PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 26042, 5 March 1947, Page 6

PERSONAL

—Ministerial.— The Minister of Defence, Mr Jones,expects to leave New Zealand early next week to visit the. New Zealand forces in J apan. ,He will travel by a Lodestar . aircraft, and will be accompanied by Major-general N. W* McD. Weir and others. Mr Jones said the general purpose of his visit was. to see something o.f the work the New Zealanders were doing and the conditions under which they were living. —Air Passengers.— Passengers from‘the north yesterday were—Mr I. M. Thomson, Mr.D. V. Lynnj Mr H. Kwok, Mr G. Wong, Mrs Penmket and) infant, Mr D. B. .Lynn, Mr FI Webb (Dunedin), Mr- H. .Simpson, Miss J. Emerson, Mrs Emerson, Mr J. Robson, Mrs V. B. Edgar, Miss M. Edgar (Invercargill). Passengers for the north this morning were—Mr R. F. Barr, Miss M. Dav, Miss M. Belcher, Mrs G. Vaughan, Mrs E. G. Edie and infant, Master R. Edie, Mr J. Perry, Mrs R. Vial and infant (Wellington), Mr C< H. Jenkins (Nelson), Mr R. S. Glendinning, Mr A. Cook, Mr H. McLean, Mr S. Veitch, Mr G. Davidson, Mr C. O. Mathias (Auckland).

Brigadier iR. S. Park, C.8.E., until recently New Zealand military liaison officer in London and New Zealand representative on the joint planning < staff, Chiefs of Staff Committee, London, is among the passengers on th.e Rimutaka, arriving at Wellington to day. He is accompanied by his wife His appointments in London were recently handed over to Brigadier G. B. Parkinson, C.8.E., D. 5.0.? Brigadier Park, after a period of leave,' will take command of the Northern. Military, District, in place of Brigadier A. B. Williams, -..D.5.0., who is retiring shortly. . ' . As a result of ,the ) retirement of Mr A. E. S. Ward as from March 31, the Executive Committee of .the Racing -/ Conference has appointed; Mr R. G. Black to succeed him as chief racecourse inspector. jMr T. W. Allsopp has been appointed as a racecourse inspector and will commence his duties ° n The Rev. E. C. Walsh, of Mornington, was granted leave of.absence at a meeting of the Presbytery of Dunedin yesterday, and a motion of sympathy in' his illness was passed. ■ At a meeting of the Presbytery of Dunedin, held yesterday; the. resignation of Mr J. R. Fairbairn, because .of ill-health, from the Presbytery’s Maintenance of the Ministry Committee was accepted with regret. ' r , . i - The Rev. G. A. F. Knight, Professor ... of Old Testament Studies at the Presbyterian Theological Hall, who recently arrived from Scotland, was welcomed i at a meeting of the Presbytery.of Dunedin yesterday by the Moderator, the > Rev. It. S. Watson. The Rev. W. A. Stevely, minister of First . Church, was nominated moderator-designate to the Synod of Otag6 and Southland for 1948, Otago s centennial year, at a meeting of tho Presbytery of Dunedin yesterday. At the concluding session .of the conference of the Institute of Town Clerks , to-day,'the following officers were elected:—President, • Mr T. W. H. Ashby, Auckland (re-elected); vicepresidents —Mr 'R. A. Johnston, Dunedin, Mr W. F. Sturman, Invercargill, and Mr H. S. Feist, Christchurch (representing the South Island), and Mr E. P. Norman, Wellington, Mr T. (R. Congleton, Mount Albert, and Mr C. i H. v Tate, Feilding (representing th* North Island); executive—Messrs W. L. Waddell. Hamilton. N. C. Harding, Hastings, O. Turner, Blenheim, T. GRichaydson, Lower Hutt, and-A. Leese, One Tree Hill, Auckland. Mr J. P. McDavitt, Eastbourne, was appointed secretary-treasurer in place : of ,Mr G. T. O’Hara Smith, who had resigned, and Mr A. H. P. Hall was appointed auditor. , • A score of the business associates or Mr R. F. Henderson, local manager, of Messrs John Chambers and Ltd., met him at morning tea in the 11.5. A. Social Hall this morning.. Mr Henderson has made many business friends during his long association with his firm, and, dpon his appoint meat to the management ot their Christchurch branch, the opportunity was taken by his confreres in the. motor accessory trade' to say good-bye and to wish him success in > Ins new position. Mr R. W. Johnstpr;.'y-o-sided, and called upon ,Mr ■H. L. Thomas, one of the earliest. or Mr Henderson’s ; business, associates, to make him a presentation of a .fountain pen. Several members eulogised Mr Henderson’s helpfulness and approachability, and Mr Henderson suitably replied. / .*. / .