PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16705, 24 July 1928, Page 8

PERSONAL

With Mr.- J. MeC, Dickson's retire inenl three candidates will probably conled the Uialmers seal, namely Messrs. A. K. Ansell (Reform), .)." Loudon (United), and ..V It. Campbell (Labor). ■P. A. The Vancouver San of June 23 reported that Mr. Robert Bell, Christchuivh, Xcw /.aland, president of the Press Congress of the World, was iu Vancouver. Mr. Bell was going north for a visit to Alaska, and intended to visit Dawson and other parts of the Yukon. Then lie will return, to spend a considerable time in Jasper National Park. An interesting through passenger from Vancouver to Sydney on hourd the Aoraugi, at Auckland, was Count Arnaido I'asella Tambii! mi, a famous .Italian portrait painter. Count CasellaTamburini's special mission is to present two portraits of His Holiness Pope Pius. XI at the coming Eucharistic Congress to bo held at Sydney in September. Both these portraits were painted by the Count, who is the only painter to be so permitted to portray the Pope praying m the SisU::e Chapel. Cue portrait shows the Pope praying in the chapel, while the other depicts the Pontiff in his full and magnificent coronation rubes, surrounded by hi.s Cardinals, at Benediction in the chapel. A special prayer composed by the Pope accompanies the paintings. A gold ease, fountain pen was presented to Mr. W. J. Jordan (Manuka u) by the New Zealand Parliamentary Labor Parly, as a token of the esteem in whicli he is held by hi.s lellowmembers of the official Opposition. Mr. Jordan will leave for the Empire Parliamentary Union's conference in Canada on July 31. He will sail from Auckland on the Aorangi. It is Mr. Jordan's intention to spend the remainder of his time in his own electorate, and he will deliver at least two addresses. Ho will not return till the end of the }car, by whicli time the general election will he. over. After touring Canada, Mr. Jordan will visit Groat Britain. Other New Zealand representatives going to Canada are Mr. T. W. .Rhodes (Thames), the Hon. W. Nosworfhy (Ashburton), and the Hon. J. B. Cow. M.L.C., none of whom will be contesting a seat at. the general election. '