PERSONAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 110, Issue 18407, 14 August 1931, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, yesterday was sufficiently improved in health to visit the ground floor of Government House and pass among the staff. He lias to walk with the aid of two slicks, and is making a gradual recovery after being incapacitated for the last few weeks. In the afternoon His Excellency, accompanied by the Lady Bledisloe, enjoyed a motor run to Island Bay.

Bishop Williams, of Waiapu, paid his first official visit to Opotiki this week.

Mr W. M. Singleton, Director of the Dairy Division, was in Hamilton yesterday, on his way to Rotorua.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Wool Brokers’ Association Mr A. E. Mabin, of Messrs Levin and Co.. Wellington, was elected president, and Mr J. B. Moodie, of Messrs Dalgety and Co., Wellington, vice-president.

Mr C. Penney lias arrived in Cambridge to lake over Hie management of Amalgamated Theatres’ entertain ment interests there, having succe« tied Mr R. 11. Allen, who will leave Cam bridge on Saturday for Auckland, j where Mr Allen, will lie attached tu ! the company's head office. I Dr. E. Kidson, Director of Mcleoro i logical Services, will leave Wellington I by the Rangilane for London 10-nior-i row Io al lend’ Hip cenlonery mooting of I Hip British Association, commencing 'on September 30. Ho is the delegate from Australia and New Zealand, I selected by the Australasion Assueiai lion for the advancement of science. I Dr. Kidson will keep in touch with 1 recent developments in meteorology, especially late methods of forecasting [by the Norwegian school.