PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 50, 23 November 1926, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Acting-Prime Minister, the Hon. W. D. Stewart, has been advised that the Prime Minister, the Right Hon. J. G. Coates, will sail from England about December 31 (states a Dunedin Press Association message).

Sir John Luke, M.P., left for the north by the Limited express last night. Dr. M. H. Watt, deputy-Director-Geueral of Health, will leave for Melbourne by the Marama on Friday to attend a medical conference to consider the question of the prevention of the transmission of infectious diseases in tlie countries bordering the Pacific.

Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Tingey were passengers from America by the Tahiti yesterday. Mr. Ultan F. McCabe arrived back in 'Wellington by the Tahiti yesterday after a visit to America.

Mr. Arthur Seed, secretary ot the New Zealand Sawmillers’ Federation, has been appointed to represent the timber industry on the Railway Advisory Board. Mr. Cecil Mason, Australasian assistant general manager for First National Pictures will sail for Sydney to-day on the Tahiti. He will return to New Zealand in a fortnight. To mark his retirement after fifteen years’ service, Mr. W. A. Gordon, who was secretary of the Wellington branch of the Bristol Piano Company, was presented on Friday afternoon with a set of crystal ware from members of the staff of the local office. Mr. L. A. J- Lonergan, manager of Messrs A. Hatriek and Co., Ltd., left by the Main Trunk Limited last evening for Auckland, where he will connect with the R.M.S. Aorangi, sailing for Vancouver on luisdai next. Mr.

Lonergan is going on an extended b u siness trip to the Unit e d States. He will also represent t h e New Zetland Motor Trade at the third W o r 1 d's Motor Congress to be he 1 d in New York in January next. Prior to his de-

parture from Wellington, Mr. Lonergan was the recipient of gifts from thf executive and staff of A. Hatriek and Co. Ltd.