PERSONAL ITEMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3757, 16 March 1926, Page 30

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Vice-Kegal. The Governor-Generai and Lady Alice Fergusson have arranged to pay an official visit to Palmerston North on Monday and Tuesday, March 29 and 30, in the course of which they will be accorded a civic welcome and will v:sit representative institutions in the borough. His Excellency will alos take the opportunity of formally opening the new Girls’ Hostel in Palmerston North, which will shortly be occupied by the first party of girls coming out from England under the Flock House scheme. Their Excellencies will leave Auckland on the night of March 25. and before going to Palmerston North will pay a visit to Feilding on Friday, March 26. proceeding to Pukehou the following day for the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new building of le Aute College, which will take place on March 27. After leaving Palmerston North their Excellencies will visit the Flock Houea homestead and station near Bulls on the morning of Wednesday. March 31. returning later to Marton, where they will spend the afternoon. They will return to Auckland by train in the evening. Ministerial. Sir .Tames Parr, Minister of Education, has received eulogistic communications from the New Zealand Educational Institute, the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Association, and New Zealand Women Teachers’ Association, heartily congratulating him on his appointment as Hi <r h Commissioner for New Zealand. The Hon. O. J. Hawken (Minister of 'Agriculture) visited the Feilding Agricultural High. School on Friday, and later met representatives of the Rabbit Board. He agreed that the Act needed amendment. The Hon. R. F. Bollard (Minister of Internal Affairs) will arrive in Dunedin from Wellington on Saturday next. He will be accompanied by Mrs and Miss Bollard ana his private secretary 'Mr E. G. N. Poulton). They will stay at the Grand Hotel. The Rev. II Bloomfield, of Lauder, Central Otago, has received and accepted a call from the Presbyterian Church at Moree, New South Wales. Tho following officers were elected at the second annual meeting of tho Otago High School Old Boys’ Society, North Canterbury branch:—President, Mr R. W. Brown; vice-presidents—Messrs P. Hcrcus and J. R. Montgomery; committee—Archdeacon P. B. Haggitt, Dr T. Mill. Messrs J. R. Burt, J. M. B. Crawford. E. W. White, W. H. Price, and J. D. Hutchison; auditor, Mr A. O- Wilkinson; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr W. M. Maclean. Regarding the Brent Memorial Prize, the secretary supplied a list showing that donations to date amounted to £7 13s. An additional £6 9s was subscribed at the meeting. It was decided to send a letter of condolence to Mrs W. O. Ennis on the death of her husband. Mr A. W. Mouat has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Railways Board, created through the resignation of Mr H. H. Sterling. A cablegram from London states that Bishop Cross ley was buried at Bramihott

Church. The diocese of Auckland sent a wreath.

Miss M. E Brown has been appointed sub-warden at Studholme House, and Miss Fj. A. Pithie assistant sub-warden.

The Mayor (Mr ft. L. Tapley, Al.x.) and Mr* Tapley left by the 11.30 a.m. express on Tuesday for Hanmer, where they intend spending a fortnight’s holiday.

Professor J. M. E. Garrow, Professor of Law at the Victoria University College. Wellington, who has been in Dunedin on a short visit, has returned to Wellington.

Mr A F. Lowrie has been advised by cable that he has passed his second professional examination for the B.E. (Mining) degree having satisfied the examiners in the following subjects:—Geology, steam, elementary mechanical drawing, quantitative chemical analysis, or dressings, and applied electricity. Mr John Robertson, a son of Mr and Mrs J. M. Robertson. Westport, winner of the youths’ B flat cornet solo, and runnerup in the senior championship at the Fx hibition contest, was made the recipient of numerous presents on the eve of his departure for Albany, Western Australia, to join the Australian Silver Band. Sir Henry Lunn, who is well-known in Great Britain as an ardent worker in the cause of Christian reunion and as a strong supporter of the League of Nations, will arrive in Wellington on Mav 10. Sir Henry, who is a prominent Methodist, will spend a few davs in the capital city before proceeding to Brisbane, where he will take part in the General Methodist Conference to he held in that city on Mav 23 Mr W. G. Henderson, of Queensland, is at present staving with his brother (Mr J. G. Henderson, of Stirling). Mr Henderson is proprietor of the Atherton News. in Northern Queensland, and is paying n visit ro New Zealand after an absence of some 33 venrs. At one hmo he was ,n emplov of the Otago Daily Times and Wit ness Company, and while in Dunedin was closclv associated with the Dunedin Football Club and other sporting bodies. To fill the vacancies caused hv the re signations of Messrs H. S. and F. B. Adams. Mr C. J. L. White has been ap pointed lecturer on evidence at Otago University, and Mr P. S. Anderson lecturer on property, part T. Mr R. L. Fairmaid has been appointed to fill the newly created position of lecturer on conveyancing.

