PERSONAL ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 150, 21 December 1929, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Minister of Lands (the Hon G W, Forbes) left last night for Canterbury, and will remain there for the holidays. ■. •■-.-<■ ■-.--. ... .'.. '„'

The Minister of Eailways (the Hon. W. B. Taverner) will leave Wellington to-night for Dunedin. '

Messrs. B. C. Aston aud W. B B Oliver have been appointed to be members of the Board of Governors of the ■New Zealand Institute.

The Minister of Health (the Hon. A J. Stallworthy) left last night for Auckland.

Mr. J. Hodgens has been appointed to replace the1 late Mr. J. M. Johnston o*° the Palmerston North Licensing Committee.

The Rev. J. Hubbard, M.A BD now in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Bombay, Auckland, has accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church at Kelburn. .

Mr. A. Sando has been appointed works manager of CM. Banks Ltd., and takes up his new position next

Mr. J. E. L, Cull, -chief designing engineer of the Public Works Department, who has been appointed to a professorship of engineering at Canterbury College, left Wellington yesterday for Lyttelton in his yacht, the Mana. He was accompanied by Mr. J. M< Lean and Mr. Nigel Blair. Under favourable conditions, the trip is expected to take about 48 hours. •■■ . -

The Eev. F. G.Harvie, vicar of Sf Augustine's Church, Stanley Bay, lias been appointed vicar of St. Barnabas' Mount Eden, Auckland, in succession to the Eev. E. E. Bamrord, who has been appointed tutor at St. John's College. Mr. Harvie will take up his new duties at the end of 'February.

The death occurred yesterday at Island Bay of Mr. James Turner Wylie, late chief postmaster at Hamilton and Nelson. He retired about six years ago, and since then has lived at Island Bay, where lie has been a prominent member of the bowling club. He leaves a widow, three sons, Messrs. Leslie Wylie, solicitor, Public Trust, Masterton; Colin. Wylie, a member of the staff of the Union Steam Ship Company; Cliff "Wylie, an artist, and two daughters who are living at home. His two brothers, Messrs. Albert and. Andrew Wylie, are solicitors in "Wellington. The funeral leaves St. Hilda's Church, Island Bay, at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. ..'.".

The death occurred on Wednesday, at his residence, 178, Oriental parade, of Mr. James Penney, a woll-known and respected citizen of Blenheim. The late Mr. Penney was born near Hastings, Sussex, in 1864, and came out to New Zealand with his parents in j,he' ship Cissy, landing at Nelson in October, 1867. The late Bishop Suter, and the late- Rev. 0. C. Mules, algo afterwards Bishop of Nelson, were fellow-passen-gers. The family removed to Blenheim about 1870, -\yhere Mr. Penney was educated. He subsequently engaged in business, and also became interested in the breeding of Jersey stud cattle. Success attended his efforts, and a few years ago he retired and removed to Wellington. The late Mr. Penney had progressive ideas," and -took a keen interest in the advancement of Blenheim. He was a member of many local associations, notably the Marlborough A. and P. Association, the Racing and Trotting Clubs, the Amateur Operatic Society, and a foundation member o£ the Blenheim Dairy Company. He is sur-, vived by a widow, a son, Mr. G. J. Penney, of Blenheim,' Miss Florence Penney (the well-known Vocalist), and Mrs. C. H. Farquharson, of Welling- i ton. ■; ■