PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1932, Page 15

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. P. B. Broad, chairman of the Wellington Cricket Association, has been on'a visit.,to 'Christelmrcli" on crickefbusiness, and'will "return to "Wellington next week.

Commissioner H. Christie, of "Wanganui, was presented.by His Excellency the Governor-General at the annual meeting of the Dominion Boy Scout Council ; yesterday with the honorary' medal of merit in recognition of his long and valuable service to the Scout movement. . ' V

'■ Captain G.B. Parkinson, Eegi'm'ent of Eoyal New Zealand Artillery,. ha& been promoted to the rank of major as from 4th November, 1932.. ■ - ■- ;

Mr. A. Cook, general secretary of the New Zealand "Workers' "Union, has returned from Gisborne. •'■■■•- . " ':: -

; - Mr. D/S. G.. Marchbanks, a son of Mr. J. Marchbanks, is succeeding Mr. T. 0. V. Eabone as engineer a;t Arapuni. Mrl Eabone has been transferred to the Auckland1 District-Office of the Eublie "Works Department.'.'-- r

Mr. W. L. Clabburn ;left Wellington yesterday, with his family, for Melbourne, via Sydney,- :-',..■■:■ .. .

Mr. .E. W. IV Gohns has been.appointed a .Commissioner for a further period of three inbnths.' from 15th : November. . r•. ■ \

An informal function took •place at the Commercial Travellers' Club yesterday afternoon -when a: former-United president, Mr. A;. Jacobs, was '.■: weir corned, after his Teturn from' &'-trip to Europe, and. congratulations ,we? 6 extended to Mr. Sana Wagg, .an.' associajtion member,- on his winning, the'amateur golf championship of New:.Zeajland for the second time in' succession^ Mr. W. Hustler Smith, who presided, said that two very' happy things had happened. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs "had returned safe and sound from a* trip to Europe and Mr. Eana Wagg had beeii successful for'the second time . in. winning the amateur golf championship of New Zealand. Miv JaeoM, in.reply, said that though the trip . had: inipressed him immensely, he was ;glad to be back again. . ; The first thing that had impressed him was the loyalty of the people in England. His memory, was so replete with, various incidents of the trip that' ho would;not worry, them with them af the moment, but ao had kept a' record they were all welcome to .peruse. 'Mr. Jacobs was presented with a photograph of tne.ebnfiirence taken'in the. year when he • was' the United'president. Mr, Bana Wa&g thanked the-gathering for the kind,expressions of congratulation. If it had not been for the glorious fluke; at the thirteenth, he would not have' had tha opportunity of winning. Musical honours, accorded the.guests of honour, concluded the gathering. ~'.-'' , - f ....

Staying at the Midland fiotel^ara Messrs. Oswald Smith (Dunedin)^ ■ E, Syrett (Dunedin), T." W. . Hendersoii (Hamilton), .Mr.' and Mrs. Ales: JDerbia (Invercargili), and Mr. and Mrs. B* H. George. (New Plymouth).. • - . ' »

Among the guests at the ,\Hotel St. George are Messrs. L. Alderton (Auckland), H.^F. Burley (ChristChuTcli), 5: Christie ("Wanganui), A. 11.I1. A. 'Woo/llanis (Wanganui), D.: Mill-(Auckland),, anct W.'. A. Boucher (Auckland).' :. '•- :;

Mr. J. D. Spedding (Sydney), Ml. and Mrs. Braithwaite ('Waipukuiau) A - and Mr. 0. Mahon (Auckland.) arc staying at the Eoyal-Oak Hotel.- ; /> "•

Messrs. A. McDonald (Sydney), J." Stout (Sydnfey), ; J. Mortey.; (NelßOn)j I. "Virtue (Auckland), and G. Kleno , (Auckland) are among the guests at i the Grand Hotel. - ', " .' ~ i