PERSONAL

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21759, 7 July 1945, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr. L. G. Cooper, station overseer, ■National Service Department, Rotorua, is spending a few weeks with his wife and family in Gisborne.

Mr. William Greig Macartney has been elected representative of the southern ward on the New Zealand Dairy Board, ' The results of the recent election, gazetted last night, were: William Greig Macartney, 6970 votes; Bertram Clearwater, 4715; John Fuller Cairns, 3302; George Louis Mead, 2308.—P.A. ~ The Prime Minister, the Rt. ,Hon. P. Fraser, arrived fay olane at Paraparaumu aerodrome yesterday, going ton to Wellington by car. He was welcomed bv the United Kingdom High Commissioner. Sir Harrv Batterbee, the United States Minister to , New Zealand. Mr. K. S. Patton, the Chief of Air Staff. Air Vice-Marshal L. M. Isitt. the Minister of National. Service, the Hon. A. McLagan. the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. B. Roberts, the Commissioner 'of Police, Mr. J: Cummings and Labour Party officials., The following . promotions. /and appointments of officers of the New Zealand military forces have been Gazetted.—N.Z. Temporary- Staff: Temp. Captain E. J. C. Finny, from the reserve of officers, to be temp, major and is appointed commandant (temporary) of the Polish refugee camp at Pahiatua. Second. N.Z.E.F. (Middle East).—New Zealand Divisional Cavalry: Major V.. ,J. Taimer, D. 5.0., to be temporary lieut-colohel while commanding a battalion. .New Arbiller.v: Major G. P. Hanna, 0.8. E., to be temporary lieut.-colonel while commanding a field regiment. New Zealand Infantry: Major S. W. JoSland to be temporary lieut.-colonel while employed with the British forces.—P.A.

A tribute to the Rev. Lionel B. Fletcher, who is touring the Dominion under the auspites of the Mildriiay movement, and is to visit Gisborne towards the end of this month, Was paid by Mr. Will Appleton, Mayor of Wellington, at a civic reception last week. Mr. Appleton referred to Mr. Fletcher’s original work in New Zealand before he went abroad to gain outstanding honours in. the religious field, including his election, as president of the C.E. Union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1923 and the evangelical campaign honours Which had fallen thickly upon him in seven great campaigns in Britian and South Africa. In his acknowledgment of Wellington’s welcome, Mr. Fletcher said that of all countries he loved New Zealand best; and he spoke from a knowledge of all the Empire countries which he had visited in his evangelical work. The response to his message had been most gratifying, and in the years since he had dedicated himself to this work he had spoken to no fewer.-, than 3,000,000 people at meetings throughout the world. Mr. Fletcher’s visit to Gisborne is sponsored by a committee representing all religious" denominations. and his message is.primarily for the youth of the country.