PERSONAL

Northern Advocate, 16 April 1932, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr A. E. Brown, who has been in Auckland for the past five months, has returned to Whangarei. General E. J. Higgins, head of the Salvation Army, who has been touring New Zealand, arrived in Auckland from Hamilton this afternoon. He will leave by the Aorangi on Monday for Sydney.

The Rev. J. Ewcn Simpson, minister of the Baptist Church, Tauranga, for tire past four years, has received a unanimous call to the pastorate of Colombo Street Baptist Church, Christchurch. It is understood the call will be accepted. Constable R. Bong, who wan among the police injured in the rioting on Thursday night, is well known in tliis district, having been stationed

at Manngaturoto and Hikurangi. The' horse which Constable Boag was riding is among the missing. Flying-Officer C. A. Washer, R.A.P., formerly of New Plymouth, has been appointed instructor to naval forces at Malta in “blind” flying, with the aid of instruments. Air Washer has been only two and a half years with the air force and is its youngest instructor.

Air Oliver Nicholson, of Auckland, a member of the well-known firm of Nicholson, Gribbin, Rogerson and Nicholson, and who was Grand ALastor of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand Freemasons in 1010 and 1017, has been elected chairman of directors of the Bank of New Zealand, lie was appointed a member of the directorate in 1024.

A T csterday the - AVhangarei County Council accepted with regret Iho resignation of Air AV. IT. Gillespie, who has been its inspector since January, 1013. The chairman said that over the longr period Air Gillespie had served faithfully and well, and all regretted his retirement owing to ill-health. Cr. J. H. Hayw’ard said that the Inspector had been a good servant, conscientious and courteous in the discharge of his duties.