PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17125, 4 December 1929, Page 5

PERSONAL

It is understood that Sir Dudley de Chair's term as Governor of New South Wales has been extended to April. Among the passengers aboard the l’uahine, which was due to-day at Wellington from the United Kingdom, were Mr. C. A. deJjautuur and Miss 0. deLantour, of Gisborne. They are expected to reach Gisborne in a few days. Mr. Huia Hill, of Napier, a member of the New Zealand Society of Accountants, lias received advice of Iris success in completing the final examination for membership of the Australian Institute of Secretaries.

Mr. J. W. Harbord, who is at present on tho staff of the Lower Ilutt Borough Council, has accepted the position ot Town Clerk to the borough of Upper Ilutt in place of Mr. S. Bisli, who resigned owing to ill-health. Captain A. W. Greville, N.Z.5.0., who recently returned from India, is to take up an appointment as weapon training officer in the northern command, and will be stationed in Auckland.

Mr. E. 0. Parnell, who for many years has been attached to the Shell Co.’s staff, has accepted an appointment in Havana, Cuba, and leaves New Zealand in the New Year. Before sailing, Mr. Parnell, who has relations in Havana, is touring New Zealand. ' Mr. Stewart M. Wilson, of Hie Waipukurau branch of the Union Bank of Australia,Will .succeed Mr. B. P. Winter at the Gisborne branch. Mr. Winter lias been promoted to account-ant-teller, and transferred to the Warron branch.

At Palmerston North' yesterday afternoon the Governor-General unveiled a memorial at the Awnpuni racecourse to the fallen members of tho New Zealand medical corps, also a memorial at. the hospital to the late chairman, Sir Janies G. Wilson. To-day His Excellency will lay the foundation stone of itiro Massey Agricultural (Arllege, and will ho the guest of the borough at a civic luncheon.

Dr. A. Ruinsford Mowlem, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mowlem,of Napier, who has been in England engaged in post graduate medical studies, and is tilling the position of resident surgical 'Officer at the Woohvieh War Memorial Hospital, one of the most up-to-date institutions ol 1 its .kind in the Moipeland, has received notice that he has successfully qualified by examination for Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (England).

Guests at the Masonic Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Brough (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Wood (Lottin Point), M l '. and Mrs. 0. Taylor (Wellington), Miss Williams (Waipare, East Coast), and Messrs. F. Robb (Wellington), H. E. Haines (London), B. R. Doughty (Wairarapa), Hale (Tokoharu Bay), W. L. Hume (Wairarapa), F. T. Williams, (Waipare, East Coast), H. Hunt. (Auckland). Silver (Wellington),_ F. M. Taing (Napier), H. Hislop (Hastings), Marguet (Auckland), F. Palmer (Auckland), (SI P. Hart (Nuhnka), Lascelles (Napier), L. Speechdev (Palmerston North), P. Barcham (Hastings), Harrison (Napier), E. H. Smith (Napier), H. W. Hoggan (Dunedin), C. L. Lowe (Auckland), J. R. Spicer (Auckland), G. B. Flint (Wellington), and P. I). Lowe (Dunedin).