PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 25593, 20 September 1945, Page 4

PERSONAL

—Air Passengers.— Passengers from the north yesterday were:—-Mrs Sutherland, Miss K. Price (from Auckland), Mr W. T. Tapperm, Mrs G. Sterling and infant, Mr W..H. Dolomore, Mr C. A. Johnston, Dr D. H. Gardiner (from Wellington),'Mr M. J. Caldwell, Mr C. Johnson, Mr J. Bloch (from Christchurch). Passengers from the south.yesterday were:—Mr H. Edwards, Miss E. Whitem, Miss S. E. Pratt, Mrs J. Kean, Mr G. Muir, Mrs A. Creighton, Mr W. R. Urwin, Mrs W. I. Patterson, Private J. M. Mackie, Mrs J. Kofoed^ Passengers .for the north , t'o-dax were:—Mr E, Hajpn, Mr J. Bolt, Mr L. Wood (for Christchurch), Mr Laws, Mr C. Peel. Mr J. Grant, Mr F. Mas- j

setti (for Wellington), Mf.H. Garland, Mrs C. Cox, Mr F. Sandys (for Auckland).

Mr W. F. Alexander left this morning for Wellington. Mr and Mrs W. A. Mackay, of Hart street, Roslyn, have received cabled advice that their son, A. J.-Mackay, of the A.1.F., is safe in Siani, The directors of "%he Dominion Rubber Company Ltd. have received advice that the manager of their estate, Mr L. E. White, who has been a [prisoner in Changi Camp, ; Singapore, is safe, and expects to be in Australia shortly. The Hon. B. Martin, of Auckland, whose term as Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council had expired, was yesterday re-elected unopposed.

Private advice has been received that Mr R. C. Andrews, who was minina: in Malaya at the time .of the Japanese invasion, is now safe and well in Singapore. He was at one time a member of the staff of the electricity department of the City Council. Advice has been received in Dunedin that Mr G. P. Hutton, formerly o! Spottiswoode street, Anderson's Bay, who was captured by the Japanese at Singapore; will arrive at Auckland on Saturday. Mr Hutton went to Malaya in 1940 to join the Raab Gold Mining Company. He was a sergeant in the Malaya Volunteer Force, and, when the Japanese invasion occurred, he fought his way with a machine gun and 15- Malayan soldiers from the north of Malaya to Singapore. During his period of captivity his relatives received only two cards from him. Mrs Watts, 85 Forfar "street, has received cable advice from, her husband, Mr W. R. Watts, who has been in the hands of the Japanese since he was taken prisoner from the steamer Hauraki over three years ago, stating that he will arrive at Auckland on Fridav or Saturday. " Mosgiel' was named by Arthur Burns, son of the Rev. Dr Burns, after his grand uncle's farm in Scotland, his grand uncje being the. celebrated Robbie Burns," said Mr A. C. Cameron iii the course of a talk to members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce last night. " Arthur Burns also founded the Mosgiel Woollen Mills and later sold out to the present company. ' Mi' Cameron dealt with the early history of Milton, Balclutha, and other districts, and gave a.picture of some of the outstanding early personalities. Pioneering difficulties were described by the speaker, who concluded by paying a high tribute to the courage and industry of the men and women who had developed South' Otago. In his opinion, he said, very-few districts had supplied New Zealand with more outstanding business and professional men.