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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20282, 26 August 1937, Page 8

PERSONAL

Sir Ronald Lindsay, the British Ambassador to the United States, will sail from New York by the Queen Mary to-day on annual leave.

Mr R. T. Reid has returned to Hamilton after spending two and a-half months in Australia.

Messrs E. C. Day, A. M. BJsley and E. H. Eggleston returned to Hamilton yesterday after a three weeks’ cruise of the Pacific Islands.

Mr T. Fiddes, of the mall room staff at Hamilton, has received notice ot his transfer to Wellington, and will leave in a few days.

Sir Ste'nson Cooke, general secretary of the Automobile Association of Great Britain, has been invited to make a holiday tour of New Zealand next March.

Messrs E. Wilkinson (Xgahlnapouri), J. Courtney (Horotlu) and D. Simcock (Te Awamutu), were elected members of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association at Its meetlog to-day.

Messrs IR. W. Rowntree. C. Hazleton (Auckland), T. C. Henderson (Rotorua), A. McLean (Wellington), H. Peters (Napier), C. Bews (Dunedin) and H. S. Binner (Kerikerl) are at the Hamilton hotel.

Messrs W. A. Clark (Te Aroha) and J. Ward (Manawaru) have been appointed the Thames Valley Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s delegates to the Royal Show, to be held in Hamilton next year.

Mr Alan B. Carter has been appointed editor of the New Zealand Tablet in succession to Mr L. J. Cronin, says a Press Association message'. Mr Carter has travelled extensively in Great Britain, Ireland and Europe and has spent a considerable time in the Vatican and other famous libraries.

Mr E. J. Howard, M.P. for Christchurch South, and Mr F. W. Schramm, M.P. for Auckland East, arrived at Sydney yesterday by the Otranto from London, states a Press Association cablegram. They were two of the New Zealand representatives at the conference of the Empire Parliamentary Association in London.

The Council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce this morning decided to support the Wellington Chamber's nomination for the presidency of the New Zealand Associated Chambers of Mr A. G. Lunn, a former president >f the Auckland Chamber, and also io support for the vice-presidency Mr M. B. Myers, a former president of the Dunedin Chamber, and for membership of the council, Mr A. M. Seaman, if Auckland.

The Law Reform Committee set up by the Government the' Attorney-General, the Hon. 11. G. R. Mason (chairman), the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, the SolicitorGeneral Mr H. H. Cornish, two members of the Law Society. Messrs. K. M. Greason and W. J. Sim. of Christ-

church one member of the Law Facultv. University of New Zealand. Mr Stephens, of Dunedin, the law draughtsman. Mr J. Christie, and the Under-Secretary of Justice, Mr B. L. Dallard.