PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20280, 14 April 1934, Page 9

PERSONAL.

MINISTERIAL. The Prime Minister passed through Christchurch this morning on his way to the Waitaki Boys’ High School, where he presented the Canadian flag from the Cenotaph at Toronto to the school. Following the ceremony at Oamaru, Mr Forbes left for Christchurch. The Minister of Public Works (the Hon J. Bitchener) arrived from the north this morning. Mr E. R. Norman (Wellington) is staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Messrs A. E. Ansell, M.P., R. G. Hudson and Norton Francis arrived by steamer from the north this morning. Messrs E. H. Sharpe (Sydney), R. H. Cate, Colin Fraser (Melbourne) and F. H. Masters (New Plymouth) are among the guests at the United Service Hotel. Mr Charles Oscar Palmer, of Kaikoura, who has been justly described as New Zealand’s bush poet, has had to enter the Christchurch Hospital, possibly for an operation. Captain G. S. Yerex, Messrs 11. J. Russell (Wellington), G. A. Clarke (London), T. Gardyne (Greymouth), A. G. Buchamp (Albury) and M. Hall (Dunedin) are guests at the New City Hotel. Mr C. W. Moore, a member of the Waimairi County Council, is a patient in St George’s Hospital. Mr Moore is suffering from the effects of an accident which occurred last August. Major-General Sir Andrew Russell has accepted the invitation of the Ashburton Returned Soldiers’ Club to be present at its meeting on Saturday, April 28. Guests at the Hotel Federal include Messrs M. Manning (Dunedin), M. Rennie (Wanganui), W. A. Butler (Wellington) and N. G. Crowe (Auckland). Mr J. Hutton, of Waianakarua, North Otago, has been appointed chairman of the newly-constituted New Zealand Poultry Board. Mr S. F. Marshall returned from Wellington this morning after attending the first meeting of the New Zealand Poultry Board, which was formed as a result of the Poultry Runs Registration Act. The board is entrusted with the duty of developing the industry generally. The office staffs of the Christchurch City Council met yesterday to say farewell to Mr W. G. Holloway, who after nearly seven years in the employ of the council will leave to-night for Wellington, where he has been appointed to the position of assistant town clerk at Eastbourne. The Town Clerk, Mr J. S. Neville, presented Mr Holloway with a gold mounted pen and pencil, and the Mayor, Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P., and the Deputy-Mayor, Mr J. K. Archer, were among those who spoke. Members of the staff of the Union Steam Ship Company met yesterday to farewell Mr J. N. Greenland, who has been appointed manager at Auckland. A welcome was also extended to Mr A. R. Thompson, the new manager at Christchurch. In presenting Mr Greenland with a gold fountain pen the accountant, Mr S. A. Prankerd, said that Mr Greenland’s departure broke an association of fourteen years, except for three years when Mr Greenland was at Timaru and not far enough away to get out of touch with Christchurch affairs. It was with great regret that they learnt of his impending departure. He wished Mr and Mrs Greenland every success in Auckland. The presentation was made by both the Christchurch and Lyttelton staffs. Mr Prankerd assured Mr Thompson of the support of every member of the staff.