PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 7, 9 January 1932, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir James Guuson left Wellington last evening by the Limited express for Auckland. . .

The Eev: Dr. North, of Auckland, if visiting Wellington.

Mr. Ralph Poynter has been appointed a member of the Fruit Export Control Board, vice the late Mr. E. H-; Williams.

Mr. H. E. Burden (Blenheim) and M*. H. M. Montague (Bay of- Islands) ara staying at the Eoyal Oak Hotel.

Messrs. B. Bogle, M. B. Sugden (Sydney), B. Reynolds (London), J. Slement, and P. Thompson (Dunedin), are among the guests at. the Grand Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hardlev, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hardley (Auckland), Messrs. J. W. Stephens (London), and A. D. Strachan (Christchurch), are among tha guests at the Empire Hotel.

Among the guests at the Hotel St. George arc Captain and Mrs. B. Richards (England), Messrs. H. (j. Hill, H. G. Helmore (Christchurch), H. Johnson (Auckland), B. and H. W. Barker (Gisborne). . . '

The death occurred at Seville, Vie« toria, on Christmas Day, of Mr. J. B. Murray, well known in Duuedin over 40 years, ago .as a Eugby wingthreequarter. Mr. Murray was captain of the Dunedin Club for three years, and for eight successive years, from 1878,"was a member of the Otagq representative team. He was. in the employ of Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Ewen for some time in'Dunedin, and on his re« moval to. Melbourne in the Eighties ha re-entered, the service of the firm, ia which ho remained for many years. Ho was married in. Victoria .to a sister of Lady Syme. ■ ..:...-. .

The funeral of the late Herbert E. M. Gordon, S/Sgt. 11/43 A, took placa at the Soldiers' Cemetery, Karori, on Friday afternoon, and was. largely, attended by friends and relatives. Thai service was conducted by the.Bay. Mr. Hitchcox.-- Among those, present were Mr. E. A. Wright, M.P., Cap't..'Jervis (representing the G.0.C.), Mr.B. Tait (representing the Mayor), Major Watson (representing the 8.5.A.),' Mr. Lang (representing the Pensions Department), and the matron and several members of the staff and inmates of the Bed Cross Home. ,

Private advice has-been received ia Wellington that Mr. Alexander Kay, ■who was for many years associated withi the London office of the Bank of New Zealand, died in London on. Thursday after a short .illness, aged 77. Mr. Kay joined the, bank in London ia 1881 and was appointed manager ia 1910. He, retired in 1921 arid was then appointed to the London board of directors of the bank. Mr. Kay "was very; well known, to. hundreds _of New Zealandera who called upon him in connection -with .bank business..

■ ' The Prime Minister, the Eight Hon. G. W. Forbesj -will,, it is anticipated, return to Wellington on. Tuesday morning from the' South, after spending the holidays at his home at Cheviot. The other Ministers ate also expected back on that Say to attend a series of important Cabinet meetings. One of the questions to be decided isrwhether there wjll be an. early session, and if so, the date. Mr. Forbes has indicated that Parliament mil probably meet in March. . .',.-.", .