PERSONAL

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20421, 11 February 1938, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Prime Minister, the Right Hon. M. J. Savage, it was stated at yesterday’s caucus of the Labour Party in Wellington, is making excellent progress towards complete recovery from his recent indisposition, and it is expected he will resume duty in a few days.

The appointment of Mr W. R. McKean, S.M., as principal stipendiary magistrate, in Auckland, In succession to Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., has been advised by the Department of Justice.

The Hon. W. E. Parry, the New Zealand Minister of Internal Affairs, was among the guests at a garden party given by the British High Commissioner in Australia, Sir Geoffrey Whiskard, at Canberra.

The Labour Party caucus at Wellington yesterday passed a resolution of sympathy with the Hon. W. Lee Martin, Minister of Agriculture, who has been indisposed for some days.

Mr Justice Ostler has been appointed president of the Prisons Board.

Mr F. S. Dyson, Auckland district engineer of the Public Works Department, was in Hamilton yesterday.

Messrs R. E. Stock (Christchurch), R. M. Young (Wellington), C. H. Treadgold and H. H. Souter (Auckland) are at the Hamilton Hotel.

Mr G. H. Bourne, manager of the Christchurch branch of the Bank of New South Wales, will leave shortly to take up a new appointment at Rockhampton, Queensland.

Mr W. H. Bickley, at present chief of staff of the Dominion and formerly of the Christchurch Sun and Napier Daily Telegraph, has been appointed editor of the Wanganui Herald to All the vacancy caused by the recent death of Mr F. Webb Jones.

Mr R. Eyre, Mayor of Ngaruawahia, has announced his intention, following representations, of seeking election this year on the Auckland Harbour Board, as representative of Hamilton, Ngaruawahia, Te Awamutu and Cambridge.

The Rev. J. Lawson Robinson, retiring Moderator of the Christchurch Presbytery, has been granted leave of absence from February 28 until November 30 by the Christchurch Presbytery. He intends to visit England.

Lord Nuffield will arrive in Auckland from Sydney by the Awatea on Monday afternoon and return by the same ship the following afternoon. According to his original plans he will leave Sydney by the Orion on February 23 for England.

Arrivals by the Wanganella at Wellington from Sydney to-day included Mr C. P. Kerry, bandmaster of the Randwick Municipal Band, Sydney, who will adjudicate at the New Zealand contest at Palmerston North, commencing on February 21.

The following candidates have been chosen by the Huntly branch of the Labour Party to represent Labour at the Huntly Borough Council election to be held in May:—Messrs I. Hutchinson (mayoralty), J. Melling, A. Tither, R. Dowd, J. Sterling, J. Gray, J. Mildenhall (councillors).

Fathers P. A. Carmine, of Broken Hill, New South Wales, J. Dowling, of Beechworth, Victoria, and J. Doherty, of Wadonga, Victoria, arrived by the Wanganella at Wellington today to attend the Catholic Centennial Congress at Auckland. Father Carmine will represent the Bishop of Wil-cannia-Forbes.