PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24302, 17 June 1942, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. F. M. Winstone left for Wellington yesterday. Mr. J. P. O'Connor travelled to Wellington yesterday. Mr. G. J. Bertinshaw, chief engineer of the Railway returned to Wellington yesterday. Air-Commodore R. V. Goddard, C.8.E., Chief of the Air Staff, arrived from 'the south yesterday. Accompanied by Group-Captain F. E. T. Hewlett, 0.8. E., D.5.0., he returned to Wellington last night. The Rev. Dr. S. McMaster Kerr, of the Robert-son Memorial Church, Vancouver, Canada, has received a call to the charge of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Christchurch. He will succeed the Rev A. C. Watson, who recently accepted* the Toorak charge in Mel. bourne.

THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL WELLINGTON, Tuesday His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, was present at a meeting of the War Cabinet this morning. This afternoon His Excellency received Mr. A. T. Newboult, Colonial. Secretarv-Designate of Fiji. Subsequentlv * His Excellency received the Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates and tho Hon. W." Perry.

OBITUARY MR. EUGEN LANGGUTH FORMER AUSTRIAN CONSUL The death occurred in a private hospital yesterday of Mr. Engeh Langguth, for many years head of the Customs Street firm of Langguth and Company, Limited, importers. Born at Wertheim, South Germany, in 1860, Mr. Langguth came out to New Zealand as a young man of 24. There came with him as a companion Mr. Carl Seegner, afterward well known as the German Consul here, and together they founded in 1884 the firm of Seegner, Langguth and Company, merchants and importers. After the death of Mr.- Seegner 20 years ago, Mr. Langguth carried on "the business in his own name until his retirement six or seven years ago. At one time he engaged in a business for the canning of mullet. For a number of years Mr. Langguth was the Austrian Consul here, and wa3 honoured with four orders from that country, including the highest Order of Franz .Josef from the Emperor. He was specially interested in the Dalmatian people, "and at various times he assisted a number of them to gain admission to this country. He is survived by Mrs. Langguth, and by two sons, one in Rotorua and one in Auckland.

MR. L. S. NEUMEGEN The death, has occurred of Mr. Leopold Samuel Neumegen, who was born in Auckland over 75 years ago and spent nearly all his life here. He was the second son of the late Mr. L. H. Neumegen, and was educated at the Beresford Street School. He was one of the oldest members of the Auckland Hebrew congregation, and was the first bov to be confirmed by the late Rabbi S. A. Goldstein. Mr. Neumegen never married. MRS. J. A. NASH (0.C.) PALiIERSTON XTH., Taesday The death has occurred of Mrs. Elizabeth Lily Nash, : wife of Mr. J. A. Nash, former M.P. for Manawatu, and formerly Mayor of Palmerston North for 15 years. Mrs. Nash for many years took a leading part'in the city's affairs, including war work.

AIRMEN SAVED BOYS IN RESCUE CREW LONDON, May 15 Five 16-year-old Whitby schoolboys in a 40 minutes' adventure of their lives rescued four airmen from a Royal, Air Force aeroplane which had crashed into the North Sea. When the S.O.S. came through from the aeroplane James Philpot was the only lifeboatman available. He "conscripted" a 71-years-old retired lifeboatman as coxswain, and a man of 60 volunteered as second coxswain. Some boys were playing on the harbour front. Philpot called them over and asked for volunteers. All wanted to go. Philpot chose five. Ten minutes later the Mary Ann Hepworth put to sea. In bad weather it sighted the airmen's rubber dinghy. In 40 minutes the injured air crew were being landed. Later it was announced that the scratch crew of age and youth had been awarded £7 merit money by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

SWEDISH NATIONAL DAY The National Day of Sweden, celebrating the 84th anniversary of the birth of King Gustav V., was celebrated yesterday. In honour of the occasion the Mayor, Mr. J. A. C. Allum, and consular representatives in Auckland, offered their felicitations to Mr. C. M. Richwhite, vice-consul for Sweden, at a gathering at the Central Hotel. Although dangerously surrounded by German-dominated countries, said Mr. Richwhite in reply to the toast of the veteran monarch, Sweden had stubbornly continued along the path of neutrality, bent on preserving her independence and the welfare of her people.

AIR FORCE FUNERAL Nearly all the pupils of the Mount Albert Grammar School formed a guard of honour at the funers.l yesterday afternoon of Pilot-Officer Geoffrey Thomas Coldham, who was killed in a flying accident at Gore on June 11. The 500 boys lined the street at the residence as the coffin, draped with the Air Force flag, was carried by a pilot crew of the R.N.Z.A.F. Those present included the staff of Pilot-Officer Coldham's old school, the Mount Albert Grammar, where his father is a master, and representatives of the Old Boys Association headed by Mr. D. Sumner, the president. The burial was conducted at Waikaraka by the Rev. F. I. Parsons.

ANGLICAN ORPHAN HOME Reporting to the annual meeting of the Anglican Orphan Home, Papatoetoe, last night, the chairman of the board of management, Mr. J. JLaws, stated that the average number of children, 94, was considerably higher than for some years past. Old boys of the home who had gone on active service numbered 23, one being killed in action. The treasurer, Mr. C. Hay, reported a more than usually successful financial year. For the elective trusteeships, the following were elected:—Dr. E. Roberton, Messrs. J. J. Laws, G. W. Sanders, W. J. Nicholson, E. W. Yates and G. Dews.

ROAD BOARD VACANCY In view of the recently-gazetted Local Elections and Polls Emergency Regulations, 1942, prohibiting the holding of by-elections by local bodies, the election which was to have been held to fill a vacancy on the Ostend Road Board will not bo proceeded with. The board will be required to appoint someone to fill the vacant seat within two months.