PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22807, 17 February 1936, Page 10

PERSONAL

Vice-regal. The Governor-General, Viscount Galway, arrived at Tauranga on Saturday afternoon, and was joined there by Lady Galway, who returned from the Mayor Island fishing grounds during the afternoon. The Vice-regal party was met by the Mayor and a large gathering of citizens. Their Excellencies left after an hour’s stay for Tnneatua, where a week will be spent fishing the nearby rivers. Mr J. L. Napier has returned to Dunedin from the north. His Honor Mr Justice Reed left Dunedin by the second express on Saturday, en route for Wellington. His Honor Mr Justice Kennedy will leave for Invercargill this morning to open ■ the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court there. Mr F. J. Williams was a passenger by the mid-day express on Saturday, en route for Wellington. Mr H. H. Sykes and Mr J. S. Hislop left by the mid-day express on Saturday, en route for Wellington. Mr Tano Patna, manager of the State Theatre, left on Saturday morning on a business visit to Wellington. Mr A. Aaron, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, left by the night express for the north yesterday, en route for Wellington, where he will join the Monowai on his return to Sydney. Mr H. L. J. Webb, of Tauranga, formerly organist at St. Mary’s Church, Hawera, has been installed grand organist of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zealand.

Mr H. A. Newall, secretary of the South Island Retail Fruiterers’ Federation, left by the express on Saturday for Wellington on federation business. Miss Ivy M. Copeland has been appointed lecturer in arts and crafts at the Dunedin Training College. She is at present on the staff of the Canterbury College School of Art, and was previously lecturer in art at the Auckland Training College. According to a Press Association cablegram from London, Lieutenant Hill, commander of the Discovery, has been awarded the 0.8. E. in recognition of his services in the rescue of Mr Lincoln Ellsworth.

Mr L. F. de Berry was elected an honorary life member of the West Christchurch Old Boys’ Association at its annual meeting, and a vote of appreciation of the good work he had done for the association was passed.

A memorial service to Mr H. E. Moller was held in the Ravensbourne Anglican Church last night, the Mayor (Mr Arthur Smith) and councillors of the West Harbour borough being present. The preacher was Archdeacon Whitehead, and appropriate music was sung by the choir.

The Union air liner Karoro left Taieri Airport at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday for Palmerston North, via Christchurch and Blenheim, with Mr G. J. Barton as a passenger for Christchurch. The Korimako arrived at 12.50 p.m. with the following passengers: Mr E. V. West, from Palmerston North; Mrs A. E. Erskine and two children from Blenheim; Mr R. E. Burrows and Mr V. G. Holloway from Christchurch. The Korimako left Taieri yesterday at 11.30 a.m. with the following passengers: Captain E. H. Whiting and Mr M. O’Brien for Christchurch, and Messrs P. Atkins, F. J. Eggleton and E. V. West for Palmerston North. The south-bound machine, the Karoro, arrived at 12.50 p.m. yesterday with Mr H. Walker from Palmerston North, Mr W. W. Miller from Blenheim, and Messrs G. J. Barton, Scott-Gordon, Gordon K. Ramsay, Father Rohan, and Mrs T. Douglas from Christchurch.