PERSONAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18940, 10 December 1929, Page 10

PERSONAL

The lion G. J. Smith, M.L.C., and Mrs Smith were pasesngers from the north this morning. Mr J. A. MacPherson, M.P., was a passenger on this morning’s fe*ry steamer.

Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M.. of Timaru, is at present relieving „t the Wellington Magistrate’s Court. The Mayor of Wellington, Mr G. A. Troup, passed through Christchurch on his way to Invercargill this morning.

Mr 11. H. Sterling, General Manager of Railways, passed through Christchurch this morning on his way to Invercargill. He will return from the south on Friday. Mr W. L. Lowfie, American ConsulGeneral to New Zealand, and Mrs Lowrie, have returned to Wellington from a three weeks’ motor tour of the North Island.

At the autumn exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists, now being held in their London galleries, Mr H. Linley Richardson, R.8.A., is exhibiting examples of his work in figure and landscape painting. Messrs D. K. May, W. E. Reid, R. B. Smith and J. H. Turner (Wellington), I. Burbeck (London), J. R. Vergette (Napier) and R. G. Hawkins are recent arrivals at the United Service Hotel.

Mr F. C. Tregurtha, A.MJ.C.E., who was assistant electrical engineer and second in charge on both civil and electrical sides during the erection of the Waikaremoana hydro-elctric station, and latterly has been stationed at Mangahao, is leaving the service of the Public Works Department to take up the position of second engineer to the Newcastle City Council, Australia

Mr H. C. O’Loughlin left Wellington on Sunday night en route for England, to join the Royal Air Mr O’Loughlin was a prominent member of the Melrose Football Club, and was also a member of the Wellington Aero Club. He was a keen tennis player, and, has taken part in several other sports.

Mr T. J. Burton, of Lever Bros., Petone, will leave New Zealand towards the end of January to join the board of the firm in Australia, f-oin where the New Zealand activities will probably be governed in future instead of from England. Mr Burton is president of the Wellington Manufacturers’ Association.

Mr F. S. Morton, a member cf the Auckland Transport Board, who has resigned on account of ill-health, 9- ilcd by the Maunganui on Friday for Sydney, en route for South Africa. Mr Morton expects to be away for two or three years. His health has suffered recently, and his medical advisers have told him that it is necessary that he should leave alone business and .ocal politics for some considerable rime Mr Morton received a number of pre mentations before sailing. Masonic Lodge No. 280 presented him with a rug. Members eulogised his efforts to improve the transport facilities in the outlying suburbs. All joined in wishing him improved health and a safe return. Other presentations consisted of a gold fountain pen and a gold watch and chain.

Mr D. R. Iloggard is staying at Earner’s Hotel.

Mr Edward Anderson. Mr A. S. Banhart, and Mr Norman Brett, of Auckland, left for the north last night. Mr F. A. Clarke.and Mr J. A. Sherriff, of the Aucklaiw “ Star,” who have been .visiting Christchurch, were passengers for the north last evening.

The Rev Father J. Monaghan, vicerector of St Bede’s College, leaves shortly for Australia to take up a teaching appointment there. A motion of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr John Stubbs, a member of the Rakaia Bowling Club, was passed at last night’s meeting of the Christchurch Bowling Centre. A distinguished party of botanists are at present staying at Arthur’s Hostel:—Dr L. Cockayne, Dr W. A. Sledge, of Leeds University, and Dr H. H. Allan.

Mr T. R. Lorimer, who succeeds the late Mr W. Helliwell as manager of the National Mutual Life Association in Canterbury, took up his duties yesterday. Messrs A. T. Donnelly, W. H. Win* sor and D. E. Wanklyn, president, secretary and treasurer of the New Zealand Cricket Council, left for Wellington last might to meet the visiting M.C.C. cricket team. Mr C. S. Barker, formerly of the Canterbury College School of Forestry, who for the past year has been doing advanced study in wood anatomy at Royal College, South Kensington, will return to New Zealand next January. Mr W. S. Tannock, formerly of the Canterbury College School of Forestry, who has been carrying on further stud ies at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew for the past two years, recently made a tour of the chief Continental forests.

The Canterbury Trades and Labour Council have decided to support the nomination of the following officers for the national executive: —President, Mi R. Semple; vice-president, Mr F. R. Cooke; secretary-treasurer, Mr Walter Nash; district national representative, Mr F. R. Cooke.

Bishop Brodie, of Christchurch, Bishop Whyte, of Dunedin, Dr Kennedy, of Christchurch, the Rev Father Barr-Brown, the Rev Father M’Carthy, the Rev Father Spillane, the <cv Father M’Manus and the Rev Father Cahill left Christchurch for the north last evening to attend the funeral of Bishop Cleary, at Auckland. Our London correspondent writes, under date . October 24: —Miss Gladys Lorimer, of Christchurch, the New Zealand coloratura soprano, is returning to Italy this week after a short visit to London, where she has been staying at the Berners Hotel. She is having many operatic successes in Italy, where she has been singing in “ Lucia,” “ Rigoletto ” and “ The Barber of Seville.” Brother J. G. Hogan, from the head house of the Order of Christian Brothers at Clontarf, Ireland, 'presenting the Superior-General, is at present on a visit to Dunedin. Brother Hogan has just completed a visitation of the Christian Brothers’ establishments in the States of the Cbxumouwealth of Australia, and his visit to the Dunedin Christian Brothers’ School completes his mission to the Antipodes. iiimmiiiHiiiiimniiuiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiuiiuimiiiiiuiiHuiiimmnimmiiuiHHtii