PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19692, 20 January 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Vice-Regal. His Excellency the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergusson) arrived by the 4.18 p.m. express yesterday, and is staying at the Fernhill Club. To-day his Excellency will visit the Exhibition in the morning, and in the afternoon will attend the demonstration by the Boy Scouts in the sports ground. In the evening he will attend a Masonic function. To-morrow his Excellency will again visit the Exhibition in the morning and the Boyi Scouts at their camp in the afternoon. His Excellency’s only engagement for Friday is the laying flf the foundation stone of the Hospital block of two wards at the Boss Home at 10 a.m., after which he will leave for Auckland by, the 11.30 train. Ministerial. The Hon. F. J. Rolleston, Minister of Defence and Justice, left on Monday night for Timaru, and is expected to return to Wellington on Tuesday next. The Hon. J. A, Young, Minister of Health, left Welilington last night for the Waikato, and will return at the beginning of next week. Sir Maui Pom are, Minister in charge of the Cook and other islands, will leave Wellington this morning for Waipawa and Waipukurau, and will return on Friday. The Hon. G. J. Anderson, Minister of Labour, Marine, and Mines, accompanied by his private secretary (Mr F. Sherwood), arrived from the north by the first express yesterday. He is staying at the Grand Hotel. Sir Tames Parr, Minister of Education, had a private conference yesterday with the Education Board on a number of matters affecting education in the Otago district. He was also engaged on departmental business. Sir James will probably return to Wellington on Friday morning. Sir Francis Wemyss arrived in Wellington by the Maori from Lyttelton yesterday morning, accompanied by Lady Wemyss. They will take part in the Dominion Croquet Tournament, which begins to-day. Mr A. J. Anderson, of the Public Trust Office, Wellington, son of Mr A. E. Anderson, Musselburgh, has been advised that he has passed the final Australasian Institute of Secretaries examination, gaining second highest, marks for the Dominion. Sir Robert Stout retires from the office of Chief Justice on January 31, and it is anticipated that Mr C. P. Skerrett K.C., will bo sworn in to that office on Monday, February 1. Mr It. T. Stewart will leave for Christchurch tills morning in connection with the improvements to be carried out on the Avon and Heathcote Rivers by the Christchurch Drainage Board. Our Wellington correspondent reports that Mr Zaire Grey, the American novelist, left there for Auckland and the Bay of Islands by the Daylight Limited yesterday morning. Mr F. E. Tomlinson has returned by the Makura from an extended publicity tour of California (reports our Wellington correspondent). He states that he interested a large number of people in the sporting and scenic attractions of the Dominion.

Mr James Christie, Parliamentary law draftsman, who is on leave of absence from the Dominion, has arrived in London, reports our London correspondent writing on December 2. He has come primarily for pleasure, but incidentally he is making searching inquiries on behalf of the New Zealand Government with respect to motor registration and motor transport. Mr. Christie is leaving immediately for Scotland to visit relatives, then ho will go to Ireland, where he has other relatives, some of whom live at Limavady, the birthplace of the late Hon. Mr. W. F. Massey. Returning to London about the end of December, Mr Christie hopes to have six weeks here before going back to New Zealand by the United States and San Francisco. Lieut.-Commander F. Lumb, R.N., and Mrs Lumb will arrive in Wellington from England on Saturday by the Ruahine (reports our Wellington correspondent). Lieut.Com.mander Lumb succeeds PaymasterCommander V. Webster, D. 5.0., R.N., as naval intelligence officer on the New Zealand Station, and the latter officer, accompanied by Mrs Webster and their daughter, will leave Wellington for England on February 12. The 'following appointments have been announced by the Otago Education Board: Henry G. E. Simpson, sole teacher, Wa.itahuna; George 11. Hunter, sole teacher, Warepa; Janet L. Crawley, infant mistress, High Street; Elizabeth 0. Gawn, infant mistress, Lawrenoe; Jessie A. Ritchie, first assistant, Clinton; Jean Gage, first assistant, Dunfroon: Brenda Kinaston, assistant, Purnkanui; Alex. H. M'Lintook, fourteenth assistant, Forbury; Marion A. Macdonald, third assistant, Alexandra; Hazel D. Brand, sixth assistant, Anderson's Bay; Alice M. Riehdale, fifteenth assistant, Forbury; Eva M. M'Cutehoon, second assistant, Owaka, Matilda Walker, second assistant, Wakari. Our Wellington correspondent reports that Sir Byron and Lady Peters were among the passengers who arrived at Wellington by the Maunganui yesterday. Sir Byron Peters was on the Western Australian goldficlds 33 years ago, and was formerly chairman of the Engineer and Works Supply Committee at the War 0"x:e. lie is a director of G. D. Peters and Co. (Ltd.), and of the Burma Development Syndicate (Ltd.), and is interested chiefly in engineering and rubber. Sir Byron Peters is on a holiday trip. At the close of the annual meeting of the Otago and Southland Fire and Accident Underwriters' Association, reference was made to the fact that Mr Hugh Duncan, local manager for the Sun Insurance Office, would shortly bo leaving Dunodin to take over the management of the company's Auckland office, and the chairman. Mr C. Eyre, in handing Mr Duncan an inscribed gold pencil «& » souvenir of his stay in Dunedin. expressed tho esteem and good wishes of the members of tho association. Mr Duncan had taken a keen, interest in the educational and social life of the insurant profession, and he was well-known in atlilotic circles, beinjr an Otago rejwesontotieo crk&et and hor&&& player.