PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 31, 7 February 1933, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS

VICE-EEGAL. His' Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Bledisloe, was elected patron of the North. Island Motor Union at the half-yearly meeting "to-day. > t An alteration, was made to the rules creating the office of patron, which His Excellency had- previously/ consented' to accept. '••■■-■■•--•-•.; The Governor-General presided at a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday morning,. and-;in .the 'afternoon was presentfor an hour. at. the .Welling' ton Chess Association's contest. . The* Prime Minister (the Eight ?-Hbn. G. W. Forbes) .returned..to Wellington this morning from the South, '•_--.- ---• Sir D;-.McGayin returned to- WelUngton this morning from the. Souths ~~- Mr. J. B. McKenzie arrived,in'Wel-> lington. this mdTning from the "South. Mr... N. W. Nelson; - manager" <sf. the New Zealand Insurance Company r and chairman of the Wellington I?re Board, is visiting- the"Auckland district. Canon ~W.:S.;Bean, :6£ Christehurch" Cathedral;.- who: recently retiredji.intends leaving'oii TOj'nrsday;'jfor-l tha West Coast to take'charge; temporarily; of the Kumara---parish.~ "He .will be away from- Ghristchurch. "probably- for two or three months; ' ~ ■ -- ..•:".k-a Dr. Douglas:. Brown is spending '*■ fortnight's holiday, at Eotorua. ■: . Mr. X. CL Seane,- a member lof the literary staff of ''The Dominion,", has been appointed.tp. the stiff'of the Melbourne ••Herald."-. Mr. Keane* "is a son of the late Mr. M. C. Keane,".a wellknown New Zealand -journalist.'"-Mr. K. C. Keane-wasedneatediatthe Waitaki Boys' High School and Canterbury College, where ie •graduated Bachelor of Science in 1929; :- ■.■ ; ._..,... • The funeral of th"c late' Private Leslie Douglas' Goodall took place at >Karori Cemetery on Saturday, and was/largely, attended. The service was conducted by the Bey.: Canon James. Among those present, were. Mr.. E. A. Wright, StP., Mr. E. Tait (representing the Mayor), Squadron-Leader T.~M, Wilkes. (representing the G.0.C.),; Mrii J. Sj)ence (representing tie: / E.S.A.>, and; Mr.- E. Kupli (representing the •pensions Department). Mr. TT: U.S. Chalmers, manager, of the Bank rof New Zealand at Auckland, has been appointed chief inspector^ of the bank (reports a. Press AssQciation message from Auckland)..^ !His quarters will,be at Wellington and lie will take up his new appointment about June. ;-He will-be succeeded at.Aiiekland by. Mr. Wi-Gi; -SKller, manager of the Palmerstpn North . brahehj .'Mr. Chalmers - entered, the .-service-!of- the Bant.-. of New .Zealand at. -Te.. Awamutu in -3.899. He - was aceonntani" in. the Fiji branch, of/-the"bank in" Suva, where he.was-stationed;for four "years. He then returned-tp New Zealandjbeing given the. -jgost j of; accpnntant at Gisborne, and later at -Auckland.:, Subsequently Mr. Chalmers was'appointed; manager at, Danneyirk'e and later" at Palmerston liforth. In June, 1938, ha received notice of transfer to the Auckland branch - as- assistant manager in place of Mr. G. Whitelaw, who was promoted to the position of inspector. -He was appointed manager, at Auckland about two years-later, taking;up: the post in Deeember,O93o,- when-the -then, manager, Mr, dP. "Wi Dawson,; leffc for Wellington; to ulfil cthe;- dntieal of as-Bistantt-general-jmanager.