PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 25172, 11 May 1944, Page 4

PERSONAL

— : Air Passengers.—*■ ,-'- Passengers from'the north yesterday were Miss M. Lindsay, Mr '- R.- J, Elliott, Mrs E. Johnston (from Auckland), Miss L. Dunlopj Mr E. C. Babbington, Mr J. FletcheV Mr M. D. Watts, (from Wellington), Dr S. P. Foster, Mrs M. Henwodd (from Christchurch) .-

North-bound: passengers. to-day were Dr P. Lynch, Dr Cairney,' Mrs 11.' Dawson, .Mr A. .G. Dawson, Mr J. D. Fraser, Mrs J. D. Fraser, Mr T. Pholoung : (for Wellington), Miss N.» Aston, Corporal G. Richardson, Mr D. S. Wesney (for. Auckland). ■ ,

Advice ;has been received from Canada that Peter F. Calvert, son of Mr and. Mrs CrL. Calvert, of St. .Clair, has gained a commission J j.n"' theR.N.Z.A.F.' He graduated first iir his .course. - ,

Mr E. E. Edmonds in response to, requests has agreed to accept riomina-. tion for the position of mayor of "West" Harbour.

■Mr J.W. Stackhouse, who until recently was manager of the South Australian branch of the. New Zealand Insurance Company, has arrived.in"--AuekJ land to assume the post of secretary at the head office of the company; Mr W. J- O'Brien, who has been' acting? secretary, will resume his duties as inspector. •: Mr W. W. Mawhinney, manager for New Zealand of the Massey-Harria Company for the past six years, has received notification of his promotion j.a the position of export sales imanager of the company, with headquarters at Toronto, GJhadai Before returning to -Canada, Mr Mawhinney will make a tour" of the company's branches: Ho will be succeeded as manager for New Zealand by Mr ChalesYGalbraith, previously supervisor of the British Columbia branch at. Vancouver, ■ of the Massey-Harris organisation. Contributed by old boys, throughout New Zealand and beyond as a token of appreciation of the services rendered to Nelson College; over 37i years,. a cheque for. £517 was handed ito Mr J. G. McKay, 0.8. E, on his Retirement from the position of first assistant and housemaster of Rutherford House. The presentation was made at a function at the college by Mr E. R. Neale, president of Nelson College Old Boys' Association. A handsome clock, suitably inscribed, was also given. . Among the tributes paid to Mr McKay's work wasone from Mr C. H. Broad, a former principal.—Nelson Association message. Mr R. Gray, district solicitor of the Public Trust Office at Whangarei, has been appointed to a similar position at 'Dunedm. ; ■'..''■' • \ '" • Mr.G. Millar, inspector of stock for the Department of Agriculture at Invercargill, has been .appointed principal district inspector at Dunedin, in succession to Mr O. O. Mackley, who retired recently. Mr A Douglas, inspector of. stock at Asbburton, "has been appointed to a similar position at t>unedm.' ■■■.■■.'■.■_ "■■•'

•Captain ; Peter . Mclntyre, < the N.Z.E;F. official artist, hopes shortly to hold an, exhibition of his work in Italy, where he has found many fine . subjects for' drawing and painting. ■ Shortly after returning to Egypt; from New Zealand, Captain Mclntyre was in hospital for some time with pneumonia. On his arrival in Italy, he rejoined the "division, went to Cassino, and collected material and impressions for the work he has in mind. Already he has finished a number of paintings and (photographs, which will be despatched to New Zealand for publication.—N.'Z.E.F. Official News Service.