NEW VICAR OF TIMARU

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 25085, 26 December 1944, Page 6

NEW VICAR OF TIMARU

CANON W. W. AVEIMLIj ) 17 YEARS AT ALL SAINTS J After 17 years' service as vicar of All "• Saints' parish, Ponsonby. Canon W W Averiil lias accepted an invitation to become vicar of St. Mary's parish " Tiniaru, in the diocese of Christchurch! I Canon Averiil will replace Archdeacon * H. W. Monaghan, who has been ap ! I pointed vicar of Palmerston North. He • will take up his duties at the end of " March. Son of Archbishop Averiil, Canon Averiil lias boon vicar of All Saints' parish since 1927. He was born in Christ church and educated at Christ's College On the outbreak of the last war, he was I appointed aide-de-camp to the Cover-- | nor-Geiieral, Lord Liverpool, until he was of age to enlist. After serving with | the Auckland Mounted Hiiies in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns, he ' I reached the rank of captain. After the armistice, he managed a liugby foot- ' ball team which represented the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in the inter-front tournament in England.

After his return to New Zealand Canon Averill was on a sheep station and later in business in Auckland, when he entered St. John's Theological College. He graduated B.A. in 1923, and in the same year he was ordained deacon and appointed curate at Cambridge. He was made priest in 1924, and two years later was, appointed vicar of Hauraki Plains.

Appointed a member of the standing committee of the diocese in 1938, Canon Averill has taken an active interest in many organisations. He was organiser of the Auckland Diocesan Churchmen's Association and- a member of the Diocesan Youth Council, the Cathedral Chapter, and the Auckland branch of the Student Christian Movement. For some years he was chairman of the Council of Christian Congregations, and he has taken a prominent part in the Campaign for Christian Order. A founder of the Crusade for Social Justice, Canon Averill is Dominion ricepresident of this body.

COMFORTS FOR CHILDREN (0.C.) MORRIXSVILLE, Monday As the result of a successful social held by the Morrinsville branch of the Sharemilkers' Union a profit of £3l was made. It was decided to donate this sum to the Waikato HospitaJ Board to be spent on comforts for children in tin hospital. MR FRASER IN APIA (Reed. 5.30 p.m.) APIA, Dec. 22 The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, attended the Legislative Council today and received European deputations until 2 p.m. He visited the hospital iu the afternoon and attended a reception at Government House between 5 and 1 p.m. On Christmas Day he will attend the morning service at the Apia Protest ant Church. SYDNEY FLYING-BOATS A Tasinan Empire Airways flying-boat arrived from Sydney on Sunday wit!; the following passengers:—Brigadier J T. Burrows, Professor J. Williams. Sur-geon-Captain R. L. Rogers, Messrs R J. Bartle. R, H. Clavton. S. W. Hunter, L. Cohen, H. Webb, F. G. Kales, Danglow. E. J. Kelly, R. Askew. Mesdames D. L. Endean, M. A. Ivreft, Sister A. Annice, Misses S. E. Lloyd E. O'Connor and S. M. Ivreft. The following passengers left for Sydney by a Tasman Empire Airways flying-boat vesterdav: —Messrs A. Maxfield: X. J. Joyce, P. Hagendijk, J Van Dervalk. A. E. McKay. L. A. Williams, D. Lake, H. H. W'luttig Mesdames K. J. Burns. A. L. Bailey M. E. .Tovce, D. J. McKay, Gilray, A Dow. Misses J. P. Bailey, N. M. Jo.vej> H. E. Joyce.. Master: E. N. Joyce, *. 11. McKav and R. K. McKay.

PERSONAL ITEMS Dr and Mrs Clough Blundell, of Te Awamutu, are at the Grand Hotel. Mr P. H. Stevenson, formerly district superintendent of railways m t South Island, who retired from the department this month after 40 vice, has been succeeded by Mr E. "■ u Braggins. Mr J. van Hoist Pellekaan, Trade Commissioner in Australia, and van der Noorda, members ot t> • Netherlands East Indies _ econonni mission which has been visiting Zealand, left for Sydney by ilying-bo on Saturday. Mr I). T. A.. Burt, manager of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Societ • Limited, at Auckland, has been_ moted to the position of the society - manager for New Zealand. Mr l' u will shortly leave for Wellington assume the new appointment. Mr b. *• Gleadow, assistant manager at " e ., ton, succeeds Mr Burt at the Auckla" branch.