PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11785, 22 March 1924, Page 3

PERSONALIA

MINISTERIAL Tho Hon. W. Nosworthv (Minister ft® Agriculture) left ,by the Lyttelton fterry steamer for the South Island last night. He is to attend) tbe Mayfield A. and PI Show to-day and intends staying a few days in his electorate. Sir Maui Pom are 'Minister for Health) returned to Wellington from the south Island yesterday. The Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister tar Hines, Marine, and Labour) is to-leave for the South Island on Monday evening l in order to open the Teviot electrio power station at "Roxburgh, Central Otaigo, on Thursday next. He returns to Wellington at tho end of the weak. The “Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister for Marine, Mines, and Labour) leaves for the South Island on Monday or Tuesday next. He will perform the opening ceremony in connection with the Teviot Power Board, at Roxburgh, on Thursday, and returns to Wellington at the end oc the week. Mr L. B. Norwood, of Wellington,-is on a visit to Christchurch. Messrs J. R. Salt, B. H. Staff, and H, Downs, of Wellington, are visitors to Christchurch. Mr P. A. Fildes, engineer-in-charga Scaffolding and Lifts Department, ’’tew South Wales, was a passenger to Sydnsy by the Marama. Mr J. J. W. Pollard, editor of the 'Southland Times,” left by the Marama: yesterday on a holiday visit to Austro* Mr Edward Gilbertson has been appointed ActingvConsul for France at Wellington, during the temporary absence of Mr O. R. Bendall. Sir George Clifford has entered; Levis* ham Hospital for a slight operation. It is expected that he will be about again; in a few days. Mr P. J. Nathan, Mr G. C. McCauV Mr R. Carlyle, Mr W. Simm, and, Mif S. G. Page, of Wellington, have been' visiting Auckland. Dr J. M. Mason, who has been ter* Sously ill for some months past, is reported to be now making satisfactory progress.

Mr J. W. Sourr, chairman of Oud benevolent institution committee of the Otago Hospital Board, is visiting AncU land, examining the systems of the hoej pital and other institutions under thg charge of the Auckland Hospital Board, 1

Mr E. J. Howard, M.P., who has beetA ill for some time, made his first publier appoarance since his illness at a mewing held by Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P., eft Linwood, and was accorded a most core dial reception.

Mr C. A. Berendieu, LL.M., Ghisft Clerk of the Department of labour, waw yesterday admitted as "'abarristbr and solicitor of the Supreme Court by the, Right Hon. the Chief Justice on tho motion of Mr J. Prendeville.

Mr H. C. Lane, secretary of the Canterbury Education Board, who iB at pro< sent on six months leave of absence prion to his retirement from the position a* the end of September next, has arrived in Wellington, en route for England, where he will spend the remainder of lliw year.

The Rev. Robert Raine, Methodist minister at Mornington, Dunedin, and a prominent Prohibition advocate, is leaving on a trip to Britain. Mr Raine iw to attend a convention of the World’* Sunday Schools' Association in Glasgow, also a Temperance Convention in London,

Professor Patterson, formerly of Protorial, the new professor of classics at the Auckland University, and Professor Pitt, formerly of the Auckland Training College, who was appointed to the re-oently-establisbed chair of elocution at the college, were cordially welcomed by the chairman (the Hon. G. Fowlds) at the meeting*’ of-’-tho— College Council.

Mr William Lawless, the represent** tive in Australia of the Wellington Boneing Association, who has been spending; a holiday in the Dominion, left on his, re* turn by tbe Marama. Mr Lawless 1* much impressed with all he saw while ini Now Zealand, and before leaving in the highest terms of the. hospitality* extended to him by all sections of thO| sporting public.

Two pupils of Christ’s College bar* topped the list of marks awarded throughout' tbe Dominion in two out oc tbe six main subjects in tho Near Zealand University scholarship examinations. The boys are G. N. Carrington* son of Dean Carrington, of Christchuroh* who secured 598 marks in mathematic* Sat of a possible 600. and K. 'W. Newburgh, son of Mr W. S. Newburgh, aj Christohurbh tacoountant, who secured} 289 marks in chemistry out of e possible: 300. Both boys gained Carrington has entered the School oft Engineering’at Canterbury College, whfloj Newburgh is taking tbe medical course at the Otago Medical School.

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