PERSONALIA MINISTERIAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12095, 24 March 1925, Page 3

PERSONALIA

MINISTERIAL

PRIME MINISTER MAKES SATISFACTORY PROGRESS.

Upon making inquiries yesterday a “Times” representative was informed that the Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey) continues to make steady progress towards recovery. The Hon. Sir Heaton Rhodes, Minister for Defence, arrived from the south by tlie Wahine on Sunday rooming.

The Hon. G. J. Anderson. Minister for Mines and Marine, returned to VVeetport ou Sunday from Little Wanganui and Kararuea. where he met the settlers regarding farming. harbour, and other matters, giving to a'l a favourable hearing. The Minister loft Westport in the afternoon for Reefton. where he was to receive deputations yesterday morning, proceeding to Greymoutli yesterday afternoon. The Hon. A. D. McLeod (Minister for Lands) leaves Wellington by the mail train to-morrow morning for Napier on a visit of inspection to the East Coast district. On Thursday lie leaves Napier early for Mohaka and Wairoa, arriving about 1 p.m., and on Friday he proceeds to Gisborne. The next day he visits Tologa Bav and Tokomaru Bay; and on Sunday he will be at Mutpkua. He returns to Gisborne on Monday evening, spends Tuesday in that district, and on Wednesday leaves for Motu. Oil Thursday he is to visit Waioeka and Opotiki. and he leaves on Friday for Rotorua. He is due hack in Wellington on Saturday, April 4th.

Commissioner R. Hoggard, of the \ Salvation Army, is at Auckland. [

•Mr K. S. Williams. M.P. for Bay of PV.nty, is visiting Wellington, and will return north to-day.

Dr Frengley, who has been away ill for some months past, resumed his duties at the Health Department yesterday.

Sir Frederick and Lady Dutton, of Birch Hall, Windlesham, England, have been spending a few days in the Hawke’s Bay district.

Mi* M. C. Eton, of Masterton, Messrs F. W. Vcsseler, R-. Telford, ana Mr and Mrs J. C. McGowan, of Wellington, are Tisiting the north.

Air A. N. Smith, who has been prominent in the public life of Foxton, has sold his business there, and leaves at the end of March to reside at Dunedin.

Mr Howard Forster. manager of Lewis. Ltd., Invercargill, who has been attending a drapers’ conference at Palmerston North, left for the south last eight.

Sir Herbert Nicholis, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, is to be the guest of the New* Zealand Government on his visit to the Dominion this week.

Mr Isaac Chapman, general manager of AbermaTn Sealiam Collieries, Ltd., Sydney, accompanied by Mrs Chapman and Miss Chapman, has arrived in Wellington on holiday'.

Mr H. Billons, of Palmerston North, who has entered his eightieth year, was a visitor to the Test cricket match, New Zealand r. Victoria, yesterday.

The Rev. T. Feilden Taylor (Wellington) will visit Masterton to-mor-row in connection with the proposed establishment of a farm auxiliary to the Anglican Boys' Home.

Mr G. A. Troup, president of the Boys’ Institute, expressed the conIgratulations of the institute last night to Judge Ostler, who presided st the annual meeting, upon bus promotion to the bench.

The death of Mr Harry Cook, aged 36, is reported from Hastings. Mr Cook, a well-known orchardist in the district, became suddenly ill daring the day and passed away a few hours later. Deceased is survived by a widow and a young son.

The annual report of the Wellington Boys’ Institute records sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr J. W. Eutler (Director of the Institute), Mrs W. Moorhouse, Mr T. Shields (a vicepresident), and Mr J. C. Greer.

A Press Association message from Masterton states that Mark Nichollr, the AJI Black back, has accepted a position there in the firm of a land and estate agent, and will take up his residence it Masterton next week. Ho will play for the Marteilon football club.

Mr L. R. Partridge, ex-president of the Wellington Industrial Association, leaves on Friday bv the Maheno for Sydney. He will be accompanied by his wife and daughter, and they are going on a holiday trip for five or six weeks, visiting Mr Partridge’s married daughter on the other side.

Sympathy is expressed in the annfial report of the Wellington Football Association with the relatives of the late Mr J. W. Butler, of the Boys’ Institute, and Mr T. Shields. Mr Butler, during the time he was director pf the institute, showed his sympathy for tli ? boys and the game on many occasion*, and arrangements had been made to play a benefit match on behalf of the relatives in the course of the season, nr Shields had rendered many years of service to the game, not only as a player but as a legislator.

There appears to be a strong probability that Mr J. McCombs, Labour M.P. for the Lyttelton seat, will have as his Reform opponent at*the next Genera! Election Mr W. R. Carey, a Christchurch business man. who has interests in the electorate (says the Christchurch “Star”). Mr Carey has not yet decided finally to be a candidate for the seat, but it is considered likely that he will consent to enter the eontest in response to reoresen tat ions that have recently been made to him by electors of the district. At the last General Election. Mr R. Macartney was the Reform candidate. The polling was as follows:—J. McCombs (Labour!, 4758; R. Macartney. 4144., Mr Macartney announced a few months ago that he would not be a candidate at the next election.

Mr C. E. W. Bean, the official historian of the A.1.F., who recently returned from London, has now resumed his duties, says the Melbourne "‘Argus.” Although Mr Bean’s condition if health has much improved aa the result of an operation in London, it is considered very desirable by his medical advisers that for a period—and especially during the winter months—he should carvv on his work in a Inrnlitv in New South Wales or Queensland, where lie will lie within reasonable distance of a specialist’s advice. Suitable accommodation at the. Victoria Barracks. Sidney, is available, and Mr Bean will continue his work there during the winter. He is at present enaTired oil volume 111. of the liistorv. which will probably ho ready for the prew. about the end of the year.