PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21241, 23 January 1931, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr H. T. Armstrong, M.P. for Christchurch East, is at present visiting Dunedin. Dr George Craig, C.M.G., Comptroller of Customs, accompanied by his family, left Sydney on the Monowai yesterday afternoon for Wellington. Canon Button, who has been on a visit to Christchurch, returned to Dunedin by the afternoon express yesterMr Richard Hudson returned to Dunedin from Christchurch by the through express yesterday. Mr T. Somerville was a passenger from Timaru by the afternoon expre® yesterday. , Mr Peter Aitken, jun., returned to Dunedin by the through express yesterday after a visit to the Old Country. Mr Angus M'Climie, student missionary at Brighton Presbyterian Church, has received advice of his transfer to Broad Bay, and will commence his new duties immediately. , , , Mr Allan Cockerell, D. 5.0., who has been visiting his parents, Mr and - Mrs Cockerell, of Sutton, has returned to his home at Gore. ■ At a special meeting of the Executive Committee of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association held last night, it was decided to accept the resignation of Mr J. M. White, who has occupied the position of secretary of the association for the past six years. Extreme regret was expressed by the members ot the executive at the loss the association would suffer through Mr White’s resignation, and it was resolved to have a minute ot appreciation of his careful, conscientious, and valuable service prepared, and. to present it to him on a suitable occasion. Mr Donald S. Mackenzie, of Geraldine, has received notice of his appointment to the position of instructor in Agricultural science at the Ashburton Technical School. He will take up hie new duties early in February. , , .. The Otago Education Board at its meeting yesterday reappointed Mr D. i. Fleming, M.L.C., .and Mr W R. Brugh as its representatives on the Otago ilign Schools’ Board. . , , . Mr J. H Wilkinson was appointed by the Otago Education Board yesterday to succeed the late Mr T. R. Kerning on the District Council of the Workers Educational Association. A Press Association cablegram from Suva states that Dr Kempthorne, Bishop of Polynesia, was married yesterday morning to Mrs Wride, an American, alter a short courtship.. The couple sailed on the Aorangi yesterday, and will spend the honeymoon in New Zealand. Mr Kenneth M‘Lean v eon of Mr and Mrs D. W. M‘Lean, of Devonport (Auckland) , has been appointed finger-print expert for California. For the past nine years (states our Auckland correspondent) he has filled the position of deputy marshal in the federal marshals office, Los Angeles. Mr H. H. Scott, Kmgston-on-Tliamcs, Surrey, and formerly of Diiriedin, who has been touring New Zealand, travelled north by the second express,on Tuesday last with the intention of visiting Rotorua, Waitomo, and the Bay of Islands, where he intends to try his hand at sword fishing before sailing from Auckland by the Aorangi on February 4. While in Dunedin Mr Scott was the guest of Mr and Mrs J. B. Hislop, Opoho, where on Monday evening last he entertained a number of friends with a most interesting and instructive collection of motion pictures. These pictures, taken in all countries of the world, were filmed by Mr Scott during his business tours. He has made a hobby of motion picture taking, and during a recent visit to the Muford track he exposed, several films of what he described as the finest scenery in the world. ' , Captain A. E. Lettington, of the Federal Line steamer Surrey, which arrived at Dunedin yesterday looming from Glasgow and Liverpool, by way of north New Zealand ports, is making his first voyage to the Dominion as master. He last visited New Zealand as chief officer of the New Zealand Shipping Company s motor liner Rangitane, and, after shore leave at Home, was appointed to the command of the Surrey. In 1915, Captain Lettington, then a very young man, was serving as an apprentice on a sailing ship. He left the sea to join the British Army, subsequently transferring to the Air Force, and was promoted to the rank of flight-lieutenant. He saw much service in France, and later went to Russia. He was mentioned in despatches for bravery in France and in Russia, and was awarded the D.F.C. and the Order of St. Anne.