PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 216, 12 September 1935, Page 9

PERSONAL.

Mr F. \V. Aickin, railway law officer, left for Wellington by the Limited last night.

Mr W. E. Jackson, general manager for Messrs. Gordon and Gotch, Ltd., Melbourne, is visiting Wellington.

Mr. A. E. Davy, Dominion organiser for the Democrat party, arrived from the South by the Limited this morning.

Mr. 1 , . R. Angus, of the head office of tho Railway Department, arrived in Auckland by tho tirst express this morning.

Mr. Arthur Eosser, chairman of the works committee of the City Council, left for Wellington by last night's Limited on council business.

Mr. A. E. Mabin, a director of Messrs. Levin and Company, Wellington, has been elected president of the New Zealand Woolbrokcis' Association.

Mr. Arthur Vogan, who hae made a good recovery from his recent operation fii Auckland, holies to continue his scientific investigation in tho Pacific at an early date.

Mr. G. W. Clinkard, newly appointed New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner for Europe, with headquarters in Brussels, is leaving for the South by the Limited tonight.

Sir. Justice Fair leaves for Wellington to-night for the sittings of the Court of Appeal, beginning there on Monday. He will return in time for the opening of the next quarterly criminal sessions on October 22.

Mr. 1). J. 13. Ilallcy, assistant engineer of the Public Works Department, engaged on the reclamation of the Ahuriri Lagoon, Napier, has been selected for a commission in the New Zealand Staff Corps.*

Captain V. A. C. Crutchley, V.C., D.S.C., li.X., whose last command \v.as H.M.S. .Dioincdc, hue taken command of H.M.S. Halcyon as senior oflicer the Fillet Minesweeping Flotilla, Portland. Before lie wae appointed to the Diomede, Captain Crutchley v,a* Training Commander at Devonpdrt. Ife had a splendid war career, and won the V.C. for his great, gallantry and indomitable energy <>n May l<), 1!U8, when he was first lieutenant on the Vindictive. After the captain had heen killed and the second in command severely wounded he took command of the ship, and escaped with the crew in a motor launch.