PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19136, 2 April 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Ministerial. The Prime Minister loit last night for the South (reports our Wellington correspondent). Mr Massey has a lull list of puoiic engagements m Christctiurcn to-day. im ijiuisuay he will proceed to Wuiciiesutr to attend Ine annual A. and P. Show, and on Friday he will go to Dunedin. Un Sunday he will unveil the war memorial at Bluff.

Our Wellington correspondent reports that the Minister of Justice and Education (the Hon. C. J. Parr) returned Irom his South Island tour last night via I'icton. Mr D. Allan left eu route for Wellington by the second express yesterday. Mr J. Bews was a passenger by the second express for Christchurch yesterday. Mr Alfred Lets was a passenger to Christchurch by the second express yesterday.

Mr John Allan was a passenger by the express train to Invercargill yesterday ingMr J. 11. M’Kenzie, of Wintoh, is at present on a visit to Dunedin. Mr John Oilkison was a passenger from Invercargill to Dunedin by the first express yesterday. Mr D. W. M‘Kay was a through passenger by the express train from Invercargill to Christchurch yesterday. Mr Geo. Hensley was a through passenger for Christchurch by the express train uoni Invercargill yesterday. Mr P. G. Taylor (New Zealand Railways, and late of Dunedin) has received advice of his promotion to the position of audit inspector in the North Island. Mr W. R, King, of the staff of the Department of Agriculture, has been appointed private secretary to the Minister of Agriculture (reports our Wellington correspondent). Mr Donald M’Donald, of Edendale Estate, returned south by the express yes-

terday morning. Mr W. D. Hunt was a passenger by the second express for the north yesterday, en route for Wellington. Mr W. T. Hazlett, who has been visiting Dunedin, was a passenger by the express for Invercargill yesterday morning. Mr J L. Bruce, the Superintendent of Experimental Farms in the Department of Agriculture, was a passenger by the north express yesterday, cn route for Wellington. Mr H. A. Salmon, chairman of the Dunedin Stock Agents and Woolbrokers* Association, left for Christchurch by the second express yesterday to attend ; mcet-

ing of associated brokers. Mr A. V. Winchester, manager of the Bank of Australasia, Whantrarei, and formerly of Dunedin, returned north by the express je-aterday, after spending a short holiday m Dunedin. Mr S. Spragg, chief of Hansard staff, who has been spending a holiday at Milton, left by the second express for Christchurch yesterday, en route to Wellington. Reference was made at tho meeting of tho Returned Soldiers’ Executive last night to the death of a member of the association (Mr John C. Smith), and a motion of sympathy with the relatives was passed. At the meeting of the Brncc County Council yesterday, Cr V. Wilson was appointed tho council's representative on the Clutha River Board, and Or A. King, tho

council’s representative on the South Otago Hospital Board. The vacancies were caused by the death of Mr F. J. Allan. / At the Savoy yesterday afternoon, a social meeting of stock brokers’ assistants was held to say farewell to Miss Gladys Kearns, who is leaving for Temuka. Miss Kearns has been confidential typist to Mr R. A. MathCwsou, stockbroker, tor the past eight years. In all probability three prominent journalists, including Dean Williams, of the School of Journalism of the University of Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A., will visit Australia and Now Zealand during June, July, and August to do preliminary propaganda work in connection with the World’s Peace Congress, to be bold in Seville in 1925. A London cablegram states that tho Prince of Wales had sufficiently recovered to lunch at Buckingham Palace on Sunday. Mr P. Ericson, of tho clerical staff of the Balcluthu Railway Station, has received notice of his promotion to be relieving officer, with headquarters at Dunedin. Advice lias just been received from the secretary of t(ic Trinity College of Music that four scholarships have been won by tho Dunedin Centre in connection with tile practical examination hold in October of last year, as follows Miss Miriam O. Smyth (senior piano), Barth School of Music, value £9 9s; Miss Hoa (senior elocution). Miss Bessie 'lTiomson, value £9 9s; Miss Myra li. Johnston (junior violin). Miss S. Parker, value £6 6s; Miss Nancy Abernethy (junior elocution). Miss Bessie Thomson, value £6 us.

Mr A. L, Wyllic, chief inspector of schools in flic Southland Education District, was a passenger by the second express yesterday. en route to Now Plymouth, where he will occupy a similar nosition. Mr T. n. Fleming, chief inspector in Otago, will succeed Mr Wyllie at Invercargill. These changes are in connection with the temporary interchange scheme which will operate for three months.

Prior to the commencement of the bnceting of tho Bruce County Council yesterday, the chairman (Mr H. M. Driver), on behalf of the councillors, welcomed the new member, Cr V. Wilson, '.tho was elected to fill tho vacancy caused by tho death, by drowning. of ex-Cr F. J. Allan. The chairman said they deplored the circumstances loading to (ho appointment, but that did not prevent them extending to Cr Wilson a hearty welcome. Cr Wilson, in reply, said he would do his best for his riding and for the council, and he thanked them for their welcome.