PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23045, 23 November 1936, Page 10

PERSONAL

Vice-Regal Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral, Viscount Galway, and Lady Galway, will arrive at Dunedin this afternoon by the express from the North. They will be met by the Mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox). In the evening his Excellency will attend a gathering of the Imperial Ex-servicemen's Association at 7.30. Messrs W. Fels and J. H. Meek, directors of the Drapery and General Importing Company, returned on Saturday from a visit to the north. Messrs P. Halsted and J. M. Paterson returned yesterday. Mr Charles Todd, of Wellington, arrived in Dunedin from the north by the express train on Saturday afternoon. Mr J. R. Fairbairn returned on Saturday from a visit to Christchurch. Mr P. M'Skimming was a through passenger from the north by Saturday afternoon's express train. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that as the outcome of a recent special meeting of the Wellington Aero Club Squadron-leader G. L. Stedman has withdrawn his resignation as pilot-instructor.

Mr J. L. Napier returned on Saturday from a visit to the north. Dr B. M. Sutherland, of Woodstock, Canada, who was Minister of National Defence in the Government under Mr R. B. Bennett, was a passenger from the north by the express on Saturday afternoon. He is spending a few weeks in sight-seeing in New Zealand, and will leave this morning for the Milford Track. Detective H. Le Sueur travelled to Christchurch by the exnress on Saturday morning. Colonel S. C. P. Nicholls, N.Z.5.0., Officer Commanding the Southern Command, passed through Dunedin on Saturday on his way from Invercargill to Christchurch. A Press Association cable message from London states that the Davis Cup player E. D. Andrews is affianced to Miss Yoma Watson, of Sunningdale. A Press Association cable message from Sydney states that Mr lan Georgo Esplin, aged 22, has been chosen as the New South Wales Rhodes scholar for 1937. Messrs Newman Wilson and A, H. Allen returned on Saturday afternoon from Wellington, where they attended the annual meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce.

Messrs J. S. Hislop and H. H. Sykes, auditors of the Union Steam Ship Company, returned to Dunedin on Saturday from Wellington. The members of the Executive Commission of Agriculture (Sir Francis Frazer, Mr D. Jones, and Mr G. A. Duncan) travelled by the express on Saturday morning on their return north. «

Dr W. Gilmour and Dr P. Lynch, who had been conducting university medical examinations, left by the express on Saturday morning on their return to Wellington. Mr W. Garrett left by the express on Saturday morning on a business visit to the north.

Bishop Fitchett left by the express on Saturday morning to meet Mrs Fitchett in Wellington on her return from a visit to England. Mr C. J. Martin was a passenger by the express on Saturday morning en route for Wellington. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Adam Hamilton) passed through Dunedin on Saturday morning en route for Wellington and Auckland. At the monthly meeting on Thursday evening next of the Otago Hospital Board, the Hospital Committee will recommend the appointment of Dr Norman F Greenslade to the position of senior resident surgical officer at Dunedin Hospital. Mr D. M. Robertson, who has been sanitary inspector for the Dunedin City Council for the past year, has been appointed to the Government Health Department as inspector of health at Pahiatua. He will leave for the north at the end of the week. . The Union Airways liner Karoro left the Taieri airport at 8.15 a.m. on Saturday for Christchurch, Blenheim, and Palmerston North with Sir Hugh Acland Mr W. G. V. Fernie, and Miss I. G'ilmour for Christchurch and Mr W A. Simpson for Wellington. The Koluku arrived from the .north at 12 55 p.m. with Mr P. A. Matheson from Palmerston North and Mrs E. Robinson and Mr Herron from Christchurch. The Kotuku left the Taieri at 8.15 a.m. yesterday for Christchurch. Blenheim and Palmerston North with Messrs J. M'Allan and C. W Whetter for Christchurch. Dr J. P. S. Jamieson for Nelson, and Mr P. A. Matheson for Palmerston North. The Karoro arrived from the north at 12.57 p.m. with Mrs R. G. Cowie from Palmerston North and Messrs J. F. Watson and F. Arthur from Christchurch.