PERSONAL NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 45, 21 August 1931, Page 9

PERSONAL NEWS

The appointment of Mr. E.1 D. M'Lennan to be a member, or' the Board of Agriculture is ; gazetted.-' ■■■:*•< - Squadron-Leader G; L. Stedman, pilot instructor to the Wellington Aero Club, has been appointed to tbe.command.of No. 2 (Bomber) Squadron. He served in. Gallipoli, Palestine, and Meso-: potamia. As a mark oi! appreciation of Ms .services during the past year, Mr; George Finn (Auckland), the retiring president of the New. Zealand Manufacturers* Federation, was to-day presented with.' a gold watch. Mr. J. T^ Spears,.-the new president, made the presentation on behalf of all the manufacturers' associations in New Zealand, i '...-■. . ;• Last night's "Gazette contains -an. announcement that Squadron-Leader M. C. M'Gregor, D.F.C., officer commanding No. 2 Squadron, New Zealand Air Force, has been posted; toV.the: reserve of officers. Mr. M'Gregor, wh« is one of the best-known pilots invtho Dominion, won the Distinguished■•• Flying. Cross decoration in- the; war, and also gained a bar to the decoration. Mr. J. E. Strachau, headmaster bf the Bangiora District High School, arid a prominent member of the Canterbury. Progress League, is. leaving to.atteai the:biennial conference of the Institute of Pacific Belations. ' He has been selected by Sir James Allen to act a« his representative on the Pacific Counv cil, and as chairman of the New.. Zealand delegation. ■■:!'.;}■':■ ■;:■;-.- ;;?<-■ j , Mr... Walter. Macklin, one of ton's bldest residents, died* recently' at his home in Ngaio, The late Mr; Macklin. left England 58 years • ago in the schooner Salisburyj the journey bccujjyr ing eightmoiiths, and except' for a; brief visit to England in 1913 has bben a resident of Wellington ever since. •. Ho' wa* in business in the city for-over twenty; years and was a member; of The -TerraeW Congregational Church for over 'tttr; years.- Heleaves a widowand' family o'fi four sons and four daughters to"mouia their loss. The sons'are Messrs. Walteis (Hataitai), ' David (Karbri)f, '•:■ AitKniS and Leonard Macklin (Muritai)j '■ an* the daughters' are Mrs; Bedkober'and Miss -Emily Macklin (Ngaio), Mr*i Kirkby (Hawera), and Mrs; Hargrea\iea| (Belniont). '■■/.; .'■,-;■■ -.',.'.- "-k-.'•')""• "■'',' ' :-Mr. and *MTs.-Guyj : . Berling (Mcl« bourne), Messrs. E. A. Garliek (Feild* ingi ;JL E. Blackbourn, &-1* C^Aitchii son ;(Pabnerßtpn :North),'c B. 0. Wicfe* steed (Wanganui), aiid_Ji:l>rydei:Hros« ken (Auckland), are. among Has. guest< at the RoyalQafc.Ho.tei.^ ~: -! f " ; Visitors to Wellington Btaying, at tM Hotel St. George include Mr; and Mri* N. Newton, vMr. and-Mrs.. JV Monteatli (Christchureh), Mr. and Mrs; -;J;--..,M« Hussy (Wanganui),^ Messrs.-' E. -'-.H, Sharpe, (Sydney),-i: H^ -A-ngell, jWi ■N« Smith, M. De Benzy,. S. Andrew, J. D.' Stewart: (Christchureh), C: H. -Wyn« yard (New Plymouth), J. W. .Smea'toai (Dunedin)j W-' Charter,./A. Cassinj ;W« J. Wilkins (London), F.ndL. A; DeiitonJ' (Hastings).-- ■ " .i '.•.;,-!..; 1 Guests at. the "Empire ..Hotel; include Messrs. T. Corson, V..E. Sauhderg'(Gis' borne), J. E. Sewell (Ohristchuieh)^ A< Chattan (Blenheim), C.' Lee (Dunedin)g and L. p. Limbrick (Waipukurau). . On 2nd-July the death occurredjoC Major Godfrey Percyißurrellj. M.CV,- ol? Ackender House, Alton,,. Hampshirei son-iu-law .of ; Mr. -and;, Mrs.,J. ,C«. Chaytor^of MarlborOugh, at the . ag« of: 50.' ac was the eldest son bf,Mi>' Harry Percy- Burrell, . Brooklattds, Alton, and a,.director of Messrs. Crow ley's brewery, Alton. . He, won T : thei. M.C. in Mesopotamia while leading fha 4th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment. ,He was a great lover of animal* and a well-known dog breeder., H* frequently; contributed -to the ','FiOld'.*and: other journals' of kindred interest, . His ; inaTriago to. Miss iCbnstance Ch'ay« ior took; 1914.. 3Utrs. .Biirr)cli,.and, her,tiwd.',datigh«r ters will-have the; sympathy^of theiij ■ many, friends ii the bereavement.thjejj have sustained. , ■■:-."•: ';/..■;■: '.■'■■ ■■ -.',,: