipient of a hall clock from the staff as a mark of esteem.

A meeting of the Board of Studies of the New Zealand University is being held in Wellington. The members of the board present are: —Auckland: Professors Segar (chairman), Algie, Egerton, Johnson, and Mr Walker; Wellington: Professors Brown, Wilson, Adamson, Robertson, and Hunter; Christchurch: Professors Wall, Higjit, Stewart, Powell, and Shelley; Dunedin: Professors Adams, Benham, Thompson, Jack, and Bell.

Mr C. M. Banks, the retiring president of the Wellington Automobile Club, was last night, on the motion of Mr Goldberg, unanimously elected a life member of the club. On behalf of the club, also, Mr S. George Nathan presented Mr Banks with a handsome smoker’s cabinet fully equipped, in recognition of his terms as president from 1921 to 1923, inclusive, and of his eighteen years’ public-spirited service as an officer of the club from its foundation. Several of the members united in paying high tribute to Mr Banks, who suitably and feelingly responded.

Professor James Cossar Ewart, F.R.S.. emeritus Professor of Zoology of Edinburgh, who is famed for his work in connection with the breeding of farm animals, and particularly sheep, is on his way to New Zealand. Ho has just spent some time in Australia. studying tho methods of merino breeding, having been invited to do so by the Federal Government, which has given him every facility for the purpose. It was considered that it would be of great benefit to the New Zealand wool industry if he could be induced to visit the Dominion. and consequently the Hon. W. Nosworthy, Minister for Agriculture, wrote to Professor Ewart expressing the hope that he would come to New Zealand, assuring him of a hearty welcome. and placing all tho facilities of the Department of Agriculture at his disposal. A cable message lias been receivt'dlrom him stating that ho would be leaving Sydney on Friday for New Zealand.

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