PERSONAL

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 197, 17 May 1941, Page 10

PERSONAL

Vice-Regal.

Ills Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, has accepted the office of patron of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.

Mr. S. G. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, was an arrival at. Wellington from the South Island yesterday.

Brigadier O. 11. Mead returned to Wellington from the South Island yesterday.

Mr. P. N. Jeffreys, Christchurch, left for the soul li by last night’s steamer express.

Mr. R. McPherson, Wheat and Flour Controller, left. 'Wellington last night on his return to Christchurch. Dr. F. "W. Ililgendorf, Director of the ’Wheat Research Institute, was a passenger for Wellington from the south yesterday.

Dr. M. A. F. Barnett, Director of Meteorological Services, left Wellington for the south by the steamer express last night. Mr. J. 11. M. Muir, acting relieving officer of the Auckland Hospital Board, has been appointed house manager of the Auckland Infirmary.

Mr. G. Kerr, who has been inspector of Health in Invercargill for more than eight years, has received notice of his transfer to O a muni. Mr. C. V. Smith, president of Hie New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation, returned to Dunedin last night after a short visit to Wellington. Mr. H. L. Benjamin has been appointed consulting engineer to the Hawke’s Bay Power Board, lie has resigned his position as Hie board's chief engineer.

Captain Conrad Arnold Voss has been appointed a member of the Fiji IVar Council Committee. He was formerly of Christchurch and gave active service iu the last war. Mr. R. McGillivray, who recently retired from the position of Fields Superintendent in Christchurch of the Department of Agriculture, has left for Australia. He will return next October.

Mr. Henri Penn, the Melbourne pianist, who has been visiting 'Wellington this week, will leave for the south tonight. He will return to Wellington in a fortnight’s time before returning to Australia.

Mr. C. S. Falconer, Wellington, secretary to the Knight Commander iu New Zealand of the Venerable Order ut the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. who has been visiting Southland. returned to Wellington yesterday.

Mr. Allan Tong, manager of Hawke's Bay Amusements, Ltd., lias received notice of his transfer to Palmerston North, where he will become manager of Palmerston North Amusements, Ltd. He will leave Hastings at the end of next week.

Dr. R. B. Dodds. Dean of the Dental Faculty of the University of Otago, Dr. C. E. llereus, Dean of the Medical Faculty, and Professor F. G. Soper, professor of chemistry al tlie university, returned to Dunedin from Wellington last night. Tlie Rev. J. B. Davies was ordained bv tlie Cliristcliurcli Presbytery in St. Paul’s Church this week. Mr. Davies, who is tlie sou of tlie Rev. 11. I'l. Davies, a well-known missionary in China, is in el,urge of tlie Amur! parish while Hie Rev. A. McNeur is absent in tin- No. I hospital ship. Dr. 1.. A. Riddell. Lauder. Central Otago, lias been appointed medical superintendent of tlie Wairoa Hospital, succeeding Dr. It. 15. Grey, who lias died. Or. Riddeil was born in \'cw Zealand 37 years ago. He qualified in medicine in tlie Dominion and subsequently had experience in England and South Africa.

Mr. Kenneth Neale, tlie Sydney tenor, wlw appeared in Wellington a few weeks ago with Mr. Oscar .\atzke. is again visiting Wellington. He is to leave for Auckland on Sunday night, and, after giving some broadcast recitals there, will leave for Canada. Mr. Neale, who hails from Newcastle, N.S.W., lias been classed as tin- best dramatic tenor Australia has produced for years.

The Rev. D. N. Pryor, a New Zealand minister who is al present, supplying a cliurcli in I Hinfermline, Scotland, is Io receive a call from tlie congregation of St. Andrew’s Church, Auckland. Mrs. Pryor, who was formerly Miss Leila Buchanan, was well known before her marriage as travelling secretary of tlie Presbyterian Young Women’s Bible Class Union. The charge has been vacant since the departure of the Rev. P. Gladstone Hughes to SI. John’s Cliurcli. Wellington. last November.

Mr. Erie A. Nicol, formerly of Wellington, son of Mrs. A. W. Nicol, Cliristcliurcli, Iwis received an important appointment iu tlie United States Oilice of Production, Washington, D.C. He was administrative consultant to the Budget Bureau, in his new post, states the "Washington Daily News,” lie has the title Administrative Assistant to tbc Associate Director-General, Mr. Sidney Hillman. He has bad broad experience in administrative work and his appointment is one "that (to quote tli<‘ “Daily News' ) will be another step toward cutting red tape and confusion in tlie still growing defence agencies.”