Mi«s Violet Grei" M\. hc'vl mistress of the Napier Girls’ High School, has been appointed head mistress of Wellington Girls’ College in succession to Miss Mnrv M‘Lean. who retires on June 1. Miss Grieg has been principal at. Napier since 1909. and wes formerlv first assistant at the Wnitaki Girls’ High School. The Wellington Presbvterv decided with regret on Tuesday night to accept the resignation of tho Rev. Dr Gibb, of his cbnrgo of St. John’s Presbyterian Church, which he has held for 23 years. Dr Gibb has had 44 years of active ministerial work. Mr D. Andrew and his son, Mr John Andrew, left by the second express for the north on Thursday, en route to Sydney. It is their intention to attend tht New South Wales Royal Show, which will be held in Sydney at Easter.

Lady Marjorie Dalrymple, a commander of tne Girl Guide movement, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, mit by the second express on Thursday for Oamaru. She will later visit the West

Coast of the South Island before loiurmng to Great Britain.

After serving six years with the Auckland police. Sergeant John Fox has been appointed to take charge of the WeStport police district Six >ears ago he was transferred from Milton to Auckland, and when the Arms Act came into force in 1921 he was placed in charge of the Auckland Arms Office. The Auckland police have presented him with a set of cutlery and a walking stick. . Mr R. G. Alexander, director of Lincoln College, will leave this week for a holiday visit to England. The Rev. A. Anstice, of Auckland, has arrived in Dunedin to commence his ministry at the North-East A alley Baptist Church.

A London cablegram reports that Mr Marconi was operated on at a London nursing home for an internal complaint, which was at first thought to be appendicitis. Air F. W. Platts, S.M., of Hamilton, will leave next month on a six months’ tour abroad. He will be relieved by Mr C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M., of Wellington. The Rev. J. Kilpatrick (Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly) returned to Dunedin on Friday after an official visit to the Presbyterian Maori missions.

The Prime Minister has announced that Mr W. H. Hales, who for the past year has been acting as Divisional Superintendent of Railways for the North Island, is retiring on superannuation. Mr E. Casey, inspecting engineer of the civil engineering department, has been appointed eting Divisional Superintendent in succession to Mr Hales, and will assume the position forthwith. The new commissioner of police, Air W. B. ATHveney, will pav his first official visit to Dunedin on Wednesday. Air E. R. Smith was a passenger by the through express for the north on Saturday morning. His destination was Wellington. 1 Air D. N. APDiarmid, of the Sudan United Mission, went north to Oamaru by the through express on Saturday. Air T. E. Y. Seddon, ALP. for Grey, accompanied by Mrs Seddon. will arrive in Dunedin on Thursday to visit the Exhibition. They will stay at the Grand Hotel.

Air I. Tokugawa, Japanese Consulgeneral for Australia and New Zealand, arrived in Dunedin on Saturday.

A Sydney cable message states that Air R. S. Bain has been appointed general superintendent of the Pacific Cable Board, with headquarters at Sydney. Air C. Renn, of Christchurch, has resigned his position as secretary of the Canterbury Federation of Unions, and will leave for England by the Tahiti. The resignation was accepted with regret at a meeting of the executive last Thursday evening. Mr Renn has accepted a position with the firm of Alessrs Renn, Hounan. and Co., pianoforte manufacturers, of London, and he will leave Christchurch on April 27 to join his steamer at Wellington. The annual conference of the New Zealand Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen’s Association will commence to-morrow. The following delegates will be present from northern centres: —Alessrs J. W. Peek, A. Thompson, J. ATTavish. L. S. Littlejohn, J. A. Cahill (Auckland), Messrs- W. Higgins, J. N. Lloyd, R. E. Selby (Welllington), Alessrs G. Watson, S. Jacobs, A. P. Greenfield, E. A. Robinson, H. H. Wauchop, and G. W. Herrick (general secretary). The delegates will stay at the Grand Hotel.