PERSONAL

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20951, 2 November 1939, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Hon. Adam Hamilton, Leader of the Opposition, who has been visiting Hamilton and the Waikato, left for Auckland yesterday. He visited Ngaruawahia Pa before leaving, where he and his party were entertained to morning tea by Princess Te Puea Herangi. Mr Hamilton met members of the Ngaruawahia branch of the National Party at a luncheon, and afterwards inspected the Hopu Hopu camp. Messrs J. Taylor, R. B. Collins, D. Macnical and P. Carey (Auckland) are at the Commercial Hotel,

Messrs D. Jones, R. W. Snell, W. Haslop (Wellington), A. E. Mudd, J. Wilson and J. Walker (Auckland) are at the Hamilton Hotel.

Sx Francis Frazer, deputy-chair-man of the Executive Commission of Agriculture, is in Hamilton and is at the Hamilton Hotel.

Mr H. A. Grayson, who has relinquished the position of manager of the Hamilton Hotel, left yesterday for Auckland. Mr G. Langley, of Auckland, the new manager, commenced his duties this morning.

Mr L. Pickering, gas engineer to the Hamilton Borough Council, was given authority at a meeting of the council last night to attend the annual meeting of the Gas Institute at Auckland from November 15 to November 17.

Dr. Gratzer, an Australian Red Cross worker, has been appointed by the Presbyterian Missions Committee, temporary superintendent of the Kong Chuen Hospital, China, to fill the vacancy caused by the murder oi Dr. Eaton, by a Chinese brigand. Mr A. J. Billington, who has been acting-secretary of the Auckland Rugby Union since the death of Mr T. W. Maben, has been recommended by the finance committee of the union for appointment as secretary for two years, or for the duration of the war, whichever proves the longer period. Mr A. J. Sinclair, secretary-man-ager of the Te Awamutu Dairy Company Ltd, leaves tomorrow for Whakatane, where he will address a mass meeting of farmers from all parts of the Bay of Plenty on the subject of primary producers’ problems.

The Rev. G. H. McNeur, who with the late Rev. A. Don founded the mission work of the New Zealand Presbyterian Church in Canton in 1901, will complete his term of service at the end of this year. The Mission’s committee has decided to grant him a year’s furlough on full stipend. It is not known whether Mr McNeur will return to New Zealand.

Mr Geo. Spinley, Mayor of Te Awamutu, returned to Te Awamutu at the beginning of the week after a seven months’ trip abroad, in Europe and America. Mr Spinley spent several weeks in London and arrived in New York two days after the war broke out. A leisurely trip across the United States, occupied close on six weeks, the voyager leaving from San Francisco on the Mariposa.

Mr F. E. Waters, a member of the staff of the Te Awamutu Post Office, leaves today for the military camp at Trentham, where he will take up specialist duties in the Force. Last evening Mr Waters was the recipient of a presentation from the staff and mail drivers. In making the presentation, the Postmaster, Mr A. H. Laybourn, said that the recipient was the first of the staff to join the forces. Mr Waters had proved an efficient and popular officer. Mr Waters briefly acknowledged the gift and the wishes for a safe return.