PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11786, 24 March 1924, Page 3

PERSONALIA

VICE-REGAL A Press Association message from Dunedin states that the Governor-General arrived from Timaru on Saturday night, and will remain there till Wednesday, when he proceeds to the Queenstown district for some days deer stalking. Ho returns to Wellington on April Bth. MINISTERIAL The Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister fol Agriculture) arrived in Christchurch on Saturday morning and attended the Mayfield A. and P. show during the day. He intends staying a few days in his electorate. The Minister for Labour (the Hon. G. J. Anderson) leaves for the South Island to-night. He will open the Teviot hydroelectric works at Roxburgh on Thursday. Mr C. Speight, who has been on,a visit to Wellington, has returned to DunediD. (Mr T. Lowery, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland. Messrs L. W. Duncan, T. M. Blake, G. G. Hansford, T. E. Reynolds, of AVellington, are visiting Auckland. Sir George Elliott, chairman of directors of the Bank of New Zealand, left by the Remuera on Saturday for England accompanied by Lady Elliott.

Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C., has been elected president of Swifts Association Football Club. This is one of the oldest clubs in the Wellington Association.

The Rev. B. Fanconrt has been elected (president of St. Thomas's Association Football Club, at the annual meeting of which he presided.

Messrs J. C. Stephens, F. B. Adams, and J. B. Callan, who had been attending a sitting of the Court of Appeal in Wellington, have returned to Dunedm.

Mr A. H. Kimbell (Under-Secretary of Mines) is in Dunedin at the present time on business connected with the acquisition by the City Council of mining privileges at Waipori.

Mr Arthur Oakey, F.P.A. (N'.Z.), assistant accountant to the Texas Co. (Aust.), Ltd., New Zealand, has resigned his position in order to enter into private practice.

Sir Andrew Bussell, prior to his trip to England, is addressing farmers’ organisations for the settlement of the better class of young men from Great Britain as farmers in New Zealand. Major-General Sir A. -H. Russell, of Hastings, returned from the South Island on Saturday, and left by tbe Main Trunk express for Wanganui. He leaves for England on April 10th. Mr J. W. Butler, director of the Boys’ - Institute, who was seriously injured in a motor accident at Waikanae, is still in a critical state, but may be removed to Wellington from Otaki to-day. Mr Douglas Walker, Mr L. Horsley, Mr R. B. Allen, Mr C. Hughes, of Melbourne, and Mr J. H. Douglas, of Sydney, have arrived at Auckland from A7cllington. Mr P. A. Fildes, Engineer-in-Charge, Scaffolding and Lifts Act, Department of Public Works, Sydney, who has been visiting tse Dominion, returned to Sydney by tse Marama. A Palmerston North Press Association messages states that the resignation of the Rev. H. G. Blackbnrne, of All Saints Anglican Church, was announced yesterday morning, owing to ill-health, after nine years incumbency. Mr T. Cooper, of Messrs Sargood, Ron, and Ewen, Dunedin, on severing his connection with the firm, was presented with a handsome gold watch. He will leave for the North Island to-morrow to entei business on his own account. Mr W. W. Samson, who has carried out the duties of registrar of the Supreme Court and Official Assignee in Dunedin for some years, is being transferred to Christchurch, in succession to Mr Holmes, who las retired on superannuation. Mr J. E. Hartland, Traffic Inspector on the Auckland Section of the New Zealand Railways, has returned to Christchurch from the West Coast. Mr Hartland received advice to return t 4 Auckland immediately, as he had been promoted to the Wellington office. Don’t let the weather hinder you; open and closed-in Cars for hire by-ringing up Telephone 2240, and the best awaits yon. Stanton, Ltd., 15. Molesworth. street.Advt. * Citv Private Detective Agency. Office. 8, King’s Chambers, Wellington. All classes of detective work executed by experienced male and female detectives only Fees reasonable. P.O. Box 505. Tel. 3698.—Advt.