PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 23846, 28 March 1941, Page 4

PERSONAL

Lieutenant-colonel A. Bongard, N.Z.S.C., GIS.O.L, Southern Military District, returned north to-day after visiting Dunedin on departmental Array business.

Sir Charles Statham arrived from Wellington yesterday. It was announced in the ‘ Gazette ’ last night that Dr Ernest Marsden and Professor E. R. Hudson had been reappointed members of the Council of the Roval Society of New Zealand. Speaking at the fifty-third annual meeting of the Northern Association Football Club last night, the president, 31r W. P. Smith, remarked on the presence of Mr H. J. Duncan, who. he said, had not missed one of the 53 annual meetings of the club. 3lr James George Race was this morning admitted by 3lr Justice Kennedy as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. The Otago High Schools Board of Governors yesterday appointed Mr E. Hayes, M.A., to a grade B position and 3fr C. C. Roberts. 31.5 c., to a grade C position on the staff of the King’s High School. 3liss 31. 3L Elder, 31. A., was appointed to a grade D position in the Otago Girls’ High School for the year 1941. 3lr Vivian A. Hopkirk, of Wellington, has been appointed New Zealand manager of the Dunlop Rubber Company (New Zealand) Ltd., succeeding 3lr G. Philip Proctor, who has returned to England. 3lr Hopkirk has ■been with the company for over 20 years, and during that period has occupied the positions of Auckland manager, secretary of the New Zealand company, and until latterly sales manager. 3lr H. Miller, who arrived in Dunedin yesterday to take over the position of chief postmaster, was met by members of the staff of the Invercargill Postal District on Wednesday and presented’with a dinner service and a set of crystalware from postal officials throughout Southland. The gifts, which were handed over by Mr J, Cormack, senior supervisor of the telegraph branch, provided tangible evidence of the high esteem in which 3lr Miller was held in Invercargill. Wain's Hotel registrations include Mr and .Mrs'J. Fletcher, 3lr L. J. Stevens (Auckland), 3lr and Sirs PasCOe, Sir Charles and Lady Statham (Wellington), Mr L. S. Ashton, Mr T. 3V. Andrews (Christchurch). Mrs R. Swale, Miss E. Swale (Liniehills). Staying at the City Hotel are Mr A. Harau (Norway), 3lr and Mr C. A. (Long (Wellington), Mr R. M. M'Lay (Christchurch), 3lr R. D. Robinson (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs A. Roy (Mossburn), Mr and Mrs A.G. Gifford (Invercargill). Latest registrations at the Grand Hotel include Mr P. A. Mitchell (Auckland), Mr and Mrs A. H. Collins (Wanganui), Mr S. Agar, Mrs A. Bishop (Christchurch), Miss P, W. Rose, Mr and Mrs Gordon Reed (Invercargill). Guests at the Hotel Carlton include Mr A. Newsom (Christchurch), Mr C. Buttle, Mr A. Macaulay (Darfield), 31 r and 3lrs Fitzharris, MrA R. A. M‘Dowell, Mrs A. M. Aubrey, 3lr R. H. T. Cameron (Oamarul, Mrs E. Hodgkiss (Waipawa), 3ltes Ivy Edwards, 3lrs J. A. Edwards (Gore).