PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18939, 9 December 1929, Page 8

PERSONAL.

VICEREGAL. His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, passed through Christchurch yesterday on his way to Invercargill to attend the Royal Agricultural Show. Lady Alice Fergusson accompanied his Excellency, and Lord Waleran was in attendance. In the morning the vice-regal party attended Divine service at the Cathedral. They were the guests of Mrs A. Boyle, Park Terrace, for the day. MINISTERIAL. The Hon E. A. Ransom, Minister for Public Works, who was suddenly indisposed during a meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday last, has now fully recovered. He suffered from a fainting fit, due to overwork, and was immediately removed to his residence, Tinakori Road, Wellington. Mr Norman Brett (Auckland) is visiting Christchurch. Mr Edward Anderson (Auckland) arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Mr A. S. Bankart (Auckland) arrived from the north yesterday. 'Mr Cyril Ward arrived in Christchurch from Wellington j^esterday. Dr T. H. A. Valintine, DirectorGeneral of the Department of Health, arrived in Christchurch yesterday from the north. Messrs B. S. Smyth and L. F. Everett have been gazetted Second-Lieutenants in the Corps of New Zealand Engineers, Southern Depot. The Gazette announces the appointment of Dr H. T. D. Acland and Messrs J. M. H. Tripp and H. D. Acland as members of the Peel Forest Board. Mr M. E. Lyons, secretary of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, left today for Invercargill to attend the Royal Show. Mr R. Peach, president of the North ern Agricultural and Pastoral Association, left on Saturday for the Royal Show at Invercargill. Messrs F. J. Whelan (Wellington), S. J. Robinson (Auckland) and 11. E. Poole (London) are guests at the United Service Hotel. Mr E. W. B. Bierre, Government cinematographer, passed through Christchurch yesterday on his way to Invercargill, where he will take a film of the Royal Agricultural Show. Mr A. S. Louisson has been appointed clerk of the Licensing Committee for the district of Kaiapoi, clerk of the Magistrates’ Courts at Rangiora and Kaiapoi, and Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Kaiapoi. Mr C. W. Kibblewhite, assistant master at the Waimate Primary School, has been appointed head master of the Prebbleton School. He takes up duty at Prebbleton at the beginning of the next school year. Mr G. R. White, of Hastings, the wellknown Hawke’s Bay athlete, who recently left for England, has been successful in gaining entrance to the Royal Air Force, and has been posted to the R.A.F. Instructional Base at Grantham. The Colonial Auxiliary Forces’ Officers’ Decoration has been awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Wilder, D.S-Q., M.C., Manawatu Mounted Rifles, and Major W. H. S. Widdowson, M.C., Otago Regiment. The following have been appointed Second-Lieutenants (on probation), states the Gazette: Messrs G. E. M. Keys, posted to the 3rd C. Battalion: R. J. S. Bean, posted to the Ist Battalion. Mr R. S. Kent, Divisional Superin tendent of Railways for the South Island, left Christchurch this morning on a tour of the south in connection with the annual classification of staff. He will return to Christchurch in about a fortnight. The following Second-Lieutenants in the Canterbury Regiment have been appointed Lieutenants: S. Black, C. W. Kibblewhite, R. B. Schulze, E. J. Bassett, G. R. Lee, P. R. Willberg, C. H. Morrison, A. P Mac Duff, and W. G. Boddington. The Rev A. J. Grigg, M.A., 8.D., has resigned the pastorate of the North Memorial Baptist Church, Remuera, to accept a position on the staff of the New Zealand Baptist College. Auckland. He will take up his new duties at the beginning of the 1930 session. Mr J. Linklater, M.P., accompanied by Mrs Linklater, passed through Christchurch yesterday on his way to Invercargill. Mr Linklater is president of the Manawatu A. and P. Association and is a member of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society. A few weeks ago Mr E. Tonks, of Wellington, was seriously hurt through being knocked down and run over by a horse and dray, which he endeavoured to stop. His many friends in North Canterbury will be pleased to learn that he is recovering, although he is still confined to his bed. Mr E. J. Gravestock, who made a short stay in Christchurch at the close of the Dusolina Giannini tour of New Zealand, has now gone to Auckland. He is organising the sixth tour of Mr Alexander Watson, the distinguished English elocutionist, wffiich commences in Wellington in February. Colonel P. C. Hamilton, C.M.G., D. 5.0., Grenadier Guards, who was military secretary to Lord Islington when the latter was Governor-General of New Zealand in 1910, left for England by the Rangitiki on Saturday. Colo cel Hamilton has been spending an extended vacation in New Zealand. Mr Hugh Trumble, an old-time famous Australian cricketer, now secreta-y of the Melbourne Cricket Club, will spend the Christmas and New Year holidays in New Zealand. He leaves Melbourne next week, and will probably be in Christchurch for the M.C.C v. Canterbury match during Christmas week. The call from St Andrew's Presbyterian Church to the Rev Lawson Robinson, of Invercargill, was submitted again for signature at St Andrew’s Church yesterday, and will be presented to the Christchurch Presbytery tomorrow. From there it will be for warded to Mr Robinson, who will then have the opportunity of accepting or declining it. The Rev Charles Chandler, of the Auckland City Mission, was farewelled at a meeting of the Auckland Social Workers’ Association last week. The Rev Jasper Calder spoke of his sense of loss in losing his friend and “ sparring partner.” The Rev C. G. Scrimgeour also referred in cordial terms to Mr Chandler’s work. The meeting passed a resolution expressing regret at JVir Chandler’s departure, and wishing him success in his work in Australia. Mr J. A. Brailsford, of Hamilton, has been appointed tutor-organiser for the Workers’ Educational Association for liie V ictoria University College distri- t, and will be stationed either at Palmernton North or Wanganui. Mr Brailsford was born in Wellington, and was educated at Victoria College, where he received his B.A. degree. He took up ournalism in Wellington and New Plymouth. Going abroad, he was engaged in journalism in California, China, Japan and Melbourne. Mr Brailsford returned to New Zealand in 1926, and has since been employed on the literarv staff of the “Waikato Times,” Hamil ton.