PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 17 June 1924, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Air D. McLennan returned to Timaru from AVest Alelton yesterday. Air J. Bitchener, AI.P., was in Timaru yesterday. Mr R. L. AVigley, left for Wellington yesterday afternoon. Air D. C. Turnbull left Timaru for Christchurch yesterday. . Judge Gil tedder will preside ove sitting of the Native Land Gouit which opens at Temuka to-ciaj. Air Eric Fraser, who has been spend mg the week end in Innaru, left toi W'liakataiic yesterday. Airs AY I Tait, who lias been engaged to'sing tho soprano solos in -ine Ancient Manner, ’ for the Royal Christchurch -Musical Society, left tor Christchurch yesterday. His Excellency, the Governor-Gen-eral opened a new maternity annexe to the Thames Hospital on Saturday, and spent over an hour conversing with the patients, and the nursing staff, who entertained him at afternoon tea. AVord was received in Timaru yesterday that at the recent medical examination of the University of New Zealand, J. H. Fahey, F. O. Bennett, F. Fowler, and B. A. loint, passed tlie second professional examination, and E. S. Fossey, passed m preventive medicine and medical juns prudence. Mr J. Bitchener. AI.P. (clia.vman oi the Timaru High Schools BoaM). «- yesterday granted leave oi absence to attend ihe coining session oi lai . ment. Air Bitchener li'Ric ( ( would go smoothly mirmg his absence and assured the members hat Jv would be very pleased to do a-Jtliun he could, while in YYellnigton, ti further tho interests ol the linnim High Schools. Miss Alaula Hooker (Hawera) to ttimed to New Zealand by the Atherie Prior to departure (says the YYei liugton "P<ot”) Miss Hooker gave n pianoforte recital at Leighton House. \i'w Zealanders will remember that she went to England as tho holder o! an Exhibition Scholarship, available for three years, given by the Associated Hoard oi the Royal College of Alusic and the Royal Academy of Alusic. a pupil of Alls X. D. Alangos, at iho Sacred Heart Convent, Timaru. Sic has now completed her course, at ila Royal College of Alusic, under Ah Arthur Alexander (formerly ot Dim" dint, who is one of the professors at the college. At the end of last yeai Alis.s Hooker played tlie difficult G .Minor Concerto (Saint Saen-.) at mi' id the orchestral concerts ol tlie <"i luce. It i-i the intention of Ah- ; looker i-o gi\e a recital in Timm next month.