PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 139, 10 December 1930, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. J. 0 'Brieir, M.P. Jf or Westland, is. visiting Wellington. ■Mr. J. H. Meyer has been re-appoint-ed to represent the Wellington Builder* and Contractors' Association on tho Wellington-Chamber- or/ Commerce. Sir John Boberts and' Mr;- G. B. Ritchie arrived from the South thi3 morning to attend the annual meeting of directors of tho Union -Steatn...Ship Company. Mr. D. G. Clark, C.8.E., has been nominated by tho Bed Cross' as tho society's Wellington representative- ou, the Advisory Committee of the Disabled Soldiers' Civil Bc-e'stablishmenfc Act. •■■-.••. ..-,,. . Mr. H. G. Dyer, 8.A., of "tho 'Hutt Valley High School, has accepted a position on tho stiff of the Hiiritingtowcr School, M'alvern, Melbourncl'. Mr. John O'Shea, City Solicitor, a. former ' ex-pupil and "Dux, of. tho Otago Boys' High School,! will, leavo for Dunedin. to-night to present tho prizes at the school's annual "breakup" and.also to unveil, a memorial to his old Latin, .master,, the." late. Mr. Mungo Watson. Mr. O'Shoa will b» accompanied hy Mrs. O?Shea. y Messrs. N. .E. Hamilton; ~&.-.. Hartshorn (Christchurch), L...Stevens, S. Kay, C. M. Brown, J. Perry (Auckland), P. N. Bundle (Dunedin), S. S. Crick, S. Bibeiy Captainl Blayhey: (Sydney), C. A. Wilck (London),-Henry Bald, C. M. Foss (New York), .ana a E. Harvey arc guests at thoHetel St. George. ■ ■ ■. r. ■..,-..■ ,■■,.•. Mr. George M. Yerex, formerly'a i'egident of Wellington, died at Tahiti-' oji 27th November. On retiring from business in this city, he engaged in farming at Tauranga. For health reasons ho went to Tahiti in 1912, and bought a plantation there. Ho is survived- by a widow, four sons, and three daughters, the members of the family living : in Wellington being Mr. G. P. Yerex, Mrs. A. E. Park, and Mrs. A, J. Park.: • . Mr. T. Forsyth (chairman of the- Wellington Education Board) expressed his thanks at the board's final meeting; of the year toklay to members and: tho staff for their co-operation during 'the year, and wished them hearty 'season's greetings. Mr. A. C. Blake reciprocated on behalf of board members, and 'expressed the board's appreciation of" the manner in which Mr. Forsyth' had conducted the; business of the meetings. Mr. G. L. Stewart (secretaiyy-I'epiied for the staff. • - ' ■ : S ' ;•