PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 125, 23 November 1932, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

yice-regalT The Gbye.Tubr'-GeneraiyJibrdßledislpe, who is' presiding over'-the annuar communication of the Grand Lodge of the Freemasons of New Zealand, at Auckland, will leave on his return to Wellington on Thursday evening.

Hi-. H. H. Sterling, chairman of tho Railways Board, returned to Wellington this morning from the South.

Mr. A. Lcuisson arrived from the South this morning, and will'return tonight. " ' - - —

Jlr. B. Van Staveren" returned this morning from the South. ■ .-..'•

Mr. V>~nrwiek Gregory trill leave for the South to-night-. ~-;■-.

Mr. Bernard-Tripp, of Tiinaru, will return South to-ni^ht. -

.Mr. Stronacli Pat'ersoureturned to Wellington this morning from tho South. - ' • j ■ - ■ ■ -.

The'Semaphore-Baptist Church, Adelaide, which some time- ago extended a call to its pastorate to the JJev. Bernard Wilson, formerly of Auckland and now of Christchureh, has after nearly a year renewed the call, and Mr. Wilson, with the consent of the Baptist Union, has accepted it.- Mr. AVilson, who is only 28, is an. ex-student of the Auckland Grammar School and of the Baptist College, Auckland. During his pastorate of less than three- years at Opawa, Christchureh, the church has more than doubled its membership. Mr. Wilson's father; the Eev^'A. S. Wilson, who retired this year/received his theological training in Adelaide. The Semaphore Church- was formed in 1878, and is one of: the" largest Baptist churches in South Australia.

Thi Rev. Dfl H. Bau'sfon has been appointed by--the Auckland University College Council to be one. of its representatives in the Xew Zealand University Senate, in place of Professor A. P. W. Thomas. Sir "George Fowld3 was re.ippointed as the other representative. Sir George and Mr. T. 11. Wells were reappointed by the council as its representatives on* the council of ilassey. Agricultural College.

• The resignation of Mr. "W. .F. Sturman from the position of secretary to the Hutt Park Committee was received with regret by the committee last night, and a motion of appreciation of liia services was passed. The chairman. (Mr. .A. Walker) and Messrs. J. "W. Longman, \B: W. Toomatit,- E. T. E. Hogg, and "El. S. Patrick all expressed their regret.at Mr. Stuiman's departure and wished him" successes Towa Clerk of Invercargill. Mr. Sturman suitablyreplied. The. committee. appointed Mr.' H. Firth, Acting-Town Clerk of Pet one, to carry on the duties of secretary in the meantime, subject to the permission of the council. Dr. B. A. Eobinson, at present a lecturer in the University College of the South-west of England, Exeter, has been appointed lecturer in physical chemistry at Auckland University" College, and: will take up his duties ia February. He'is 28 years of age, and had a distinguished record at the University' of where- he obtained the master of science degree in 1926. In th& same year he was awarded a. Commonwealth Fellowship, and from 1927 to 1929 undertook research work and post-graduate study at • the University of Pennsylvania and Tale University. He became demonstrator in chemistry at University College, Exeter, in 1929, and was later appointed research assistant' and lecturer to evening class students. . In 1930 ho took the degree of Ph.D., Birmingham. : Dr. Bobinson "is aii-associate of the Institute of Chemistry, and has contributed a number of papers to the transactions of learned societies ia Britain'and the United States. . Advice from Melbourne states that Mr. H. "Winston Bhodes, M.A., who'has been tutor in English at Ormond and Newman Colleges for several years, and has been appointed to the senior lec-tureship-in English at Canterbury University College, Christchurch, in the University of New Zealand, will take up his new duties early'nest year. "Visitors to "Wellington.;staying at the Empire Hotel include Mr. J. D. Browa (Auckland), W. Lewisham (Auckland), K. Hynes (Dunedin), ' W._, Pratt (Ha-: wera), E. Harding (Woodyille), W. ScanlonCWestpoft),.'W'. T. p)ee (West-, port), S. B/ Standing!.(Hastings), W. Eayworth (Feildingj^ and: Mr. and Mrs. Leon Curtis (Queeristown). . Staying at the Hotel St. George ar« Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Graham (Christchurch), Messrs. L. Stevens (Auckland), W. G. Mcßeath (Melbourne), H. Denton (Auckland), Colonel G. .Pollett (London), Messrs^ B. Pollett (London), G. F. Baxter Wilson (Dunedin), and C. V. Smith. (Dunedin). Mr. H. O. Nolan (Auckland), Mr. O. F. Nelson (Apia, Samoa), Mr. E. Turnbull (Melbourne)j Mr. F.;. E. Nelson." (Havelock North), Mr." and Mrs. G.C.-; Keeble (Palmerston"North),-and Mr. H. Tripp (Timaru) are among-the guests at the Midland' Hotel. :.. : Messrs. B. Lilburn (Waßgamii), P, Skoglund" (Stratford), C. H. Davies1 (Wanganui), H. H. McCullough (Anck-J land), and Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Horne.----(Woodville) are staying at the Boyal Oaki Hotel. Among the guests at the Grand Hotel are Messrs. E. Jackson (Masterton), F. A. Cousins (Palmerstbn North), A. Hansel (Palmerston North), and F. E. Dougall (Melbourne). '".'■.