PERSONAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18804, 28 November 1932, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The Hon. AY. Downlc Stewart will resume the portfolio of Finance today, according lo an announcement made by the Prime Minister, Rt. lion. G. AV. Forbes, after the Cabinet meeting on Saturday. The condition of Mr Cuthbert East, of the Taranaki Daily News, who suffered a seizure three weeks ago, has shown a slight improvement. Messrs. AV. 11. Fuller (IJrenui), C. Dunbar (Taranaki), L. AYilliams, L. T. Johnstone (Auckland) and A. McDonald (AVhangarei) are at the Hamilton Hotel. Captain R. A. Eden, Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs, will take charge of the British delegation at Geneva during Hie absence of the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, who is returning to London. The two Auckland nominees for Rhode* Scholarships, Mr E. Hasluiu and Mr P. Crawley, left Auckland last evening lo undergo examination by the committee of selection, which meets in Wellington this week. Mr Henry Ford, millionaire motor manufacturer, was strieken suddenly by tin 1 first serious illness ne has had in' bis iR) years. He underwent ail emergency operation on Sunday for strangulated femoral hernia. His appendix was removed in Hie operation. Ilis rendition is reported as salisfaelory. Mr Alee. Began, who settled in Dunedin two and a-lialf years ago to manage Hie Itegenl Theatre, has accepted an invitation to rejoin the Midnight Frolics Vaudeville Company, amt will leave L-unedin early next ini>n! Ii for Adelaide, where his engagement with Mr Clem Dawe’s company will commence.