PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19374, 9 January 1925, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Ministerial. The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr L. E. Johnson and Miss Stewart, returned north to Wellington by the 11.15 mm. train yesterday. He expects to be in Wellington tor about 10 days. Our Wellington correspondent reports that the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. W. Nosworthy) will return to Wellington from the south to-day. The announcement was made prior to the last election that Sir R. Heaton Rhodes would not contest the Ellesmere seat again (says a Christchurch Press Association telegram). When asked yesterday if his retirement this year were definite Kir Heaton Rhodes, referring to the previous announcement, replied: “I have not withdrawn from the position I took up then.” The Hon. G. J. Anderson (Minister of Mines and Marine) will leave for Auckland to-morrow (reports our Wellington correspondent), and will visit the Coromandel and Thames districts in connection with mining and marine matters. While at Thames the Minister will perform a piledriving ceremony in connection with the inauguration of new harbour works there. Ho will be absent from Wellington for' a little over a week. Kir James Parr (Minister of Education and Justice) returned to Wellington • from Auckland yesterday. Sir James has been the recipient of many congratulations on his knighthood (reports our Wellington correspondent), and ho is to leave for Thames next week to attend a civic reception which is being arranged in his honour, for it was at Thames that he spent his early school days, and it was there that he won tho scholarship which took him to the Auckland Grammar School. Captain Graham, an official of the Board of ’trade overseas branch. London, and Mr N. Elmslie, British Board of Trade Commissioner for New Zealand, arrived in Dunedin last night by the first express from tho north. Mr James Hay, general secretary of the Y.M.C.A. in Wellington, returned north to Wellington yesterday. Dr Patrick Marshall arrived in Dunedin on Wednesday evening, and puiqiPsos going on to Central Otogo this morning. Tho Rev. W. M’Lean, of Oamaru, travelled north by the 11.15 a.m. train yesterday to Tiniam, whore he is to spend a fortnight’s holiday. Sir James Mills is a passenger by tho Aorangi to San Francisco (reports our Wellington correspondent). It is understood that ho is not coming to Now Zealand. Mr W. 11. Anderson, postmaster at Ellham, has received notice of his transfer, on promotion to Invercargill, a s senior supervisor of telegraphs. Before going to Bltham, -Mr Anderson was telegraph supervisor at Wanganui. A Sydney cablegram records the death, at the" ago of P 5, of Dr Margaret Collis, the first Indy doctor in Australia. She was born in Canada. Mr A. Black, who for some time has been statlonmaster at Ngapara. was made a presentation alt an entertainment arranged by residents of (ho district on (ho occasion of his transfer to Christchurch. Mr Alex. Roberts and Mrs Roberts had intended to return to New Zealand by tho Aorangi (reports onr Wellington correspondent), but owing to tho reopening of the Wembley Exhibiton Mr Roberts lias had to remain in London. Mr Charles Holdsworth (managing director of tho Union Steam Ship Company) is returning to New Zealand by tho now liner Aorangi via the Panama Canal and Sail Francisco to Auckland, Wellington, and Sydney (says our Wellington correspondent). At ihe Timnru and Tenvikn sports meetings Master Robert W. Wright, of Dunedin, was a successful competitor in (ho dancing sections tor boys under 16 years, securing three firsts, three seconds, two thirds, and gaining in all eight places oat of nine dances. A cable message from Sydney states that tho Premier (Sir George Fuller) denies tho appointment of Sir Arthur Cocks ns AgentGeneral for Now South Wales. He says that tho matter has not yet come before the Cabinet. Sir Arthur Cocks also states that tho report is unfounded.