MAINLY ABOUT MEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 12650, 10 January 1927, Page 6

MAINLY ABOUT MEN

Dr and .AVs Shirer have returned from a holiday in th© Sounds.

The Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. O. J. Hawketi) has returned to Wellington from Taranaki.

Th© Hon. A. D. McLeod (Minister for Lands), who spent the holidays at his home in in© Wairarapn, has returned to Wellington. Mr R. S. Forsyth (London manager of the N©w Zealand Meat Producers* Board) left by the Maunganui for Sydney on. his way to England. His Lordship th© Bishop of Waiapu, the Right Rev. Dr W. W. Sedgwick, accompanied by Mrs and Miss Sedgwick, are passengers by the Port Sydney. which left Wellington for England.

Mr W. C. Wentworth, of Sydney, arrived at Auckland by the Marania to engage in sword-fishing at the Bay of Islands. Ho will be joined at Rus sell by Sir Thomas Bridges, Governor of South Australia, Colonel T. Routlodge, and Mr 10. P. Andreae. and Mr James Burns, of Sydney. ✓

Dr. J. S. C. Elkington, director of tho division of tropical hygiene in th© Commonwealth Department of Health, has arrived at Auckland from Sydney. He will attend the forthcoming medical congress in Dunedin.

Dr. A. R. Wellington, senior health officer for the Federated Malay States, lias arrived at Auckland from Sydney on holiday leave.

Mr A. H. Kimbell, T'nder-Se:. .•retary for Mines, Wellington, is on the West Coast.

Messrs C. Greener and M. Carroll, Wellington, are visiting Wanganui. Mr C. Gostelow, F.1.A., Government Actuary, has been appointed official representative in New Zealand of tho Institute of Actuaries, London, Mr J. Robertson, who lias served for th© past 1C years in the Otago Educational District as inspector of schools, has been promoted to th© position of senior inspector to the Southland Education Board in place of Mr D. H. Strachan, who has been transferred to Wellington.

The Hon. Sir Francis DiLlon Bell, G.C.M.G., K.C., who recently represented the New Zealand Government at the Geneva Conference and afterwards at the Imperial Conference, returned to Wellington by the R.M.S. Corinthic, which arrived last evening. Ho was accompanied by his daughter, Miss B. Bell. Dr R. J. Tillyard, of the Cnwthron Institute, Nelson, amd Mrs Tillyard, returned to the Dominion from a world tour by the R.M.S. Coriuthic last night.

Sir Joseph and Lady Davies are through passengers to Sydney by the R.M.S. Corinthic, which arrived last evening. Sir Joseph is a member of tho British House of Commons.

Brigadier-General R. Pigot and Mrs Pigot, passengers for Auckland. arrived in Wellington by the R.M.S. Corinthic last evening.

Colonel G. Hamilton, C.M.G., D. 5.0., was a passenger by the R.M.S. Corinthic from Home, which berthed last evening. Colonel Hamilton intends making a two months’ tour of the Dominion. Colonel Hamilton was military secretary to th© Governor of New Zealand in 1910-11, and wa*s employed with th© New Zealand Military Forces in 1911-13. He married in 1911 Miss Enid Elgar, who died in 1916. Mr H. H. Balneavis, private secretary to th© Hon. the Native Minister, has been appointed by the Government to act on its behalf in connection with all arrangements for the gathering of the natives of Rotorua and Whakarewarewa for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York in February. Mr Balneavis has arrived in Rotorua, and will remain there until th© Royal visitors arrive. • Th© funeral of the late Mr Patrick Ryan, which took place yesterday afternoon, was attended by a large number of friends who assembled at the Basilica, Hill street, and at the graveside, Karon, to pay their laat respects to tlie deceased. Rev. Father Smyth conducted the service at the church and at the graveside. The pallbearers were Messrs Ryan (2) and O’Grady (2), nephews and brother-in-law of the deceased, and Collins <*2).

’the Admiralty announces that RearAdmiral Alister F. Beal, C. 8., C.U.G, is placed on th© retired list, at his own request, to date November 24th. .As Rear-Admiral Beal was home supernumerary on th© list of rear-admirals, there will be no promotions in consequence of this retirement. Rear-Ad-miral Beal, who is 51 years of age. relinquished command of the New Zealand Naval Station on August 10th, after three years' service in the Dominion.

Th© death of Mr Alfred Navior Lougton during the Christmas holidays has meant the loss of p.n able and popular railway officer. Joining the Railway Department as a cadet, Mr ijougtcai worked up through the various grades, and during his career held ninny important positions, including stationmnster at- Trentham during th© war period, chief booking clerk Lambton, and at the 4ime of Jiis death he had charge of a division in the Wellington goods office. Mr Ixnigton enjoyed tho confidence and goodwill of the business people with whom he came into contact, and his energy ani ability was recognised by them. H© took a leading part in the doings of railway societies, being on various branches of th© Railway Officers' Institute, and later as a delegate to Dominion conferences, and for three years as a member of the national executive of that body. Mr Lougtoa served a term as the railway officers* representative on tho North island Railway Appeal Board, and for a number of years was a prominent member of the Thorndon branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. 1* many branches of sport Mr Lougtcm also took a keen interest, and hii ability r.s a bowler was recognised for several years by the Thorndon Bowling Club, of which he was an active and valued member until his removal to Lower Hutt. For the past nine year* Mr Lougton had been in indifferent health, but he met bis trials and setbacks in that regard with the great courage that was, physically and morally, characteristic of him during his lifetimo of usefulness. Ho leave* a widow and three young children.