PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24370, 4 September 1942, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr I. J. Goldstic:e returned from "Wellington yesterday. Mr E. T. Johnson has been appointed rM deputy-Mayor of Rotorua. Ti.fi Hon. J. G. Barclay, Minister of 1 Marketing, arrived from Hamilton yes- j tlrdav and is leaving this morning for. Whangarei. He is at the Central Hotel, j Wing-Commander M. A- P. Barnett, director of meteorological services for J the R N.Z.A.F., and Squadron-leader. ? JI G Simmers, his second in command arrived from the south yesterday, and are at the Station Hotel. Air Samuel Ritchie, of Christchurch, has been reappointed as a conation Qazette was first appointed in 1932, with jurisdiction in the South Island, ,jj THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL ,pf, WELLINGTON. Thursday The Governor-General, Sir _Cynl x- n +n Hiv received Sir James Grme 'DomSn president of the 80, | Scouts' Association. _________ high commissioner MR. JORDAN'S WORK I SEVENTH YEAR COMMENCED (Special Correspondent) " (Reed. 5.35 p mly . WNDON. The High Commissioner for JNew Mz, 3 land Mr W. J- Jordan, began on Sep, 5 timber 1 his seventh year as High Com- ,, Soner. He received many letters and 0 telephone calls him 1 11ic further appointment tor tnree J vears Thev came from many New Zeat anders alio from business and primary y lanutxs, Smithfield, ana rj produce aides m Covent Garden markets. Press comments paytnbutesto his sen-ices, and refer to the fact that he • received servicemen with personal and other difficulties with unusual tact and ■* 2 11 Jordan is equally wideiy ie lar and has acted as motherly , host to J. a large number of, servicemen visiting ir their home at Wimbledon.

NEW SECRETARY education department (P.A.) WELLINGTON. Thursday It is announced that Mr. A. E. McKinnon has been appointed Secretary of the Education Department following the retirement on superannuation of Mr. A. J. H. Benge. Mr. McKinnon joined the department in 1914- He enlisted for war service in 1917 and returned to the department in 1919. Later he was senior clerk of the accounts branch. In lydo he was appointed inspecting accountant and afterward accountant and secretary of the Teachers' Superannuation Board.

AIRMAN ATHLETE BRITISH INVITATION (Special Correspondent) (Reed. 5.35 p.m.) LONDON. Sept. 2 A Christchurch airman, SergeantPilot Leslie Wood, has had the honour of being invited by the British Amateur Athletic Association to run tor it at Reading on September o and Portsmouth on September 19. The only other athletes from the Empire who have so far competed for thc association are Jack Lovelock and a Canadian pole-vau'.ter. , Sergeant-Pilot Wood was formerly Canterbury hurdling champion. He recently had a successful dav when competing at a Royal Air force station sports, and with R. Penny, of. Levin, and another, won the relay race.

OBITUARY MR. F. V/. WALTERS The death occurred on Tuesday, at his home at Otorohanga, of Mr. Francis William Walters, J.P., formerly wellknown as a dairy farmer. Mr. Walters was born at Little River, Christchurch, iu 1867, and, after receiving his education in Christchurch, moved with his parents to Taranaki. At the age of 27 he became chairman of directors of the first co-operative cheese factory in the North Island. Moving to the Waikato in 1910, Mr. Walters took up land first at Waitoa and subsequently in the Tahuna, Whakatane and Otorohanga districts. For more than 30 years he was a prominent member of the Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, two sons, one daughter and eight grandchildren. MR. DONALD McDONALD The death has occurred at his son's residence at Hoe-o-Tainui of Mr, Donald McDonald, J.P., aged 84. Mr. McDonald was born in Glasgow and came to New Zealand with his parents by the sailing ship Viola in 1865. After working in the Huntly coal mines for a time, he settled at MataTiuru and took an active part in the establishment of the Matahuru school, being chairman of | the committee until his retirement in 1923. He was also a member of the Masonic order. Mrs. McDonald died two years ago. He is survived by five daughters, three sons, 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. MR. A. S. REID The death occurred yesterday of Mr. Alexander Sangster Reid, aged 81. Mr. Reid was for 49 years on the literary staff of the Auckland Star, where be was for 38 years a sub-editor. He retired in 1930. Mr. Reid is survived by his wife, three sons and one daughter. DR. E.'G. ANDERSON (P.A.) ' WELLINGTON. Thursday The death has occurred of Dr. Ew&it Gordon Andeirson, of Wellington, formerly senior honorary surgeon of the Wellington Hospital. Born in Wellington, he was educated at the Mount Cook Boys' School, Durham University, and the London Hospital Medical School. He had served in several English hospitals. QUININE RESTRICTION (P.A.) - WELLINGTON. Thursday Referring to a notice published in the Gazette restricting the use of quinine, except as an anti-malarial agent, the Minister of Supply, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, stated that similar legislation had been enacted in America and Australia and it had become necessary to control the distribution of this drug in the Dominion in order to conserve supplies for the fighting forces now engaged in malarial countries. Java, from | which 90 per cent of the world's quinine supplies came in the past, was now under the control of the enemy. Although substitutes were used in the treatment of malaria, said the Minister, they were not as efficient as quinine. The quantity required for the armies fighting in tropical countries was very large. He appealed to all persons who held stocks of quinine and its salts to conserve their stocks for anti-malarial purposes only. OLD BOY'S REUNION The annual reunion and dinner of the Prince Albert College Old Boys Association was held recently. Although the school closed down in 1906. about 50 old boys were present. Officers for 1912-43 were elected as follows: —President, Mr. G. Robertson! *ic#* president, Mr. P. Dellow; secretary, Mr. J. S. Bods; committee, Messrs. J. E. Close, C. Martyn, E. Wade. ± Holdsworth. P. Wallis, S. Burton, J. S. Irvin. A. G Norden. C. Johnstone, B. Buddie.