PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22354, 30 August 1934, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr R. M. Greenslade and Miss E. Greenslade left for Sydney yesterday. . Mr A. Stewart, accompanied by Ma Stewart, travelled north by the express yesterday morning en route to Sydney. Mr J. Tait arrived in Dunedin from Invercargill yesterday morning to attend a sitting of the War Pensions- Appeal Board.

Mr B, C. Smith, who has been in'Dunedin on business during the past month, left by the express yesterday morning on his return trip to Hobart. Mr A. W. Wellsted, commercial manager of railways, arrived in Dunedin by the express yesterday afternoon on a business visit. He will return northagain to-morrow. The chief contest at the Ashburton . Competitions, the Tucker Memorial Trophy for piano players, resulted: — Marjorie MDowel! (Dunedin)—test 95, sight 90, own selection 89 —total, 274; Audrey Ruddock (Ashburton), $6, 87, 92—265. There were five competitors. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that a notable arrival from Home by the Rangitata yesterday was Sir John Seymour Lloyd, K.BJ£., C.M.G., K.C., who is making a brief visit to the Dominion. He is on a holiday trip, and has not previously been in New Zealand. Sir John played an active administrative part during the Great War. He was director-general of recruiting in 1917 and 1918. The appointment of Mr A. H. Idle, second assistant, District Public Trusy tee, at Auckland, to the position of District Public Trustee at Greymouth is * announced. Mr. liile joined the staff ot the Public Trust Office at Hawera in 1915. Tbe transfer is also announced of Mr D. Scannell, District Public Trus- .« lee at Greymouth, to tbe_ position ot - second assistant. District Public Trustee, in Auckland. Mr Scannell joined the staff of the Public Trust Office, Wellington, in 1909. j Count and Countess F. Thorne Rider, who arrived in Wellington by the Wanganella from Sydney yesterday, had v planned a three' months’ tour of the Dominion, but a cablegram from the United States urgently recalling the Count in connection witb his affairs (reports onr special correspondent) will limit their stay to the end of the week, as they must return to America by the first possible means. Both are Americans, but live onlv part of the year there, spending the rest in Italy and Europe. They were cm a world tour when they were so suddenly recalled. Tbe Count expressed the greatest interest in New Zealand’s Socialistic legislation and its effects, which it had been his intention to acquaint himself with during his stay. An arrival by the Wauganella yesterday from Sydney (reports our Wellington correspondent) was the Hon. Gerard Charles Arcedeckne Vanneck, heir of. Lord Huntingfield, Governor of Victoria. He is en route to England, where he will ’■ go into residence at Cambridge, studying '■>; for a degree in science. He is 19 years ~t-of of age and was educated at Stowe School, Bucks., and has been in Australia for about sis months. Although he anticipates connecting with the Rangitane at 5 Auckland to-morrow, he is endeavouring in the little time at his disposal to see as much as possible of the Dominion, He left by the limited express last evening, and will spend a few hours in Rotorua before proceeding to Auckland. He lunched with the Governor-General (Lord Bledisloe) yesterday. j