PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 46, 24 February 1930, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Piiblic "Works (tho Hon. E. A. Ransom), who is now engaged on an itinerary in the .North Auckland district, is not expected back in Wellington until l'Otli March.

The Minister of. .Education (tli£ Hon. H. Atmore) left this morning for Wairarapa -and Hawkes Bay districts. He is due back in" Wellington towards the end oJ this week. . '■;■

The Minister of Customs (ihe Hon. J. B. Donald) will return to Auckland to-morrow.

The Minister of Health (the Hon. A. J. Stallvvprthy) left for Auckland last night. He will* return\6n Saturday.

• The Leader of the Labour Party (Mr. H. B. Holland) "will return to 'the West Coast to-night. ■■...■ ■ , •

Mr. E. Geacli, managing director of Union Theatres,. Ltd.,- Sydney, • was • a passenger by the Tahiti v this morning from Sydney. ''_

Mr. J. Norrie, City Librarian, will attend the annual conference of - the Libraries' Association -at' Auckland next week. ■■„■■.. . .■■■."

Dr. Raymond JTirth, of Auckland, who has been appointed .lecturer in anthropology at Sydney .University, was a pa3senger by the tflimnroa for Sidney.

Lord and Lady .Latymer. were' passengers by the TahiLi from "Sydney thia morning. They are visiting the.Ddmjnion with a view to seeing sqme .of/its scenic wonders, and hope in addition to indulge in fishing.. and;' deer stalkiu S- ■.'■ " .-" .. ■•.. . .'■' ,- .•: " :

Dr. C. E. rMartiiij .Professor .of History, .University of Washington;;. .y.-ai> rived by the. Tahiti: from Sydney, to-day. He, has-consented to. deliver an, address at Victoria University. .- College- this evening on "Pacific...Relations.?'

Before ti is departure from Now Zealand to take up-the position of Trade Commissioner in Canada, the secretary of the Department' of -Industries and Commerce (Mr. J. W; COllins) intends to make a comprehensive- tour of-the Dominion. Starting at Auckland,' he will visit all the principal . industrial centres and explain his mission-in Canada to manufacturers and others.

The death of/Mr. J. B.Prudhoe,'.of Christ-church, for many years a: very active participator in various departments of Methodist' Church; work, was referred to at to-day's-sessioh of the Methodist Conference, by the Hon. L. M. Isitt, M.L.C., and the .Eev. W. Bauniber. At. One time '.Mr. .Prudhoe was treasurer 'of the '.': supernumerary Fund of the church, and.was a Sunday schoorsuperintendent;" and h& had been in active service" in '.I;he j\icthpdist Church.forupwards of fifty years.' .On. the motion. of -Mr. Isitt,. a' resolutioii expressing the Conference's^ high 'appreciation of Mr." Prudhoe!!" valuable services and its,sympathy, .with.,;his family was carried....in silence.'.;-. .; .

Mr.-Peter Miller,-"who...was'very 'Well known in business circles and ,iv connection with several, : other . activities in Duneclin for well over, 40 years,;died on ..Thursday at the age of 7& years'. Mr. Miller, who : was. born. iv. Ayr, Scotland, in 1850, was educated at,the Newton Parish School, and wasj..■'.afterwards apprenticed to the saddlery; r business in his native town..- He subsequently, went to-Glasgow,.. where;-"he worked for Messrs; -Decide and Co,,?who at s this timo had the largest saddlery establishment in Scotland. He came but tO'New Zealand in the ship James lucol Fleming, which arrived •at Port. Chalmers on Ist July, 1873; He'entered into business in Dunedin,1 but after; spending a short time in. the city/he renio-v.ed to Lawre.nce, where he^resided for lO.years. While he was in Lawl-ence he took an active interest in the welfare of the district, and after serving for some years on the 'Lawrence Borough; Council he occupied the Mayoral.chair~for a-term. He returned- to ' D.uneaiii ,ih" .1886, r"and took over 'from .-Mr.' George' Dowse one of the oldest' established saddlery' businesses in the "Vsity; ' This he carried on. suocessfully "until" when he retired from business, selling out to Messrs. Chapman and Haig. . Mr. Millers.-most notable work in-the public 'interest was accomplished on the Hospital Trustees, thu Charitable Aid Board,- and the Hospital Board, . all of; -which -existod; as separate bodies, until-the-'passage- of the legislation providing for-'tho establishment of: the -present; Hospital i and Charitable: Aid Board. ■ "'■: '•■ ■••;■ *: ;'