PERSONAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19659, 20 August 1935, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and Lady Galway, who have been attending the Grand National Meeting in Christchurch, returned to Wellington on Sunday morning, and will remain in residence at Government House until after the session of Parliament.

Sir Harold Beauchamp will be returning to Wellington by the Remuera, leaving London for Auckland and Wellington on Thursday.

Mr S. Hutchison, of Shanghai, is at the Hamilton Hotel.

Mr G. Russell, associate to Mr Justice Callan, is in Hamilton.

Mr II- D. Caro will leave Hamilton to-night to attend the Democratic Party conference in Wellington.

Mr C. P. Agar, of Christchurch, deputy chairman of the Dairy Produce Board, is in Hamilton.

Mr F. Findlay, of Hamilton, was a visitor at the weekly luncheon of the New Plymouth Rotary Club yesterday.

Mr H. J. Guthrie, of Duhedin, returned by the Niagara yesterday after attending the International Rotary Convention in Mexico City.

Mr Thomas P. Geaney, of the National Political Federation, who Is organising in the Waikato, is visiting Hamilton.

Mr W. Hall Raine, of Wellington, will leave for Suva by the Niagara from Auckland to-morrow on an extensive photographic tour on behalf Of the Fiji Government.

Messrs \V. C. Macky, S. C. Macky, W. C. Germann, G. G. Finch and E. H. Bowman were appointed trustees of the Paterangi Cemetery at a meeting of tho Waipa County Council yesterday.

Mr W. H. Bennett, deputy-mayor of Wellington, who has been a patient in a private hospital in Wellington for the last few weeks, is making good progress, and will return to his home soon.

Mr C. Egerton Lowe, examiner of the Trinity College of Music, London, arrived at Auckland by the Niagara yesterday to conduct examinations in the South Island.

Dr. Wilton Henley, son of Mr W. E. Henley, of Napier, and a former Rhodes scholar, has been appointed house physician to the medical unit at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London. He obtained his degree in medicine in England last month.

Dr. A. H. Pearce, chief medical officer to the Government of Fiji, arrived at Auckland by the Niagara yesterday on his way to attend the International Pacific Health conference in Sydney, and later the British Medical Association’s' conference in Melbourne.

Mr D. B. Costello, of Suva, who has been associated with the development of the Tavua goldfield since it discovery three years ago, arrived at Auckland yesterday by the Niagara. He will sail on Saturday by the'Mariposa on his return to Fiji.

Mr Arthur Gibbs, formerly chief telegraph engineer, who is leaving Wellington by the Maunganui shortly on an extended visit to the East, Great Britain and Europe, will take the opportunity while abroad to investigate recent developments in radio and other electrical activities.

Messrs P. H. Saxton, 11. Glow, L. H. Hughes, J. G. Miller, L. O’Donoghue, W. IT. Piper, M. Clark (Auckland), W. J. Cummins (Taumarunui), A. V. Hewitt and C. Burnard (Wellington), arc at the Hamilton Hotel.

Mr Frederick Page, of CJiristchurch, whose work in musical composition has won high praise in England, has left for England, where he will continue his studies, probably under Dr. Vaughan Williams. He lias been made special grants by the University of New Zealand and Canterbury College.

Mr R. K. Dey, who has been in the employ of Messrs Ellis anil Burnand for the last 15 years, has resigned to take up a position with Messrs 11. B. Seabrook, Limited, Hamilton. A handsome chiming clock was presented to Mr Dey yesterday by the secretary of Ellis and Burnand, Mr A. E. McCracken, on behalf of the staff.

The founder of the Legion of Frontiersmen in 1908. and a veteran of many wars. Captain Roger . Pocock, arrived in Wellington by the Ma.rama from Sydney yesterday to spend a month in the Dominion, lie is on a. recruiting lour and states he has succeeded in creating great interest in the movement in South Africa and Australia.

Dr. Medley Bellringer, son of Mr C. E. Bellringer, New Plymouth, has received an appointment to the medical corps of the Royal Air Force, according to cabled advico received privately. The appointment carries with it a commission and Is for five years. Twelve months will be spent in England and four years with Royal Air Force squadrons overseas.