PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 106, 7 May 1934, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Prime Minister.'(thtf :Et. Hoi G. W. Forbes) and the Minister ol Mnancc (the. Et. Hon. J. G. Coates) returned,;.to Wellington, -today'froni Auckland. » : ' ' • ■■

Mi-. A. MeFadyen, principal of the Petone Memorial Teclinieal;Oollege, left for Dunedinon Saturday night-and will be away for three weeks, having been granted an; extra-week's vacation . oa account .of a recent, attack,,of,influenza.

The Wellington branch df the Plunket Society met.on Friday afternoon, and tho members were shocked by the announcement of- the - death, that morning of Dr. D. Eardley iFenwick, - Tha late Dr. JFenwiek was.. appointed a ineniber' of the first. medical Stan: of the Truby'Eing Earitan'e 'Hospital' in 1927/ and -was always ready-" tor place his experience and knowledge at./.the disposal .of the society. . . A motion of sympathy with Mrs. Penwiek and tho family .was carried at the! "meeting. Dr. T. !P. Corkill represented the society at the funeral. ;; -: .: '-■ -•:.:"': : '

.. iMr. T. <3. A. Harle,'senior sub;inspee-tor.-in New Zealand of the,tlniou:Bank' of Australia, Limited, - has ;beek ' appointed- to a position in i the"'general manager's office, -Melbourne,- ana mil leave .-.with - his family - shortly^ , ' Mr. Harle,; who' is' a qualified '• "accountant and holds the Diploma in'Baiiking^ivsis one of the "Associated • Banks'?; representatives /Vho' gaVe ;:CYidenee;.beforo the Monetary Committee recently." :He wa§ ior some years in .the, inspector's ofiiee, Wellington (from. 1918; t0.1927 as accountant), followed: by six and a half -years as -manager- at; Ashbiirton, before taking up his present duties. Mr. Harle has taken an active'interest in acclimatisation affairs' in New- Zealand, particularly in connection: with! freshwater fish research and" the' question of trout hatching;mortality.' and methods. ' ■' ' .'. ' ':;.'.: '','.' ;

It is reported from BnglanCl that the death occurred reeently'of Mt. W; S. Donne, for pver thirty years a member of the committee, of tlie^Rugby-Foot-ball TJnion (England).: Mr. Donne, who was 58 years of age, was the English. Bugby Union's president at the-time when the 1924-25: Kew Zealand .-Bagby; teaia was in England. "He. had been' closely associated with the- Somerset County Eugby-Union, for many.; years, and was made a, life memberisoino.ten years ago. Mr. S.S. Dean, inainageivof the .1924-25 All, ißlaeks, -on' being, advised of the deiith of Mr. Donne, said that the deceased' gentleman was a great friend to the team,'the members of which came into touch with .him. a good deal during the tour; : ' \ t . *'■; -'