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Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1933, Page 6

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Mr. K. C..Akers, Wellington, is visiting New Plymouth. Lieutenant-Commander Haddon cf H.M.S. Canberra, flagship of the Australian Division of the Royal Navy now at Auckland, is visiting New Plymouth, Chief Judge N. R. Jones of the Native Land Court will leave New Plymouth to-day for Wanganui. The remainder of the business for the Court at New Plymouth will be dealt with by Judge Brown. ■ Mr. J. H. Thomas, Dominions Secretary, is spending the week-end at Balmoral, where the King and Queen are in residence, says a British Official Wireless message. The King has approved the appointment of Mr. Sydney Philip Perigal Waterlow, Minister at Sofia, to be Minister at Athens, says a British Official Wireless message. The death of Mr. Alfred James Langan, former manager of the Sydney Daily Telegraph and for many years its advertising manager, is reported by cable from Sydney. Mr. P. Thomson, Stratford, Mr. J. C. Rolleston, Te Kuiti, and Major R. A. Wilson, Bulls, members of the No. 5 district transport licensing authority, and Mr. C. A. Turner, the secretary, are staying at the White Hart Hotel, New Plymouth. At the conclusion of the meeting cf the New Plymouth Debating Society last night the chairman (Mr. R. J. Brokenshire) offered, his congratulations to Mr. G. L. Wells, a foundation member, who is leaving the literary staff of the Taranaki Herald to join the sub-editorial staff of the Dominion, Wellington. Other speakers included Messrs. W. C. Weston (president of the society), H. L. Gamer (secretary) and R. Day.