OFFICERS DEATH

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25203, 16 May 1945, Page 9

OFFICERS DEATH

AIE-COMMODORE OLSON PEACE AND WAR SERVICE BOMBER SQUADRON LEADER 'P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday The death occurred in New Plymouth today of Air-Commodore E. G. Olson; D.5.0., at the age of 39. Air-Commodore Olson, who returned to New Zealand a short time ago on account of ill-health, was one of the best known of New Zealand's airmen and-had been in aviation since 1925. During part of his war Service he commanded the famous No. 75 <New Zealand) Bomber Squadron based in England. Air-Commodore Olson, an old pupil of the New Plymouth Boys' High School, became interested in aviation at an early age. He left New Zealand in 1925 and went to England at his own expense to join the Royal Air Force. In 1927 he was promoted to the rank of flying-officer in the R.A.F. On returning to New Zealand in November, 1929, he was enrolled in the Air Force Territorial

Reserve. He was appointed flying instructor at Wigram from August" 1, 1930, and was appointed to what was then the New Zealand Permanent Air rorce. Later he became an instructor with the Otago Aero Club and joined the R.N.Z.A.F. in 1935. With the rank squadron leader he assumed command at Vvigram in 1938 and later in that = year at Hobsonville. In 1939 he joined the Air Force Board as air member for personnel. He left for England again |in 1941. - Before his appointment to the permanent Air Force in New Zealand he served for five years with the RAF and five years in the New Zealand Teiri- ; i"no t lr lT' He wa * also honorary A.D.L. to the Governor-General. He was m command of the No. 75 Squadron when the Ruhr was being heavily Z^£ r °r te + d i to £ rou P" ca Ptain in in imm ! i, "5 part that month in 1000-bomber raids on Cologne and in other heavy raids, particularly against Lubeck. He received the D.S.O. award m April, 1943, when he held the rank mo ( w' P ~™ > n \ n England - Air-Com-Fnfh, % Olson s last appointment in that of commander of the London headquarters of the R.N.Z.A.F that appointment and as repatriated to New Zealand on account of ill-health early this Tear He ? s "[f ed ]j his wife and one vouns daughter His mother is Mrs P. of Olson, of I\ew Plymouth. * EXPULSION FROM CLUB DAMAGES CLAIM FAILS brmfeii+ Ve |w merit on an action Drought by a former member ofthn iNew Zealand Roller Cana!r Club f,in g 'i ng ! ,at i was wrongfully expelled and claiming £SO damages u-L SX bj T, r J ' sT ™ terday. The plaintiff was Georrra Hardie, painter (Mr McKay) and f* proceeded against W. J. Finlav W S NortSk i, A " ■?' (Mr Aftl' representing the club. +,-+ .quoting authorities the magisif aH the t / iere ? ould be no doubt that it all the allegations made were proved m appropriate proceedings in the Supreme Court, that Court would have Power to grant the plaintiff relief bv ordering his reinstatement as a member brought n But the , Pontiff had brought a common law action for McKav sf lr + M . a £istrate's Court. Mr McKay stated during his argument that this course had been followed because the plaintiff could not afford the exErt. Proceedings in the Supreme , • lx /. or d quoted further authorial th? n p +" Allows that, £ranHnF° t jurisdiction is limited in g anting relief by way of damages, the He musT A p f resent form must fail." xie must therefore enter a judgment of non-suit against the plaintiff. CLAIM BY BUILDERS WORK DONE TO HOUSE A claim by a building firm for £IOB al eged to be owing for work done to a house was the subject of a reserved judgment given by Mr J. H. Luxford E"£st y B B day h The T Plfintiff firm- wi nnrl A ? an 5 b Ltd - (Mr Spring), and the defendants were J. W. and E M. Moore (Mr Bennett). The defendants denied liability on the ground that Wl C , ot ' + i act w r as tl an entire contract and had not been fully performed, lhe niagistrate said that he found as th B aC whni at t i 1 +. plainti , ff had carried out the who!e °f the work included in the contract, but that some of it had not been done m a proper, workmanlike bv a T/' f intentions made ~ by the plaintiff regarding the building regulations and the shortage of skillef labourers, the magistrate said that in prevail" 1011 e coa tentions could not "It is, of course, well known that there are many problems in the building trade at the present time, owing to interior materials and inexperienced workmen, said Mr Luxford. "These concut ions, however, do not affect a builder s responsibilities to the owner, it the builder undertakes to complete a job in a proper and workmanlike manner, the same standard must be applied as m normal times." The magistrate said that it was not the policy of the Courts to make in favour or one party to a contract additional terms which the party did not see fit to insert when the contract was entered into. He fixed the value of the deficient work at £SO. He would deduct that sum from the amount claimed and give judgment for the balance, namely £SB 0s 6<l.