PERSONAL

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18256, 18 February 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr E. Eart, Government Chief Apiary Instructor, is at present in Hamilton.

Mr S. Tombs, manager of the Civic Theatre, returned to-day from a visit to Wellington.

Mr J. Rentoul, manager of the New Zealand Honey Producers’ Association, is here to-day.

Major Sir Douglas Hall, D. 5.0., of the Coldstream Guards, arrived at Auckland by the Maunganui yesterday on a holiday visit.

Sir Howard William Kennard, British Minister at Stockholm, lias been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Berne.

Mr Walter Gray, who was manager of the Majestic Theatre at Napier, recently destroyed Iby earthquake, iias been appointed manager of the Majestic Theatre, Nelson, not Wellington as previously announced.

Mr J. Schmidt, president of the Auckland Branch of the National Beekeepers' Association, presided at Hie Annual Field Day of the Association at ltuakura to-day.

Mr J. J. Kearney, assistant chief postmaster at Auckland, has retired after forty years’ service. For the past ten years he has been stationed in Auckland.

Air Winston Churchill has undertaken to make a lecturing tour of the United States in October and November. One of his suhjecis will he the future of the English-speaking peoples.

Air. 11. D. Swan, of Eastbourne, Sussex, was in Hamilton to-day. lie left this afternoon for Rotorua where he will spend a few days prior io sailing on his return to England from Wellington on February 28.

The death has occurred at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, England, of Arthur Alorland ActonAdams, aged 21. He was a pupil at Hie college and was killed in a flying accident. Air AcLon-Adams’ family live at Clarence Reserve, Atariborough.

Air Hugh Morrison, Conservative member of the House of Commons for Salisbury, Wiltshire, lias resigned his seat owing to ill-health. Conservative, Liberal and Labour candidates will contest Hie seat. Six by-elections are now pending owing to recent resignations and deaths.

Among Hie teaching appointments made by the Auckland Education Board to-day were:—Aliss At. 11. Robertson, AI.A., secondary assistant, To Aroha District High School; Air T. W. Aickin, assistant-master, Frank:on; and Aliss .1. E. AlacArlluir, as-sislanL-mislress, Malamala .lunior High School.

Dr. C. T. Alagiiiro, medical superintendent at I lie Auckland Hospital for twenty years, has been afflicted by serious eye trouble; and yesterday he was granted a year’s leave, during which lie will visit England. The board members expressed Hie utmost sympathy with Dr. .Maguire, and eulogised his services. An actingsuperintendent will be appointed and the whole position reviewed in a year.