PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 24, 28 July 1939, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. G. H. Mackley/General Manager of Kail ways, accompanied foy-his secretary, Mr. W. J. Munro," the commercial manager, Mr. A. W. Wellsted, and the publicity manager, Mr. G. G. Stewart, left Wellington for the South Island by steamer last night. They are expected to return on. Wednesday.

The Rev. J. Hubbard, formerly of Wellington and now of Palmerston North, arrived from, the South Island this morning. ,

Mr. G. A. Glennie, freight and passenger agent for the Canadian Pacific Railways in New Zealand, will leave .Wellington for Auckland- by the Limited express tonight. - Professor W. A. Sewell, of Auckland/ arrived in Wellington yesterday to at- ; tend a meeting of the councils of the university colleges in New Zealand. Mr. J. S. Barton, who has been visit- ■ ing Auckland, returned to Wellington yesterday. Mr. W. J. Campbell, chairman of the , Auckland Education Board,"arrived in. , Wellington yesterday. ■ Mr. R. A. Falla, curator of the Can- : terbury Museum, who has heen touring ; in England, will, return to London on ; August 25, and will sail for New- Zea- ■ land in the middle of September. - Mr. T. C. Brash, , secretary.- of the New Zealand Dairy Board and presi- ' dent of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers* : Federation, is attending the Auckland ; provincial conference of the federation, which opened, today. ■ Mr. N. T. Lambourne, Director of ; Education, will visit Auckland on ; Monday and inspect schools' under the ; control of the Auckland- Grammar [ School Board. \

Mr. J. D. Johnston, a final-year theological student, has been accepted by the mission committee of the Presbyterian Church for service in China, and will probably leave for that field next year. . ' '

. The Rev. Dr. P. McCabe, who/accompanied the Apostolic Delegate to Australia and New Zealand, Archbishop J.Panico, on his visit to New Zealand for the Catholic • centenarycelebrations last year,' has been appointed secretary of _/the Apostolic delegation at Sydney. He succeeds Monsignor J. F. Giles, who has been appointed rector of St. Cohimba's College, Springwood, the junior seminary pi New South 'Wales.

Professor A. H. Richardson, D.5.0., B.Sc, A.R.C.S., Fellow of University College, London, was an arrival from London by the Rangitata yesterday. He sailed again by the Ra'ngitiki for London again this morning. He is-Pro-fessor of Mathematics at the University of Wales, Swansea, .and ,is-on a health trip.

Mr. C. J. TalbQt, of Fairlie; was yesterday re-elected president of- the New Zealand v Counties' Association. Messrs. J. Ritchie, of Bannockburn, and W. Morrison, of v« Maxwell, were re-elected vice-presidents. v

Mr. P. H. -Mason," A.M.1.E.E., M.N.Z.1.E., has been appointed local honorary - secretary for New Zealand of the Institution' of Electrical Engineers, London.

Mr. T. Coltnian, Wellington, is travelling south tonight.'

Dr. J. ,Hight, Rector of .Canterbury University College, will return to the south tonight.

Commander G. R. Waymouth, of H.M.S. Lcith, paid ,an official - call on the Minister of Defence <th,e .Hon. F. Jones) today. , . .'