PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 134, 4 December 1930, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

Professor Denhani returns to Christ* church to-night. Mr. J. N. Massey, M.P. for Franklin, is visiting Wellington. Tho Hon. J. Hauan, M.L.C., is leav« ing for tho South by the Maori to« night. Mr. J. R. M'Kenzie will be among tho passengers on the Lyttelton ferry; steamer to-night. The Hon. Colonel G. J. Smith, M.L.C., accompanied by Mrs. Smith,'goes South by the Maori to-niglit. A Press Association message . from Dunedin reports tho death,' at the ago of 00, of Alexander Eraser, of tha Gabriel's Gully gold rush pionoers. The Mayor (Mr. G. A. Troup) leaves to-night fur Helensvillo, and will. ba away from Wellington for about * month. A Press Association cablegram, from Sydney says that Mr. and Mrs. Louis Elundell, of Wellington, will leave Sydney for Wellington by the MarSma o» 12th December. Mr. R. J. Gilmour, of the •'Southland Times," chairman of the New Zealand delegation to the Empiro Press Conference, will leave Sydney for Wellington by the Ulimaroa to-mor-row. ■ - • Mr. K. Imoue, Consul-General for Japan in Australia and New Zealand, arrives at Auckland next Tuesday by; the Ulimaroa. He will beat Wellington from 10th to 12th December, and then leaves for the South Island. At last night's meeting of the NctT Zealand Rugby Union Messrs. T. A. Fletcher, A. C. Kitto, and E. Wylio were appointed delegates to the , New Zealand Olympic Association and tha British. Empire. Games Committee. Lord Barnby, who has been for many; years • a prominent figure in commercial and banking circles in England, and -who is now touring New Zealand, will be tho chief guest at the Welling* ton Chamber of Commerce luncheon on. Monday next. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton (Christehurch), Messrs. A. T. Ross (Taiori), D. Mitchell (Southland), C R. Smith (Dunedin), W. M'Lcan (Mosgiel), W. Wallace,' W. Knight (Auckland), J. Fisher (Otau« tau), and J. W v Irwin -(Lochiel) ara staying at.the Empire Hotel. Pilot-Officer G. M. Easton, of Ne\r Plymouth, returned to New Zealand by] the Marama.on Tuesday. He had a serious crash in England, and was in. hospital for'nine months. He is thoj first New" Zealand Air Force pupil to bo invalided back to the Dominion on a pension. The following visitors to Wellington are staying at the Eoyal Oak Hotel:— Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Tonks (Hawera), Mr. E. G. Lane and Misses P. -and C. Lane- (Oamaru), Dr. Spence. (Christchurch), Messrs. T. Reynolds (Hawera), J. W. Haunan (Groymouth), H. Waters (Christehurch), W. Douglas (Sydney), W. Goodfellow, W. M'Gruer, T. ■■■ M. Hames (Auckland), and A. Duncaa (Awakino). . Dr. L. Cockayne, who recently resigned from the position of president of tho New Zealand Native Bird Protection Society, has been elected a life honorary member. A letter has been sent to> him expressing appreciation of his great work in the cause.'.of tho preservation, of New Zealand's forests and birds, and the manner in which ho has furthered the efforts of the society. ;.;•;■. Visitors to Wellington, staying at the Grand Hotel'include Mr. and Mrs. 11. Kitto (Christchureh), Dr. G. H. Cunningham (Palmerston North), Dr. D. Mill (Christehurch), Messrs. W. B. Blackburn (Waipukurau), A; Stewart (Christehurch), M. E. Hyslop (Hastings), W. F. Walker, M; -Anderson; (Auckland), J. Carr (Fordell), Q. Donald (Featherston), E. M'Kenzio (Cartorton), J. A. Whyte (Palmerston. North), and H. Quigloy (Dannevirke).