PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22719, 4 November 1935, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr Justice Kennedy will leave for Invercargill this morning to preside over sittings of the Supreme Court. A Press Association cable message from Quebec states that Lord Tweedsmuir W’as sworn in as Governor-General of Canada on Saturday night. Mr J. C. H, Somerville left Dunedin on Saturday morning on a business visit to Wellington. Mr R. S. M'Kcnzie returned on Saturday after a visit to Southland and Central Otago. Mr F. Waite, M.L.C., passed through Dunedin on Saturday afternoon on his w'ay to Balclutha. Mr F. Duncan returned to Dunedin on Saturday afternoon from a business visit to Wellington. Mr A. H. Allen, who presided at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Associated Chambers of Commerce at Napier last week, returned to Dunedin on Saturday afternoon. Mr T. E. Y. Seddon and Dr W. Marshall Macdonald, members of the War Pensions Board, are at present in Dunedin and are staying at the Grand Hotel. Messrs A. J. Allen, W. H. Brent, and J. M. Kay left by Saturday’s express for Rotorua to attend the annual meeting of the Timber Merchants’ Federation of New Zealand.

Detective Sergeant P. Doyle, who has been transferred to the headquarters of the Commissioner of Police in Wellington, left Dunedin by the through express on Saturday. Mr R. H. Willis, who joined the company’s service in October, 1933, has been appointed superintendent in Canterbury for the Prudential Assurance Company, Ltd. Mr Willis has had an extensive experience in life assurance work over the last 20 years. Senior Sergeant M. Gaffney, who has been in charge of the police store at Wellington for the past few years, will commence three months’ final leave to-day prior to his retirement. Mr Frank Campbell, sales manager for Messrs Charles Begg and Co., Ltd., Christchurch, left Christchurch on Friday en route to Auckland, where he has been transferred as accountant of the firm’s Auckland branch. Mr Campbell will be replaced by Mr Arthur W. Payntz, of Dunedin, who will leave for Christchurch to-day. A Press Association cable message from Melbourne states that important changes in departmental heads of the Commonwealth public service were announced by Mr Lyons yesterday. Mr S. G. Maefarlane, assistant secretary to the Treasury, has been appointed official Secretary in London in succession to Sir John M'Laren, who is retiring shortly. Mr J. H. Starling, secretary to the Prime Minister’s department, has been appointed first assistant to the- Public Service Commissioner, and Mr Frank Strahan, assistant secretary to the Prime Minister’s department, succeeds Mr Starling. Mr H. C. Brown, secretary to the Department of the Interior, succeeds the Auditor-general, Mr C. JCcrrutty, who is retiring. Mr James 11. Lockie, assistant solicitor to the Wellington City Council, who left on a holiday visit to England about lL: months ago, has forwarded his resignation to the City Council. He has accepted the position of deputy clerk to Ayrshire County, Scotland, at a salary of £IOOO a year. Office-bearers and members of First Church met last Thursday for the purpose of recognising the services rendered to the church by Mr James Wallace, who has retired after 33 years in the < ffice of clerk of the Deacons’ Court, Several speakers referred to Mr Wallace’s exemplary diligence and sympathetic counsel, which, they stated, had always been of great value to the court In its deliberations. Mr Wallace was presented with a barometer, suitably inscribed, and a silver hot water jug for Mrs Wallace.

On his retirement from the positidn of South Island manager for Messrs James J. Niven and Co., Ltd., recently, Mr A. C. Mitchell was presented with a beautiful chiming clock, equipped with both Westminster and Whittington chimes and a barometer. Each gift bore an appropriately engraved silver plate. The presentation was made by the assistant manager, Mr Price, who referred to Mr Mitchell's association of 27 years with Messrs Niven and Co., and to his long experience with the engineering profession, and assured him that in severing his active association with the firm Mr Mitchell carried with him the respect, esteem, and goodwill of everyone in his well-earned retirement, and their good wishes for bis success in bis profession as a consulting engineer.