PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19845, 19 July 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL

Ministerial. Our correspondent reports that though the Prime Minister (the Hon. J. G. Coates) is still confined to his room, he is gradually recovering from an attack ot influenza, and may ho to attend the sitting of Parliament on Tuesday. Mr James Horn, M.P., arrived in Dunedin by the express from the north on Saturday. , , , Mr R. A. Rodger left by the express on Saturday, en route for Wellington. Mr W. E. M'Lean returned to Dunedin bv the express from the north on Saturday. , , Mr 11. A. LeCren was n passenger by the express for the north on Saturday, en route to Fairlie. Mr W. A. Harlow (Clyde) was a passenger by the express on Saturday, en route to Wellington. r, i r. The Hon. John MacGregor. M.L.C., left by the north express on Saturday, en route to Wellington. Mr Andrew Fleming was a through passenger by the express from Gore on Saturday, en route to Wellington. Mr A. C. Laing, who has been on a visit to Wellington, returned to Dunedin by the express on Saturday. Mr Geo. Herron (Pukerau), who has been on a visit to Wellington, returned home bv the express on Saturday. Mr Alex. Glass, who has been on a business visit to Wellington, returned to Invercargill by the express on Saturday. The Hon. D. T. FLming, M.L.C., was a passenger by the exnrcss for the south on Saturday, on route to Balclutha. Mr John Gilkison, who has been on a visit to Wellington, returned to Invercargill by the express on Saturday. Mr J. W. Smith, who has been on a business visit to Wellington, returned to Invercargill by the express on Saturday. The Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.L.C.. who has been on a visit to Invercargill, returned to Dunedin by the express on Saturday. Mr D. L. Poppelwcll was a passenger by the express on Saturday, en route to Gore. He has been on a visit to Welhngllr James Hargost (Kakahouka), who has been on a visit to Wellington, was a through passenger to Invercargill by the express on Saturday. , Mr F. Young, who attended the Racing Conference as a delegate from the Gore Racing Club, returned homo by the express on Saturday. Mr G. A. Lamb, who has been attending the National Dairy Conference in Wellington, returned to Dunedin by the express on Saturday. . , , Mr W. Mathieson (superintendent of police) has gone to Invercargill on departmental business. He expects to return to Dunedin before the end of the present week. . . .. A Press Association message reports the death, at Wellington, of Mrs Jane Barbara Shirtclilfe, the wife of Mr George Shirtcliffo. of Wellington. Mrs Shirteliffo was the daughter of Air William Massey, of Timaru. and was married in I£B9. Her husband, two sons and three daughters survive her. Mr T. Pound was a passenger by the express from Invercargill on fcaturday en route to Wellington, whore he will attend the annual conference of the Public Service Association.

Mr i’ercy Meek ivaa a through passenger from Invercargill by the express on Saturday on route to Hamilton, where he will attend the annual conference of the New Zealand Heal Estate Institute. Colonel Gunn, Dominion Field Secretary of the Salvation Army, arrived in Dunedin by the express from the north on Saturday. Colonel Gunn is presiding over the Army’s anniversary celebrations, which are at present being held in Dunedin. Mr James Ritchie (Bannockburn), chairman of the Vincent County Council, left h.y (ho express on Saturday on route to Wellington, where ho will attend the Counties’ Conference. He was accompanied by Mr E. W. George, county clerk. Mr Douglas Spedding was a passenger by the north express on Saturday en route to Hamilton. Mr Spedding is one of the Otago delegates to tho annual conference of the New Zealand Real Estate Institute, which opens on Wednesday. The other Otago delegate, Mr A I*. Quolch, will travel by the north express to-day. Mr A C. Bretherton, at present on tho staff of the Public Trust Office as inspector for the South Island, has been appointed hv the directors of the Perpetual Trustees Estate, and Agency Company as the company’s district manager at Christchurch, where a branch of its business is being established Mr H. W. Boddy, at Present accountant to the Wanganui Herald Nowspaper Company, who has had considerable experience in trust, estate, and agency work in Dunedin, will shortly join the Dunedin staff of the company.