PERSONAL ITEMS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 July 1935, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The death is announced fror oier of Mr Kobert Daniel Kelly, Chief Postmaster at and Auckland. "'*'Y-> Mr J. Simmers, of the Meteorological Department, Wellington, paid on official visit to the Masterton Meteorological station yesterday.

The Rev. G. I. Laurenson, of Wellington, is the guest of the Rev. G. F. Stockwell and Mrs G. F. Stoekwell at the Wesley Parsonage, Lincoln Road. A Dunedin telegram states that Miss C. Fordo, of Victoria College, won the Bledisloe Oratorical Medal in the interuniversity contest last night. There were eight competitors, two each from Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

The Masterton Junior Band’s officers for 1935 are:—Conductor, Mr G. W. Hutchinson; bandmaster, Mr R. G. Sayer; secretary, Mr T. E. Saver; sergeant, Mr H. Tozcr; corporal, Mr R. Middleton: lance-corporal and custodian, Mr L. C. Sayer.

A British wireless that the King has approvnKie appointment of Mr Francis DMrcy Godolphin Osborne, Minister at Washington, to be his Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See.

The Hon. Sir Alfred Ransom, Acting Prime Minister, left Wellington to-day for Dannevirlce and Woodville, and at both places he will take part in receptions to his Excellency the GovernorGeneral, Viscount Galway. Sir Alfred will also attend a returnwl soldiers’ gathering at PahiatuKSZSbrrow evening. He will return on Monday.