PERSONAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 194, 30 May 1945, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr O. D. Riddell (irrigation officer for the Public Works Department) is spending tw r o weeks’ annual leave in the North Island.

The degree of Bachelor of Arts has been conferred by the University of New Zealand on Richard John Latimer (Victoria University College), of Ashburton.

Mr and Mrs J. Bland, of Winclimore, received cabled advice this afternoon that their son, Private J. S. Bland, who has been a prisoner-of-war for three years in Italy and Germany, has arrived safely in England.

Mr G. L. Mead, chairman of directors of the Waimea Dairy Company, has been nominated as a candidate for the election to fill the vacancy on the Dairy Board caused by the retirement of Mr John Dunlop, who represented the South Island. —P.A.

Mrs M. Mahoney, who has been secretary of the Ashburton Mothers’ Union for 13 years, was yesterday presented with a gold cross by Archdeacon C. L. Mountfort, on behalf of members, as a token of appreciation of her services.

Warrant-Officer D. W. Attwood, R.N.Z.A.F., son of Mr and Mrs 11. Attwood, of East Street, lias arrived safely in England after being a prisoner of war in Germany for three years, He was captured when the bomber in which he was flying crashed in Denmark while returning from a raid.

A message of congratulation will be forwarded to Major-General L. M. Inglis by the South Canterbury Returned Services’ Association on his appointment as president of the Military Legal Court in Germany for the trial of war prisoners, according to a decision made an the annual meeting on Monday.

Signaller W. 11. Davis, younger sou of Mr and Mrs E. 11. Davis, of Ealing, who lias been a prisoner of war in Italy and Austria since November, 1941, is safe in England, according to cabled advice received by his parents. Signaller Davis was captured during the Libyan campaign. His brother was repatriated about three weeks ago.