PERSONAL NOTES

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1934, Page 11

PERSONAL NOTES

Lady Bell and Miss Enid Bell, Lowry Bay, who have been spending a holiday at Lake Taupo, will return to Wellington this evening. They will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Donniston and their two sons, who have been camping at Taupo. Mr. ana Mrs. Denniston will return to Adelaide on Fcruary 6. , Sir Charles Clifford (Stonyhurst, North' Canterbury) and his sister, -Mrs. Bruce Douglas (Glenesk, Greta), who visited Wellington for the races, returned to Christchurch on Wednesday evening. Mrs. F. E. Ward, Tinakori Road, who has been spending a -holiday at WaikanaCj will return to Wellington to- j morrow night. . . ■ Lady Owen, Sydney, who is at present visiting her parents, Sir Frederick and Lady Chapman, Eccleston I Hill, will leave early jn February with her. husband, Sir Langer Owen, for a trip to England. Misses U. and "V. Macmillan, who have been camping in the South Island, returned to Wellington last evening. Mrs. Lan Macßae, Tyneside, Masterton, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Arthur Duncan, "Murphy Street, will return home tomorrow. Miss Betty Kiver, Christchurch, who visited Wellington for the races, returned home on Wednesday evening. Mrs. R. C. Addison, and her daughter, Miss Alison. Addison, Kelburn, will leave on March 3 for a trip to England. ■ Mrs. J. G-. Coates and Misses Sheila and Barbara Coates will attend the Waitangi celebrations early in February.-. Mr. and Mrs. William Trolove, "The Shades," Marlborough, are paying a visit to Christchurch. ,_ . Mrs. George Gould, Fendalton, Christchurch, who was, a' visitor to Wei-, lington for the races, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. White and Mr. Leo. White, Hastings, who have been spending a fortnight in Wellington, returned home today by car. Mrs. A. L. Jackson and her two daughters, who have been in Wellington during the visit of H.M.S. Veronica, will return to Auckland during the weekend. Mr. and Mrs/ W. D. Yeoman, Wellington, left on Wednesday evening for Christchurch, where they are staying at Warwick House. Mrs. Alfred Nathan returned yesterday to Auckland by the Mariposa from England, via America, where she has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Noel Maddison, at Hollywood, and during her stay in Auckland will be the guest of her' daughter, Mrs. Brian -Hewitt, »Great South Road. Miss Irene Neville, who has been studying dress designing and cutting in Paris, and who has a business in the West End of London, arrived in Wellington by the Makura on her way to Christchurch to visit relatives. She intends returning shortly to London. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Sproule, Sydney, who have been visiting New Zealand, left Auckland by. the Niagara. this week on their return to. Australia. They were accorded a farewell on tho wharf by officials, of the Auckland Lawn Tennis Association; Miss May Wyliej Wellington, V the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gowcr, Opawa, Christchurch. ■ v Mrs. Colin Deans, Upper "Highfield, has returned south after «■ visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Williams, To Paiac, Masterton. Mr. 'and Mr*. J. M. Caldwell and their two sons have returned to 'their homo at Hataitai, after spending thu holidays at Karehana Bay. Misses Gertrude and Ethel Pitts, who have been visiting Wellington, have returned to Christchurch. Miss Beng Tek«Lim, a young Chinese student of London University, has passed her final examinations as ajbairister, and will shortly be called tcTthc Bar of the Inner Temple. Her homo is in Pcnang, in' the Straits Settlements, and she has been a student at the Law School at University College, Gower Street, for four years. She graduated as LL.B. last year. She intends to practise in Penang. Signor Mussolini is to receive seventy-two mothers from as many provinces of Italy, each one having the largest family in her province. He will present them with gifts, on the occasion of a "Mother and Child" festival instituted in connection with the Fascist birth-rate campaign, and will, thank them for doing their, duty to Italy. The Naples representative is th' 6 ' icothcr of nineteen children, ana the others have families the average number of which is fourteen.

At a meeting of the Wellington Hospital Board last evening, the chairman (Mr. F. Castle) referred to the death of Mrs. J. Altken, who was a member of the board from ,1917 to 1921." Mi. Castle said that Mrs. Ai.tken was the first representative of the Labour Party to be elected to the board. He moved that a letter of sympathy be sent to Mrs. Aitkcn's family. In seconding the motion, Mr. G. Pethorick said that the late Mrs. Aitken was specially associated with the social, welfare branch of the board's work and was always anxious to doj;he best for those in need. Mrs. Aitken rendered good service to tho board. The motion was carried" in silence.

Mrs. W. Inkstcr (Christchurch) and Mis? A. L. Koby and Mrs. M. Passmore (Palmeiston North) are among the guests at tho Grand Hotel.

Mrs. E. Acheson (Nelson) and Misses M. and E. Crombil (Havelock North) arc staying at the Boyal Oak Hotel.

Miss Boyd (Lovells Flats), Miss Briscoe (Waitati), and Miss B. Kayne, Miss P. Anderson, and Miss G. Hall (Auckland) are staying at the Empire Hotel.