PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11686, 26 November 1923, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Tho Hon. Mr Justice Feed has arrived at Nelson from Blenheim.

The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stoat) will return from Wanganui later in the week. *. v .

Mr Justice Saliuond will leave Wellington this morning for New Plymouth to open the Supreme Court sessions.

The Rev. and Mrs C. Titkowsky have taken a house at Plimmerton, where they intend to spend a portion of the summer.

Mr David Hebenton, organiser for the Reform Party, left Wellington on Saturday for Auckland.

Mr N. Kensley and Mr H. C. Pockley, of New York, have arrived in Auckland.

Mr A. R. Preston, who has been relieving Mr McYitty as American Consul at Auckland, has left for Sydney.

Messrs Wilby, Brown, McCberry, and Osborne, of Christchurch, are in Wellington to take part in the St. John Ambulance competitions.

Mr J. H. Richardson has been appointed a member of the Public Trust Office Investment Board. He was formerly Government Life Insurance Commissioner.

Mr and Mrs A. J. Sacb, of England Mr and Mrs J. W. Coldin, of U.S.A. and Mr and Mrs C. Petze,. of U.S.A. have arrived in Auckland.

The Hon. Mr Justice Frazer, of the Arbitration Court, arrived in Wellington, yesterdnv from the West Coast of the South Island.

The Rev. Wyndham fi. Heathcote, 8.A., formerly of the Wellington Unitarian Church, arrives to-dav 'by the Maunganui from Sydney on his way to San Francisco.

Colonel Whyte, rfficer in command of the Wellington military district, has arrived in Wellington from, the headquarters at Palmerston North. Colonel Whyte paid a visit of inspection to the camp at Fort Dorset on Saturday.

Mr Charlies Rhodes, ex-president of the Auckland Rotary Club, and director of Rotary International, has arrived In Auckland from America. Mr Rhodes attended the Rotary Conference at St. Louis, U.S.A.

Mr Rud Petersen, who has been for the past five years manager of the Princess Theatre, bus severed his connection with the Dominion Picture Company. Mr Petersen intends remaining in Auckland for some time before taking up a new appointment.

The Rev. M. Diamond, Rabbi of the Dunedin Jewish congregation, has resigned, and proposes to go to South Africa, leaving next week. Indifferent health in New Zealand (states **The Posts” Dunedin correspondent) is the reason for the reverend gentleman’s decision to try a new country.

The death took place early on Saturday of Mr John MacMenamen.,. at the tge of sixty-seven, late 'manager and part-owner of the Terawhiti Sheep Station. The late Mr MacMenamen will be well remembered by many at the time of the Penguin wreck for his generous of the survivors. He retired some ten years ago, and bad been living since that time at Tiber street. Island Bay. He was a keen bowler, and took a great interest in gardening. He is survived by his widow and one daughter.

The medical superintendent (Dr Falconer) wrote to a meeting oi the Otago Hospital Board recommending the appointment of Dr Perry (the well-kaown New Zealand representative footballer) to the position of assistant medical officer, rendered vacant by the resignation of Dr Bilcliff. The recommendation wee adopted. The following other appointments were made: —Senior house r sur geons, Drs Scrymageour and Kingston j junior house surgeons, Dr» Iverach da Ath and Miss Champtaloup. Dr R. &. Aitken was appointed an extra house suigeon for six months.

Mr John C. McGeorge, who died in Dunedin, was born at Gisborne, Victoria, sixty-one years ago. He 6ame to New Zealand with his parents in the Ship ooMfcn*~Agfcr i2P*his infancy. His parents settled in Dunedin, and Mr McGeorge remained there until he was about twenty years of age, when he went to Melbourne. There he assumed a responsible position during the time the cable tramway was being installed. He remained in Melbourne for several yeara, then (returned to Dunedin and began practice as a consulting enginees. H« had a very wide connection, particularly at the time of the gold-dredging boom* about twenty years ago. He was one of the original shareholders in the Elec trio Gold hedging Company at the Kawarrau. Mr McGearge took a great interest in mining operations throughout the Dominion, and with his brothers began a dredging company at Waikaka.

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