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Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22877, 25 November 1939, Page 12

Personal Items

The Hon. Sir H. Heaton Hhodes, M.L.C., returned to Christchurch from the north yesterday.

Messrs J. Hargest and W. A. Bodkin, members of Parliament, arrived from Wellington yesterday morning. Mr D. I. Macdonald, secretary of the Canterbury Employers’ Association, returned from Wellington yesterday. Messrs W. Machin, H. C. Hassall, and C, H. Taylor, jun., were among passengers returning by steamer express from the north yesterday. Bishop Brodie will leave by the express for Greymouth this morning to preside at the ceremonies and festivals of the seventieth anniversary of the Greymouth branch of the Hibernian Society.

Mr H. McKeowen has been appointed a delegate to represent the Addington branch of the Hibernian Society at the Greymouth branch’s seventieth anniversary celebrations, starting tomorrow.

Constable A. J. Austin, of Nelson, has been transferred to Christchurch as acting-sergeant of police. Members of the staff of “The Press” made a presentation yesterday to Mr E. V. Wall, of the sub-editorial department, who will be married shortly. The speakers were the editor of “The Press” (Mr P. H. N. Freeth), the secretary (Mr R. V. White), the chief sub-editor (Mr L. M. Aitken), and the chief of staff (Mr A. W. Packard).

Mr H. H. Holland, chairman of the finance committee of the North Canterbury Hospital Board, is visiting the Chatham Islands on hospital busine'ss..

Wing Commander K. L. Caldwell, M.C., D.F.C., has been transferred from the retired list to the General Duties Branch of the Regular Air Force. He will retain his present rank. The Ven. Archdeacon Russell (Oamaru) will attend the jubilee of Petone. Archdeacon Russell was the first vicar of Petone.

Dr. N. A. Foden has been appointed Deputy Judge-Advocate-General and granted the honorary rank of Squadron Leader at Air Headquarters.

Messrs A. Knowles, T. R. Hunt, and J. Lambden have been appointed members of the Lemon Marketing Advisory Committee. The Kt. Rev. G. V. Gerard, Bishop of Waiapu, is visiting Petone for the church jubilee celebrations.

Mr C. H. Clibborn, who recently retired from the secretaryship of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, has taken charge of the Canterbury Court and reception room at the exhibition. Mr F. L. Casbolt, president of the Christchurch Photographic Society, has Just received word that he has been admitted to' associateship of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.

Mr T P. Fotheringham, Inspector for New Zealand of the Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., has announced the following staff changes:— Mr W. W. Allnutt, senior sub-inspector, appointed assistant inspector; Mr H. W. Tickner, chief clerk, inspector’s department, promoted to general manager’s department at Melbourne; Mr T. H. Giles, appointed chief clerk, inspector’s department, Wellington; Mr G, F. Loney, accountant at *. Wellington branch, appointed sub-manager of the Auckland branch; Mr J. B. Stewart, manager of the Palmerston North branch, appointed manager of the Dunedin branch in place of Mr*W. E. G. Paqualin, appointed manager of the Adelaide branch; Mr R. H. G. Connal, manager of the Te Awamutu branch, appointed manager of the Palmerston North branch; Mr H. C. Date, manager of the Invercargill branch, appointed manager of the Te Awamutu branch; Mr J. D. Pigou, manager of the Pukekohe branch, appointed manager of the Invercargill branch; Mr R. J. M. Webber, manager of the Greymouth branch, appointed manager of the Pukekohe branch; Mr W. B. Russell, bill clerk, Wellington branch, appointed manager of the Greymouth branch; Mr K. W. M. Bibbs, manager of the Customs street, Auckland, branch, appointed accountant at the Wellington branch; Mr J. H. Lewis, manager of the Geraldine branch, appointed manager of the Customs street, Auckland, branch; Mr F. W. Bean, accountant at the Gisborne branch, appointed manager of the Geraldine branch.