PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23517, 3 June 1938, Page 14

PERSONAL

Ministerial The Attorney-general (Mr H. G. R. Mason), who has been visiting Dunedin, left yesterday morning for Ashburton. He will open the new courthouse there to-day. He will return to Wellington on Sunday. The Minister of Lands and Acting Minister of Agriculture (Mr F. Langstone) arrived in Dunedin yesterday afternoon, and is staying at Wain’s Hotel. This morning he will visit Brighton to discuss matters concerning the domain, and after receiving private deputations he will, in the a f terhoon, perform the official opening of the Otago A. and P. Society’s annual Winier Show. Mr Langstone will deliver a public address in Burns Hall to-morrow night, and after a visit to the Papanui small farms’ settlement on Otago Peninsula on Sunday, will leave on Monday for the north. He will spend some days in South Canterbury before retuiming to Wellington. Mr R. J. Kilroy was a passenger for Wellington by the through express yesterday. Mr S. S. Taylor left for Wellington by the mid-day express yesterday. Mr W. H. Cherry, of the National Broadcasting Service, 4YA, has been transferred to Invercargill. Mr A. Derbie, general manager of the Southland Meat Company, was a passenger by the express from Invercargill yesterday en route to Wellington. At an informal investiture at Government House, Auckland, yesterday (states a Press Association message) the Governor-General. Viscount Galway, presented the following insignia: 0.8. E., Mrs Maud Ethel Parkes; M.B.E. Mrs Ethel Anne Kidd; M.B.E. (Military Division), Warrant Officer S. A. Noble, R.N.Z.A.F.; Volunteer Officers’ Decoration. Lieutenant-colonel R. P. Nisbet, D.S.C., R.N.V.R. Mr Kurt Suter, the well-known South Island guide. left for the north by the through express yesterday. Mr Suter is to have charge of a party of New Zealand and Australian women and men which proposes to climb the mountains in the Pei-ma-shan range, on the border of China and Tibet. The party will make Burma its first objective. The Union Airways liner Karoro left the Taieri airport at 8.15 yesterday morning for Christchurch, Blenheim, and Palmerston North with Dr Spencer, Messrs E. C. Evans. R. C. Burgess, and J. Jackson Purdie for Christchurch. The southbound liner Kotuku arrived at 2.45 p.m. from the north with Mr J. Jackson Purdie and Miss E. M. Miller from, Christchurch. A Press Association cable message from London states that Charles Horace, the eldest son of the late Mr C. J. Zino and Mrs Zino, of Madeira, is affianced to Marjorie, the youngest daughter of the late Mr Robert Nairn and Mrs Naim, of Hastings. New Zealand. ’ The retirement from the Otago Provincial Council of the Fanners’ Union of Messrs A. Grant (Taieri) and C. E. Non-ish (Owaka) is notified in the annual report of the union. Mr Grant has represented the union on the Wheat Electoral Committee for a number of, years, and his services in this direction will be much missed. The vacancies will be tilled by Messrs W. J. Marshall (Taieri) and D. Finlayson (Owaka).

On the eve of their departure from Ravensbourne, Mr and Mrs Thomas Ross and Mrs Thomson, their daughter, were waited on by representatives of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and presented with tokens of esteem and goodwill from their many.friends. Mr and Mrs Ross went to Ravensbourne' GO years ago and have been closely associated with St. Andrew’s congregation in its many organisations. They will be greatly missed, and they carry with them to' their new home in St. Clair the very best wishes' for their welfare and happiness.

Professor C. L. Rennet, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Rennet, of Gore, is expected to arrive in New Zealand by the Mariposa on June 10 and to remain for an extended vacation, returning to Canada by the Aorangi in September. After serving overseas, Mr Rennet was awarded an N.Z.E.F. Scholarship for three years at Cambridge University. After obtaining his degree with honours in English literature. he intended to return to New Zealand, but. in view of conditions of employment at the time, he was advised 'by the High Commissioner to seek a position elsewhere. In 1922 he was appointed lecturer in English in Daihousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, one of the five major Canadian universities, and the largest university east of Montreal. With the exception of two yearsspent in graduate study at Harvard University. Mr Rennet has remained on the staff of Daihousie University, where he is now head of the department of English. He is editor of several school and college texts widely used throughout Canada and in .Newfoundland. His last visit to New Zealand was in 1924.