PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1932, Page 13

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. 'A... E.. Jull, M.P. for Waipaw, was a visitor to AVellington yestgrday.

;. Mr. J.,. Gordon Eliott, o'f;Hawera, i» staying; at the Empire Hotel.'-

Mr. J. E. McKenzie will be amongthe passengers this evening for the South. ..

Messrs. J. O'Brien, M.P: for Westland, D. McDougall, .M.P. for, Mataura, J. Bitchener, M.P.. fc|; Waitaki, and J. A. ( Macpherson, M.P., for Qamaru, are visiting Wellington. •■;:'■'

Mr. E. Armit, of Dunedin, was elected president-elect of the annual conference of -the Kew Zealand-Master-Gro-cers' Federation to-day. •

The Prime Minister, the Eight^.Hon. G. W. Forbes, and Mrs. Forbes, will leaVe Wellington this evening"- for tha South. / ' .'■■■■

Dr. E. Marsden,, permaneht secretary to the. Department. of Scientific' and Industrial Research, left Wellington, last, evening for the South Island. Ha intends to return to Wellington on Saturday. "• '■•'■■"• ..■;•■,.'.;■ /';.-.;:■.:-;■.■.

Mr. P. G. Koussell, General Manager of Railways, and ■ Mr.: H: H. Sterling, Chairman, of the Bailways-\B6ard, are leaving'by. the Jerry steamer for-Christ* church this evening on official business.

Mr., J. Heatoa Barker', (^.uckland) was. elected an. : hon6rar'y .life jhember of .the New IZealand Hast;erl,;Grocers'. Federation. at the • ninth •ann^a!l i cqnfer»' ence of 4he federation/, to-day^. {.Until his' resignation- last; year 'Mr. .Barker ' had been secretary' of ;the federation ' since its formation., , '■'' '■ .'■'■■

.Guests at the Grand. Hotel , in^ludsi Major and Mrs/J. B. Shand; (Sydney)^ Mr. and Mrs.: F. C. Brown. Dauglaa (England), Mr, and Mrs. G.oMonk (London), Messrs. E. .Chadwick (Dannevirke)^ N. G. Coburn, G.. .S.-, Jones (Christcnuroh)y H. Brown (Dunedin), and W. Jeffrey (Auckland),- ■ V --, -■

;. Mr. and'Mrs.'C. Schadiek (Westport), Mr. and Mrs. J..H..Winnett (Canada), ■Messrs. H. C; Newman (Hokitika), J. D. Hall (Christchurch), •X- ■.' McLcay. (Napier),- and B. : . Thornberry- (London); are staying, at .th 6 . JBtoyal Oalc Hotel. .■. ■■■ -/ :.-.'. ■: /-v:^:v l-y' ;, :

■Visitors to Wellington staying at the Hotel St. George include Major and Mrs. E. W. Hannah (London), Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Campbell (Kingston, Canada), Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Gibbs (Nelson), Messrs. H. Turner (Duncdin), W. J. Bodger (Auckland), J.,E. McKenzie, W. J. Barbour, J. Bates, K. D. Bowman, E. H. Mitchell (Christchureh)^ H. B. Johnstone (Waimate), V. H. Bailey, J. Shorter (Sydney), D. C. Cameron (Ottaway, Canada)} and F. P. CostelW (Los Angeles).