PERSONAL

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21033, 8 February 1940, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Governor-General, Viscount Galway returned to Auckland from the Centennial celebrations at Waitangi by the Government steamer Matai yesterday. The Hon. F. Jones, Minister of Defence, was in Hamilton last night. Mr H. D. Caro, Mayor of Hamilton, is visiting Auckland. The Hon. J. Cotter, M.L.C., of Hinuera, is visiting Auckland. Major-General J. E. Duigan, Chief of the General Staff, was in Hamilton last night. Messrs E. St.C. Haydon (Palmerston North), F. W. Yates (Auck- ; land) and A. G. Strang (Putaruru) ! are at the Hamilton Hotel. Drs. J. F. Filmer and I. J. Cunningham (Wellington) and Mr B. Levy (Palmerston North) are in Hamilton and are at Hotel Midland. Messrs A. T. Haigh, J. Dutton (Taumarunui), B. C. Magill, li. L. ! Wallace, R. Teal (Auckland) and J. . Edwards (Tauranga) are at Hotel ! Midland. I The Right Rev. W. H. Baddeley, 1 Bishop of Melanesia, will arrrive in i Hamilton this evening from Auckland) and will stay with Mr F. W. Platts. The Bishop will address a ! meeting in St. George’s Hall tonight | and will leave for Wellington tomori row. I | Sir Maynard Hedstrom, who rei cently arrived at Auckland from Suva, has received from King Gustav V. ol Sweden, the decoration of the j Order of the North Star in recognition of his valuable services as hon- ; orary Vice-Consul for Sweden at Suva over a periodic! 26 years. 1 Mr C. B. V. Wheeler relinquished 1 duties .as manager of the Union Steam Ship Company at Auckland yesterday. After a holiday he will leave New Zealand early next month to take up an appointment as manager for the company at Melbourne. His successor, Mr A. R. Thompson, formerly manager for the company at Christchurch, will take up his new 1 intiM today.