Personal Items

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21415, 6 March 1935, Page 10

Personal Items

Mr H. G. R. Maso'n, M.P. Was a passenger from Wellington by the Rangatira yesterday morning. Major-General Sir Willi?™ c-clair-Burgess, General Office? Com" manding the New Zealand MiliS Forces, arrived from the Rangatira y fc ;terday morninJ and went south to inspect a mK-v camp at Waikouaili. In ""ary Colonel S. C. P. Nicholls ncm OC. Southern Command 'left gr the south yesterday morning to inspect the First Battalion, Otlgo Regiment, the Third Field Ambulant and the Otago University g£j££ N.Z.M.C, in camp at Waikouaiti Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Godfrev Dalrymple-White, an English vS or who has been touring New Zealand with his wife, is visiting Christ church. He and Lady Dalrymplt White are staying at the United Service Hotel. <-"utea Mr G. O. Morrison, of Morrison and Morrison, Ltd., Christchnrph left Wellington yesterday fo r sJdl ney en route to England, on a business and pleasure trip. He will h P away from New Zealand for about nine months, returning after a visit to the United States and Canada He is accompanied by Mrs Morrison. The Hon. D. Buddo, M.L C left for Wellington last evening. ' • Mr Charles H. Roberts, of Selkirk, Scotland, a son of the late Sir John Roberts, of Dunedin, and principal of the firm of George Roberts and Company, woollen manufacturers, who has been visiting Chri-t----church with his wife, will leave for Marlborough this morning, and will sail for England by the Rangitata on May 10. Mr Roberts was born m New Zealand, but has resided in Scotland for 40 years.'

The Rev. A. S. Moffatt, vicar of Malvern since 1928, has resigned his cure with the intention of going to England at the end of March on family business. Mr Moffatt came to this diocese from the diocese of Dunedin, where he had been vicar of Tapanui (1915), Naseby (1919) and Bluff (1924). He was ordained in 1914 from Selwyn College. Colonel F. B. Creswell, of Christchurch, has been elected the first life member of the National Rifle Association, in recognition of his outstanding services to the rifleshooting movement. Colonel Creswell, who has been president of the association for several years, retired from that position at the annual meeting of the association.—Press Association. Mr Edgar Rouse, a director of Kodak, New Zealand, Ltd., arrived from Australia by the Monowai, on a visit to New Zealand. He expects to depart toward the end of March by the Wanganella. Mr G. C. Begg, a graduate of the University of Otago, and a nephew of Dr. Campbell Begg, of Wellington, returned by the Maunganui from San Francisco, after a visit to the United States. Mr H. W. Bishop, of Berkshire, England, who has been visiting the United States, arrived at Wellington by the Maunganui from San Francisco. After touring the South Island he will leave on April 13 for England. Major C. S. Moyer, of the American Army, who is stationed in San Francisco, wks an arrival at Wellington by the Maunganui from America. News has been received that Mr M. P. Reddington, F.R.C.S., has been appointed Registrar of Gynaecology at the Royal Waterloo Hospital, Westminster, London. This young New Zealander is a specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology, Harley street. He is a son of Mr Martin Reddington, Lower Hutt. At the conclusion of a concert given by the Avonside Orchestra last evening, members of the orchestra presented the conductor, Mr' Ralph Lilly, with a silver cigarette case as a token of appreciation of the work he had done since the founding of the orchestra three years ago. Mr Graham Wilson spoke on behalf of the players. After serving with the Union Steam Ship Company for 35 years, Captain J. G. Watson retired on Saturday. Captain Watson was born at Sheffield, Yorkshire, in 1872, and came to New Zealand at an early age. As a youth he was at sea in sailing ships, rising to the position of first mate. He obtained his master's certificate in 1899. and then joined the Union Company. He served as an officer on many of the company's ships until, in 1909, he was appointed master of the Poherua. From that time to his retirement he held the commands of nearly 30 ships.