PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 222, 19 August 1937, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Alajor C. H. Douglas, protagonist of social credit, is reported to be planning a visit to New Zealand at an early date. Air A. E. Carrington, of the Gisborne branch of the A.M.P. Society, has received notice of his transfer to Palmerston North. Air W. C. Loudon, of the Palmerston North branch of the Union Bank of Australia, underwent ail operation at the end of last week in a private hospital. His friends will be pleased to learn that he is now progressing satisfactorily. Hon. H. G. R. Alason, Alinister of Justice, arrived at Westport from Blenheim last night and was met bv the Mayor (Air J. Kilkenny), the president of the Buffer Progress League (Air J. C. Brown), and members of the Law Society. The Alinister goes on to Greymouth to-day. Advice that the Alinister of Public Works and Transport (Hon. R. Semple) is leaving Sydney on August 27 on his return to New Zealand has been received by the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage). For the past five weeks Air Semple has been recuperating in Australia and at the same time taking the opportunity to investigate irrigation and electrical power undertakings and . transport developments in the Commonwealth. —Press Association.

Mr W. J. Broadfoot, M.P. for Waitonio, who was a member of the Coronation Empire Parliamentary Association’s delegation, has stayed in England longer than lie at first anticipated (reports a London correspondent, writing on July 24), and does not leave for New Zealand until August 14. He lias silent several interesting hours in the House of Commons, and was particularly enthusiastic about the opening of the recent debate on Palestine. Mr Broadfoot has also been received at No. 10 Downing Street, where he enjoyed a conversation with the Prime Minister.

.Advice has been received by Detective E. Barling, of Palmerston North, that he has been promoted to the rank of detective-sergeant and that he has been transferred to Auckland. Mr Barling, who is a popular member of the detective staff, is a native of Palmerston North and received his secondary education at the Boys’ High School. He joined the Police Force in December, 1921, at, Auckland, as a member of the uniform branch, hut shortly after was transferred to detective duties. In October, 1926, he returned to Palmerston North. His career lias been a very successful one.

A varied career ended this week with the death of Mr Nelson Thomas Carrington, of Moengawahine, North Auckland, in his 80th year. He was a son of the editor of the Bath Gazette and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 20. On the opening - of Lincoln College, Canterbury, he was appointed lecturer in chemistry, and for some years he was curator of the: Christchurch Museum. Over 50 years ago he went to North Auckland and was the first white settler to settle oh. the far side of. the Wairoa River, which, ho crossed in a canoe which lie made himself. A man of great - , physical strength, he thought nothing ,of setting off from his home at midnight.? walking to AVhangarei, a distance of r 25 Aniles, and returning the same afternoon with a month’s stores on his hack. He is survived by his wife, one son and one daughter. Dean Carrington, until recently of Christchurch, is a brother, and the recently ordained Bishop of Quebec (Rt. Rev. Philip Carrington) a nephew.