PERSONAL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20287, 21 December 1927, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Ministerial. The Prime Minister (Mr J. G. Coatesl returned to Wellington by the Limited express last evening, after having tout farewell to the Secretary of State tor Dominion Affairs (Mr L. S. AmeryJ and Mrs Amerv on their departure for Canada ana England by the Aorangi. Mr Coates was engaged yesterday with Mr Aniery and .n receiving private callers. With Mu Coates and family he will pass through Auckland on Friday Morning to his home at Matakohe, where he will spend the Christmas holidays and part of January. Dr E. H. Williams left by the through express yesterday on a holiday trip to Gisborne. , . Mr Roderick MTienzie returned to Christchurch by tho through express yesteHfayHonor. Mr Justice Sim, admitted Norman William Allan, WHUam Murray Honk. ns, and Drank Cole Dawson as solicitors of the Supreme The Balclalha Boys Brass Band, "hum is to make an extended tour of New Zealand, travelled north by the second .x nress yesterday. The band, which is unoer tee conduotorship of Mr A. od ' [) J ,l ] a selection in line style on the Dunedin E ¥i“Ab S “lS“; lo complete l f mvc.a Ration into the helium content of /ml'ind natural gases, Mr M. N. Koageia, of the staff of the Christchurch Boys Hit, I School, has been granted an extension or l0 Mv Ind Tompson returned to Dunedin yesterday by the first express isx rarasksa bss,' Mias Patricia M. Clark has been appointed lady principal of the Chnjchu l^. lll Oiir ge London JoiTospondent, ' vn (’PS o« November 19, states that recent calleisat the High Commissioner s °£l ce ' Mr andXlrs John Simpson. Mr Boyd Him lop Mrs A. Robertson, MrsjL R. Harkei, and Miss Hnia Sargood (Dunedin), Mr R R. Carroll (Oamaru), Mrs J. Powdnll and Miss Powdrill (Timaru). , 4 Press 4sso'ciation telegram from WclHntton announces that M. B clnard Durant ’(’rotter has been elected to a seat oii the board of the National Bank of New Zealand Ltd. Mr Trotter is at present fhairn an of directors of the Provincial Rank of Ireland, Ltd., and ,London, and a local director of the National PrevinCI afternoon the teachers of Arthur Street School met to bid rarewell to Air 4- Thompson, first assistant, wio ° leaving to take up his new duties as headmaster of the Wakari School. Mr Stewart in making a presentation on behalf of the staff, spoke of Mr Thompson s success as a teacher, his aPPrcciationo Air Thompson as a man, and the respect, te which he was held by every member of the staff. Mr Thompson, m responding thanked the teachers for,their tery useim lift and referred to the happy relations that existed amongst members of the staff 0f Sir e Thomas' and Lady Parkinson hope to be in New Zealand on a visit about November next year (writes our London They are leaving lor India Burma, etc., on Dcccmbei , < they’ will tour in Australia on their waj to the Dominion. They expect to absent from Loudon for about 18 mouthy The Education Board has made the following appointments. Mi *-»• ' • - . ona head teacher, Karitano; Mrs L AI Rae sole teacher. Wharekoa; Miss H A. Hislop, third assistant Tokomairiro District High; Miss J. Iv. M&ae, fifth assistant, Green Island; Miss L. MTvrrell second assistant, Wakari, Miss E J M. lv. jM’Leod, assistant Henot; Miss E." M! Walden, assistant. Kantane: Miss M. Melrose, assistant, Waipahi; Miss E. Shea, infant mistress, Mosgicl Distnc H At' the break-up of the Inch Valley School the residents ’of the district said farewell to Miss White, who is retiring on superannuation after a long period of teaching' in the country. The school commissioner, acting on behalf ot tee residents of the school district, presented to Miss White a gold wristlet waten, with expanding gold bracelet, and the chi - dren presented their teacher with a fountain pen and a letter of appreciation Miss AVhite was the recipient also ot several other presents, including a box of Irish linen handkerchiefs. Earlier m the mouth, at the Pa/racrston Sunday School ball, Miss White was entertained at <1 farewell social given by the choir, Sunday school teachers, members of the P.W.M.U.. managers and elders ot the Palmerston church. On behalf of her friends, tho minister (the Rev. R. A. Chisholm) handed to Miss White a chaste pearl necklace and a complete set of xvlonite toilet brushes. Mr Chisholm eulogised Miss White’s work as organist and Sunday school teacher, and also the generous assistance she had always rendered to the Palmerston P.AV.M.U.