PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12041, 20 January 1925, Page 3

PERSONALIA

VICE-REGAL Trig Excellency the Governor-Genera? will be the chief guest and speaker at the New Zealand Clnb’s luncheon at the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, tomorrow. MINISTERIAL The Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister for Mines, Marine, and Labour) is due back in Wellington from the North today. ' Sir Heaton Bhodes (Minister for Defence) is expected to arrive in Wellington from the South Island on Thursday morning. Sir Maui Pomare (Minister for Health) leaves Wellington for To Krnti to-morrow, returning about the end of the week. The Hon. W. Nosworthy (Minister for Agriculture) is expected back -a Wellington from the Waikato district in two or three days’ time. Dr C. J.Reakes (Director of AglSculture) is in Hamilton. Messrs W. H. Simmons and L. Mom (of Wellington) are at Auckland. Archdeacon B. M. Cowie has return-' ed to Hamilton, after a fortnight's holiday. Councillor H. D. Bennett has reach* ed Wellington again after a pleasant holiday up North. Mr B. V. Pemberton (Assistant Government Meteorologist) has just returned from a holiday spent m OtakiMr and Mrs J. J. Linklater (Palmerston North), and Messrs F• ruckea and K. E. Cunningham (Wellington)* are in the North. Mr B. J. Jacobs (chairman of the Palmerston North Returned Soldi era* Association) is spending a holiday •( Lyall Bay. Mr and Mrs EL W. Ackland, of Christchurch, were paasengers by ths Tahiti, which arriwm back from San Francisco yesterday. Mr B- Freeman, Australian representative of the Film Corporation, is-a through passengerto Sydney by the Tahiti, from Sau xrawcisco. Mr H. L. Godber returned from Otaki yesterday, having been on fain, annual leave. He strained a tendon of his leg while playing tennis, hut had made a good recovery. Mr J. S. Hunter (private secretary to the Minister of Railways), who underwent an operation last Monday, is making satisfactory progress' towards recovery, but it will oe some tune before he is able to resume his duties. Mr F. F. M. Eisaell (child electrical engineer to the Public Works Department), and Mr W. H. Ganvain, who have been inspecting the Southland Electric Power Hoard's scheme, have returned to Wellington. . Captain W. Roes (late captain of the schooner. Ysabel), recently wrecked while running in the service between Niue Island and 'Auckland, arrived yesterday morning by the'Tahiti, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Mr Edward Roberts, consulting engineer, is dead (states a Press tion message from Dunedin). He tailt the WingatoL Viaduct, the big. bridge over the Ctutha at Cromwell, add toe Dunedin-Kaikorai tramway, and; also designed , suction dredge plapt for bamaro,' ■ and the Waimakarin) and Wanganui Rivera. Hte was a member, of the earlier commission of inquiry concerning -the .Government; railway workshops. *

There passed away reeently t ah the Christchurch Hospital, a highly-re-spected resident of Rangiora, -in the person of Mr Michael; Lucy, at the age of 89 years., A - native of County Cork, Ireland, the late Mr Lucy landed in New Zealand in 1872. Settling in Sydenham, he followed the occupation of builder, and erected some 'of the earliest structures in that district. He later removed to Rengiora, where he resided for 50 years. - r

The- chairman of tEe Southland County Council (Mr W. Norman), accompanied by Councillor G. Wraytt and the engineer (Mr Jtf. C. Basstian),, left for the North yesterday. They intend studying roadmaking conditions; in the North Island, and examining, the latest -machinery and appliance* used in Taranaki and elsewhere.

At the nurserymen’s function ai Day’s Bay, generous testimony 1 " wan borne by the president to the splendid' work for the association which' was 'done 15; Mr W. H. Rice last year, ini opening up overseas markets for nursery products, -when he was away in the interests of the fruit export trade with South America.- Air Campbell (Director of Agriculture) said it gifva him great pleasure to know the esteem in which one of his officers was held for his work’s rake. Air Rice had not only ably represented the fruit industry, but he had also opened the market in South America for the hhnejy-pro-dnoers, as well as for the nurserymen. Mr A. M. Robertson endorsed the remarks, and raid that Hawke’B Bay did not want to lose Air Rice’s services.

Air T. A. Moodie, manager, for Messrs Dalgety, Ltd., Palmerston North, who has been transferred to the managership of the firm’s branch at Napier, was on Saturday faxewelled and presented by the staff with a solid silver tea set on the eve of his departure. Mr C. R. Wallace (the firm’s auctioneer) made the presentation, and in a neat speech referred to the great esteem in which the whole of the staff held him after liis 21 years’ association with the firm’s branch at Palmerston North. The firm’s agents from Mar ton. Bulls, Feilding. Taihape, Mangaweka, and Hunterville also voiced appreciative remarks, Air Moodie suitably replying.

» The Dunedin mail room-staff connected with the transportation of mails to and from the railway .station, assembled in the mail room, at the Dunedin station, to make a presentation to Mr U. H. Simons (stntlonmaeter), who is retiring on superannuation. Mr M. C. Dickson (superintendent of mails), in the absence, of Mr C. A. McGregor (chief postmaster), m binding Mr Simons a brief bag, suitably inscribed, referred to his sterling qualities and obliging _ manner, and wished him every prosperity in his retirement. Mr Simons, in acknowledging the gift, referred to the good relationship which existed between the Postal and Railway Departments at Dnnedin. Mr Simons is well known in Wellington and Petone, where he wra stationed before being transferred to Dnnedin.