PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 25701, 26 January 1946, Page 6

PERSONAL

—Air, Passengers. Passengers for the south yesterday afternoon were:—Mr T. Virtue. Miss E. Jolly-man, Miss S. Groves, Miss A. Groves. Master P. Black, Mr W. M. Ings, Miss E. Ings, Mr 6. A. Oliver, Mr W. Wilson. Mr E. W. Maley. Passengers for the north this morning were:—Mr S. V. Jacobs (for Christchurch), Mrs N. G. Silver and infant. Mrs G. Sprath, Mr R. Lamberton, Mr J. Haycock, Mr W. G. Reddell. Mr A. Smellie (for Wellington), Mrs B. Anderson, Mr I. Garner, Mr A. H. Bradshaw (for Auckland).' |— ' ' , A London Association message states that Mr Malcolm Macdonald will relinquish the High Commissionership of Canada in April, when he will have completed his five-year term. Sir Alexander Clutterbuck,. Assistant UnderSecretary in the Dominions Office, will succeed him. The Rt. Hon. W. J. Jordan, P.C., ' New Zealand High Commissioner in London, left Dunedin by car this morning for Invercargill. He was accompanied by Mr P. G. Connolly, M.P. Mr H. C. Williamson left to-day on a Visit to Auckland. Mr A. G. Elliott has taken up his duties as superintendent of the Fields Division of the Department of Agriculture in Dunedin. The chief postmaster. Mr Ernest J. Smith, will leave on Mondav for Wellington on departmental business. • He expects to return on Friday. On her resignation from the rationing branch of the Chief- Post Office, Mrs M. I, Leslie was presented by the staff with a hanging mirror. Sirs Leslie was one of the original members of the local rationing staff ._ Mr S. J. Hanna. solicitor, of Auckland, has been appointed assistant trust manager of the New Zeland Insurance Company, Ltd. Advice has been received by her parents, Mr and'Mrs R. Hanning, of Caversham, that Sister Jean' Hanning was first in the Dominion in the recent midwifery examination. Sister Hanning completed, her training at St. Helen's Hospital, Auckland. Miss Betty Mary Gentles, dietitian on the staff of the Auckland Hospital, left to-day by the Rangitata to join one of the four New Zealand relief refugee teams in the C.0.R.5.0.'s Greek unit, which is at present in Australia. The position she will fill is that of caterer-adviser. Miss, Gentles gained her diploma of home science at Otago University when she was 20 years of age, 'and her diploma of hospital dietetics two years later. • ' The members of the Main Highways Board—Messrs W. L. Newham (chairman), M.Wynyard, W. Morrison, D.H. Cockburn, J. Scott, and F. Langbein—accompanied by, Mr C. Langbein, district-1 Public Works , engineer., for Otago and "Southland, and local representative : on the board, -left for the south yesterday. It is the intention of the board to make an inspection of as many roads in Otago and Southland as possible. . Miss Winnie Dunn and Mr ( Clynton Lawrence, who are to be married on Wednesday, were entertained by their fellow members of the Kiwi Amateur Swimming Club at a social function at the Municipal Baths clubrboms on Thursday night. The president (Mr E. C. Isaacs), on behalf of the members, presented them with a fireside chair, arid referred to their services to the club over a period of years. Various speakers mentioned Miss Dunn's re- „ cord as a New Zealand - champion swimmer and Empire Games representative, and also as a"coach v Reference was also made to the performances of Mr Lawrence in swimming and water polo and to his work as a coach. A" Washington message states that Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the United States Navy. Mr Gordon Tovey, who is at present lecturer in art and craft at the Dunedin Training College, has been appointed supervisor of art and craft tor the Education Department, with headquarters at Wellington. Mr Tovey will fake up his new appointment on February 1. Mr Tovey has sperrb the last 11 years in Dunedin, first as head of the Dunedin School of Art, and latterly as lecturer in art and craft at the Dunedin Training College. Ha was chairman of the committee set up by the" Education Department to formulate the new art scheme for schools, winch has already proved an outstanding success in the schools in which it has been introduced in various parts of New Zealand. In addition to being a past president of the Otago Art Society, Mr Tovey is a life member of the Dunedin Photographic Society, and a member of the council of tho Dunedin Art Gallery Society Latest ' registrations a$ tho City Hotel include Mr H. Leary (London), Mr and Mrs A. F. Edwards (Auckland), Mrs Cowles. Mrs K. Cowles (Wellington); Mr D. Swift, Mr and Mrs McEwan. Mr C. McEwan, Mr W. J. Quigley (Christchurch), Mr \V. Milne (Poolbum), Mr and Mrs J. F. Aubrey (Clark's Junction), Mrs J. A. Spratt (Middlemarch), Mr R. Brown (Lauder), Mr G. Lawson (Invercargill). ■" ■ •'Staying at Wain's Hotel,are Mr G. Hunter (London), Mr J. Anderson (Charteris Bav). Mrs F. Hall, Mrs E. Hall (Wanganui), Miss A. Tyers (Te Kuiti), Miss K. Jourdain, Miss M. B. Murrav (Wellington). Mr and Mrs A. E. Laing. Mr and Mrs H.. W. Olsea (Christchurch), Mr A. Downing (Omarama). Miss P. Hoffman, Mrs J. Walsh (Gore). £ ■ '■■