Personal

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 425, 17 November 1930, Page 6

Personal

Mr J. Aitken has been re-clected to the Wanganui Education Board, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr A. H. Ross. There was only the one nomination for the vacancy.

Mr E. W- Kane, clerk of the House of Representatives, is spending five weeks at Rotorua. He has lately been suffering from bronchitis and is trying a course of massage treatment.

Mr William Scott, managing director of Radio Pictures, Sydney, has arrived at, Auckland to make arrangements for the opening of the company’s own distributing offices in New Zealand.

Mr E. W. Thane, for the past six years man age i of the Pongaroa branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has been apponted manager of the Mangaweka branch. Mr D. Campbell, of the Wanganui branch, will take his place.

Mr Victor French, who is at present in charge of the Flock House Home at Palmerston North, will succeed the Rev Frank Rule as superintendent of the Presbyterian {Social Service Association in Christchurch, when Air Rule retires at the end of this month-

Mr E. G. Beauchamp, e l ' the Eastern Extension Cable Company’s staff at Singapore, will arrive in New ZeahinH next month on holiday leave. Mr Beauchamp, who joined the company fron/ Tiniaru, will nay a visit to South Can terbury early in the N( w Year.

Guests at, Foster’s Hotel include: Mr and Mrs L. V. Bellingham, Mr W. R. Kemball, Miss E. Martin, Miss Anderson, Mr Andrew Todd, Mr Duncan Bauchop, Mr and Mrs C. W. Rickard and Mr F. W. Hart (Vveiiington), Mr (’has McLeod (Waipawa;, Mrs R. Maunsell (Wairarapa), Mrs Meade and Mr and Mrs C. B. Nixon (England;, Dr and Mrs Rittenhouse, Miss Helen Rittenhouse, Mr Eric Rittenhouse (Santiago Calif), Mr J. M. Downie tAuckland ~ Mr T. Lynch (Ranfurly), Mr I). Windle (Gore). Mr R. Morpeth (Wanganui;, and Mrs Roc (Hawcra).

On Friday afternoon the staff of the Hawera branch of the Bank of New Zealand met Mr R. W. Morpeth, ac-

countant. who has been pr nnotod to the Wanganui branch in a similar capacity, am] presented him with a case of pipes and a tobacco pouch. The opportunity was taken to welcome Mr C. E. Whittington, formerly of the Ractihi branch, who takes over the position vacated by Mr Morpeth. The manager, Mr R. C. Hay-Mackenzie, in making the presentation, congratulated Mr Morpeth upon his promotion, which, he hoped, would be but the forerunner of still further success for him in the bank’s service. Though glad to see one whom they all esteemed sincerely gaining the reward of his good service, they could not help but feel a sense of personal loss at his departure, and they asked him to accept the gift as a small expression of their goodwill. Air Hay-Mac-kenz’c also extended a hearty welcome to Mr Whittington. Air Aforpcth assumes his new duties to-day.