PERSONAL

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18257, 19 February 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and Lady Bledisloc propose to lrn\c Wellington to-dav for a short visit lo Rotorua. Their Excellencies will return to Wellington next week. Mr W. J. Poison. M.P. for Stratford, was in Hamilton to-day. Dr. Keith R. Spedding, of Manchester, who has been appointed radiologist to the Wellington Hospital, Hus taken up his (Julies. Lord Badon-Powoll, Chief Seoul, accompanied by Lady Baden-Powell, will arrive al Auckland by the Rangitata this evening. Mr 11. I). Skinner, lecturer in eUino!ogy at the Otago University, has returned to Dunedin after spending two months in Tjahili and oilier islands doing fleld work for file Bishop Museum at Honolulu.

i The nomination of Mr A. M. Scaj man was the only one received lor the presidency of the Auckland Cliam- ! her of Commerce, and he will be : elected In succeed Mr Malcolm Slewart at Ihe annual meeting of the | chamber to-day. j Senior-Sergeant J. Powell, formerly oi Napier, and now of the central I station, Auckland, has been transfer- ; red lo a similar position at Whanga--1 rei. Senior-Sergeant T. O’Grady, of ; Whangarei, will he transl'erred to I lie i charge of the Newton police station , and Senior-Sergeant M. Flanagan, of I that station, will Lake over the duties [_of Mr Powell.