PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 24003, 30 September 1941, Page 9

PERSONAL

Mr S. Ritchie (Conciliation Commissioner) came from Invercargill to-day on liis way to Christchurch. Messrs W. R. fßrugh and G. W. Carrington left to-day for Wellington on Education Board business.

Mr James Fletcher, of Auckland, arrived in Dunedin by air yesterday afternoon.

Advice received by Mrs X. H. Baker states that Lieutenant J. F. Baker has been promoted to the rank of captain.

Sir R. Heaton Rhodes has been reappointed patron of the Automobile Association (Canterbury). At the association's annual meeting the re-election of Mr C. G. Curtis as president was announced, and also the election of Mr G. Tench as vice-president and Mr G. Hamilton as a new member of the council.

At last night’s meeting of the council of the Otago Acclimatisation Society the resignation was received of Mr R. Hanning, secretary for the past 27 years. The president, Mr R. Fountain, said that it was with'regret that Mr Hanning, through health and other reasons, was resigning, and expressed his appreciation of the manner in which Mr Hanning had for so many years attended to the affairs of the society. Other members also spoke highly of the secretary’s services, and it was left to the president to frame a suitable minute.

Reference to the death of the wife of the Minister of Defence (Hon., F. Jones) was made by the mayor (Mr N. D. Anderson) at last night’s meeting of the St. Kilda Borough Council. Although a retiring woman, said Mr Anderson, Mrs Jones had always been eager to take her_ part in the affairs of the district which her husband represented in Parliament. On the mayor’s motion it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to Mr Jones. !By winning two exhibitions awarded annually by the Trinity College of Music, London, a young Invercargill student, Victor George Jones, has gained .a distinction which must be unique in musical circles. The_ awards are for junior pianoforte playing and for the junior musicianship examination. The difficult musicianship examinations were inaugurated by Trinity College in 1933. Victor Jones is the only candidate in New Zealand who has taken these examinations in succession, having passed the first six grades in three years and gaining the highest possible honours marks in each grade. In both the North and South Islands two exhibitions are awarded annually, and it is an unusual distinction for one student to receive the two awards. Only 10i years of ago at the time of the 1940 examinations conducted by Mr Anderson Tyrer, Victor Jones is the only student in New Zealand to gain the award for two different subjects in one year. The exhibitions will provide him with tuition fees for the advancement of his studies.

Dr J. Weisor, of Dunedin, has been appointed resident doctor at Lome Infirmary. Invercargill. Wain’s Hotel guests include Mrs Elizabeth Manners (London), Mr James Fletcher, Mr J. H. Maples, Mr E. G. Grandcll, Mr John A. Mantou (Auckland), Mr 11. G. Colvin (Wellington), Mrs H. W. Macfarlane, Miss Janet Macfarlano (Christchurch), Mr W. Forester (Ashburton), Mrs K. Macdonald (Timaru), Mr John Cunningham (Dipton), Mr S. R. Perry (Invercargill). Staying at the City Hotel are Mr H. A. Scott (Auckland), Mr R. J. Davis, Mr D. A. Findlay, Mr J. Kelly, Mr .T. . Hewlyn (Wellington), Mrs if. Allan, Miss K. Allan'(Makikihi), Mr and Mrs D. Aubrey, Miss Billy Aubrey (Oamaru), Mr G. W. Jeffery (Roxburgh), Mrs M. N. Matheson, Mr G. T Matheson (Invercargill). Guests at the Excelsior Hotel include Mr J. B. Laidlaw (Blenheim), Mr and Mrs J. C. "Wilson (Christchurch), Mr W. H. Macfarlane, Mr W. M‘Bride (Wnch ester). Latest registrations at the Hotel Carlton include Mr and Mrs J. W. Kinder, Mr H. Leighton Hill (Auckland), Mr W. Earnshaw, Mr L. H. Parton, Mr E. R. Rout, Mr F. K. Mackay, Mr H. Benge, Mr W. H. Smith (Wellington), Mr F. Davies, Mr A. T. Birchfield (Christchurch), Mr J. C. Invin (Rakaia), Miss K. Kelly (Gore), Mr F. H. Lonsdale (Queenstown) .