PERSONAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 113, Issue 18944, 15 May 1933, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr W. IT. Baker, of Thames, spent the week-end in Hamilton.

Or. Stewart Douglas, who’ had been studying in England, has relu\’ned to Hamilton.

Dr. H. Belshaw, Professor of Economics at the Auckland University College, is visiting Hamilton.

Mr E. J. Bror. C. Muller, of Copenhagen, was a visitor to Hamilton today.

Mr Jolfn Farrell, of the J. C. Williamson managerial staff, was in Hamilton to-day making arrangements for the production here next Monday of the pantomime “Cinderella.”

A communique Issued by the British Embassy in Paris stated that the British Ambassador, Lord Tryell, is suffering from a slight attack of pleurisy, which is taking its natural course.

At the opening of the 45th session of the Auckland Savage Club on Saturday evening Mr H. C. McCoy, the “ rangitira," presented the past “ rangitira," Mr W. 11. V. Taine, with a gold badge in recognition of his services.

Sir George Clerk, British Ambassador to Turkey, has been appointed Ambassador to Belgium and Minister Plenipotentiary at Luxembourg In succession to Earl Granville, who is to retire shortly.

The judges at the Mastorton Competitions arc: Vocal and Instrumental, Mr E. Varley Hudson, of Auckland; elocutionary and literary, Mr Vryn Evans; dancing, Madame Edith Baird, of Auckland.

Mr C. M, Focker, of Melbourne, now of the New Zealand Government Service, has been awarded a scholarship in the Colorado School of Mines. The scholarship, which is tenable for two years, is awarded under the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship.

Messrs R. D. Rogers, A. Sullivan, R. Watson (Auckland), L. Cocks, J. Cuming, T J. Hedges, T. F. Hodgson, W. Ingle, J. Spence (Wellington), S. Burgess (New Plymouth), J\ Hughes (Palmerston North) and S. Guthrie (Wanganui), are at the Hamilton Hotel.

Mr Gerald Haskins, a native of Christchurch, and chief engineer of the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board, Sydney, has been appointed (says a Sydney cable message) assistant general manager of the Australian Iron and Steel Limited, Sydney, which is one of the biggest manufacturing concerns of its kind.

I-t is announced from the Salvation Army national headquarters, Wellington, that Colonel Levi Taylor and Mrs Taylor are retiring from active service. Colonel Taylor has been chief secretary for the New Zealand territory for (he past four years: They leave New Zealand on August 22 by the Monowai and proceed to Canada and will take up their residence at Toronto. Colonel Albert W. T. Orsborne has been appointed chief secretary in New Zealand.

Members of the Hamilton Canoe Club assembled at the Frankton station on Friday night to farewell one of their most popular club-mates, Mr IF. Staveley, who was leaving for Christchurch. Prior to the departure of the train, the presentation of a travelling rug was made to Mr Staveley by the secretary of the Club, Mr R. Hill, who paid a tribute to the departing member for his good work for the club, 'fho recipient suitably replied.