^Mr.j'Miller was appoiuted.:manager of the Palmerston North branch of .the bank when Mr.' Chalmers vacated that:-post to come to Auckland. Before that date' he was assistant manager-at Christ-' church. - ." ■ Mr. John C. Grierson, who waawell known in. Auckland for his long* con-' neetion with the: Auckland Co-operative Terminating Buildihg Society, and1 also as an exponent:of;eliess, .lied on Sunday wght/.agedsT^^yeaYs: He was a son of Mr. John "Grierson, of Wilmslow, Cheshire. • He. came to New Zealand in 1877: in the sailing ship Sam. Mendel, ■and went fanning at Eangiabhia,Bow known a-s Hairini- In 1883 he married Misa French, a member of a well-known family of eariy settlers'in the Waikato. Mr. Grierson.continued farming in the Waikato until 1890, when, he went to Auckland.: and; joined the-i firm of McArthur'Sj-^whblesal&.sqft-gQbdssfeusi-ness.- When tire Auckland-Co-opejrativar Terminating Building Society; w^s formed in 1897 Mr^ Grierson joined by.-tak-ing up two shares, and he won the-first ballot of £400. When.the first secret tary, Mr. Eobert Hood, retired from-'the' position in 1902 Mr. Grierson.-was selected from, thirty-four applicants, to-fill the vacancy. ; Sis: groups .were thea m existence in. the,society,- but now there • are 71.,. After ,29 . years' service Mr. Gneraon retired from the position of secretary in .1931. In. sport, both, indoor and'; outdoorj he: took, .a :\rido interest. He was thiee times ches3 champion of theJDominion. andvmore than twelve - times - champion-c ofc- thai Auckland Chess Club, of which is was president at the time of Ms-death. In his younger days he" was. a. successful cricketer and played agauist one of the. early; Australian teams, which -included the famous Spoffprth ana^ Murdochs He also represented' "■ Waifcatd-inp Kugby matches against^Anckland.-i-".1 :iMessrs.' G; r'lt: Saunders'.v(NeW-ipiy- ■ m°ith),.; T.:" Tayrant (Hawera)/ ~Jf. G< McKay (Manaiaj; ;-;B.- Martin (Auckland), and J, t. Martin: (Ajctek-. land) are staying at the Empire Hotel. Guests' at the Midland Hotel ineiude the Eev. tJivand Mra.' Eyiers (Java), Mr. and- Mrs.. H. ;Wood:- (Sydney)* Messrs. W, : Thompson'(Melbqurn^,.- A. Smith (Cpventry,- ; England)," -A;c O Moulton,- P. ■Shipton (Christchnr'ch), J. B. Donald, aid S. HanoweiL (Auckland);. : _-~■..--, . •■ J^:;: ; ; Among the guests at the^Hotel^St.George are Mr.. and;- Mrs.. -Ellsworth: Vines, Jnr. :(trnited States), 1 Mr;, and Mrs. J. Tan Eyn: (United States);; Dr. and Mrs. Wallman." (Adelaide);: -Mr< and Mrs; 11.I1. Johnston - (Christchnrch)^ Dr. and Mrs. L. W. Trubridge- (England), Mr. and Mrs. W. Allison. (United States), Messrs.. W. Guild ..(New Plymouth), S. A, Carter (Stratfoid), E., A. Andrews, G. W. Hutchison, E. CampbeU, C. G.Davies,"?;" D. McMillan (Auckland), V. Duff.(New Plymouth)^ Bruno Beyer (Germany), J. E. McKenzie, 11.I 1. Marshall, S. Teal (Christehurch), A. S. Burgess,. F.,J. JHSU,. _C. Bain! (Wanganui); E. HoibenJ (PalmeTston'' North), «;. Percival (Sydney), K. Gledhill (United States), J. Parker (Brad-: ford), R. M.' Chadwick," J/Edmnndsoa'' CNapier); and 3D. IS Zwartz (Holland)^ i Guests/at tW'Eoyal Oak -Hotel -in-' elude ' Archbishop:.Timtitheo's (Sydney) j - Mr.and Mrs. .0.- Stewart .' (OtaH), ;i^ Messrs. X.. .W. Osborne J[Bulls), M.^ Osbprne (Palmerston North)," H. Xk '. Williams; - (Sydney), "GY BicjcthaU: (Ceylon), E. .Kameyama" : ' : (Japan)^ T/^ Kameyama-. (Sydney); J>. Md^arlanq' (Wanganui),-E. E.uMilnes, OP. S.-Avent, ; V. G.: - Cameron, - Watson-Dawson,v-J. S,' Duke (Ghristchurch^ E.Ji-Denny,-and P. T. Eobinson" (Dunedin).: ■ :--■•-"- Visitors to Wellington .staying "at the Grand Hotel include .^. Jl--Martin, (Nelson), S. P. Mac Donald (Dnitedin), L. Van do Poele. (Belgium), ;p. : "Par-! vacque (Prance), Chas. Angus. (Cfirist-i church), w. B. Taverner (Dunedin), T. E. Eeid -(Dnnedin)— -.-.- .■. .:- J "".