Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18366, 27 April 1925, Page 11

Personal Items.

Justice Alpcrs. who spent FriSaturdnv in Christehurch m inn wUh the Anzac Day eeles&. left on Saturday night for W- Haggitt (Invercargill), GaHcn (Dunedin), A. Jolly (We!and T. Wilson (Oakland; arc «-«rs T. Hall (London), M. Wolf ' ir&don), K. Brampton (Sydney), and ! rcirringtou (Wellington) arc recent the United Service Hotel. t»instated that there is a likelihood fMr P H. Hirkev, Auckland, being ;. 'to contest the Invercargill W i n the interests of the New Zear Sort Labour Party. Messrs G. H. Holford. H. J. Knight., ; Jp R. Olimie, the Canterbury ProLeague's delegates to the conferSTof South Island Progress Leagues, j; for Invercargill to-day. They cx- ; lectio return on Thursday evening. | Jfr R- * ■ Goulter. president of the t . ujrfborougli Progress League, spent } ' ?h« tveek-end in Christehurch and uL res today to attend the conference South Island Progress Leagues in InrercargiU. which opehe to-morrow. j) t , F. Bowie and Messrs R. G. jfoßeath (Duncdinl, M. P. Chapman /Jtartinboroiigh), F. .7. Townley (Wellinftoii), and B. Humphries (McljJjMnc) are staying at the Clarendon Hotel.

JJr Olaf Mocn,'manager of the Sailor flully Sluicing Company (Ltd.), "Waitainnj', lias been appointed manager of t liondon syndicate owning a large tin mining property iirTingha. New South Wiles, some ,3tiO miles north of Sydney, lie old company bad been in existence f<jf some years, but the new syndicate intends to open up on a. larger scale. "A distinguished Thcosophist, Mr C. JidWajadasa, ALA. (Cantab. 1 ., vill arriro at Auckland by the Maungaivu from" Sydney this week. Mr Jinarajdasa "is vice-president and internatinnal lecturer of the Theo.-ophi.eal flobjky. He is at present on a world io'ar, and his stay in New Zealand will list about a fortnight, and ho intends i tolocture in Auckland and Wellington. In pursuance of the desire expressed by the Permanent Mandates C'ommisjitin for the presence of membrrs of puuidßtory Governments at deliberation* of the Commission, the League of Nations secretariat intimates that Mr J. D. Gray, Under-Secretary of Exirtltil Affairs, with Sir James Allen, of Now Zealand, will attend the meeting of the Commission in June. Arriving at Wellington by the ,jfa!nira from Sydney to-day is Mr J l '. R. Callaghan. late chief "information iiffiWr for the Now Zealand court at. "Wembley Exhibition. Being recalled |ij! the Education Pcn/.'tment. i\lr <slaghan was obliged to relinquish his 'duties in London. He has had an exteflrivo tour of France. Switzerland, arid 'ltaly, and is accompanied by hi.; trife.

Mr ~W. T>. Hayward. oiw of __ the .'-dvectorsi of the Dunedin and South Exhibition, and Mr C. P. Jtjainsnotth, tho manager of the Exhibition. Arrived from Wellington on Friday and tended a meeting • of representatives of the Christ-church-sCotonnttcc set up in connexion with J* Exhibition and also discussed matwith a number "of Chrisuhurch ;manufacturers, • They left for Dunedm by,the midday express on Friday. members of the Otago lowing '<(Slll> met in IXmedin on Thursda/zSptening to bid farewell to 'Jin A. juriss, who has been Jrijisterred to Christchurcli. Mr A. 'fiSftswy, in presenting Mr Juries with ,n Walking-stick, suitably inscribed, referred to tho splendid service he had 'done for the club as a coach, and on "bahalf of the members wished hi" c every success in his new sphere. Mr •<M. H. Priest also made some nppro- . priato remarks.

if ,The appointment is announced of Mr ] 2A. D. Park, Assistant Public Service Commissioner, to be Assistant-Sccre-■itnry of the Treasury in place of Mr It. vE. Hayes, promoted to the post of 'secretary on acoount of Mr J. J. fEsson'a retirement. Mr Park was born Sat Waitaki, North Otago, in 1882, and » was the third son of the late Mr ■ George Park, merchant, of Glenavy, ( South Canterbury. He was educated |*t Waitaki and Waimat© High Schools. |He twice passed the Junior Civil Seririee Examination and received an early Itraining in his late father's business Ifefore joining the head office of the iPublic Works Department in 1900. In fiso2 lie enlisted for service in the jooath African war, and as a member *ipf the forces attained the position of fMiist&nt-paymastor and remained for flbotyt six months in the service 9f the |iDtfence Department after returning to IKmt Zealand. On rejoining the Public vJTArks Department he was transferred IfeLKelson to reorganiso the office work of the Agriculture Deparfcv|»nt for reorganising purposes. Next i he was appointed public servioc in 1021 inspector under enues Act. In 1922 he of a 'special committee I for the institution of a bate balance-sheets, and at year was appointed e Marine Department, it he went to the posiit Public Service Oomrtober, 1923. Mr Park eentative Rugby player rlborough, west Coast ind represented Nelson Press Association mesne of the largest and fcive gatherings of memrary staffs of the Weill eld in 'the city for a bled on Friday nigfyt to as. A. Harris, formerly of the Christchurch w editor of the "New " Mr C. McKinnon, ; New Zealand Journalpresided, and the prinrere Mr Joseph Parker, 'Evening Post," Mr anaging-editor of the id Mr B. A. Loughnan, of the "New Zealand tiest welcomes were exmis, whose valuable Zealand journalism was raghout the Dominion. :e of the entry of Mr 3tv Zealand journalism ago, when he was apreporting staff of the Earle referred to the ies of Mr Marria as a journalist, and stressed the entrance of Mr r of the "New Zealand have a revitalising efon journalism, and tend raise the already high Led. Mr Marris said entative naturo of the he heartiness of his rer with the assurances of ie staff, would have a it which he hoped would Qtinued progress of the rime's," as well as tend ! high standard characinion journalism. Anaimed was that ■of Mr an, "New Zealand's departure of their prelembers of the Canterfcagiw Board of Control ; made presentations to lacker. In handing the veiling rug with monowhacker, and a dressing scribed for himself, Mr on behalf of the memt Dr. Thacker would be s Park and the Board, were under a

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great debt of gratitude to him for the manner in which he had secured for them such a fine playing ground. It was the energy and enthusiasm of the president that had largely contrionted to the success of the code in Christchurch and on behalf of tho members of the Board lie had pleasure in asking the president to accept the presentation. Mr W. S. E. Moyle, on behalf of the players, wished their president a pleasant tour and a safe return. Mr E. H. Healey endorsed the remarks of tho other speakers, and stated that the president would find them all keen to push the progress of the ground durins his absence. Mr T. Kirton, on behalf 0 f the executive, Mr E. L. McKeon, on behalf of the Board, and Mr B. MeKenna, on behalf of the clubs and general supporters, also referred to the enthusiasm and the great assistance given to the code by the president. Dr. Hacker suitably responded.