PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23202, 28 May 1937, Page 10

PERSONAL

Sir Louis Barnett, of Hampden, is at present on a visit to Dunedin. Mr W. Easton was a passenger for Wellington by the through express yesterday. Mr A. R. M'Elwain was a passenger for Christchurch by the mid-day express yesterday. Mr W. J. Morrell. chancellor of the Otago University, was a passenger for Wellington by the mid-day express yesterday. Mr Justice Kennedy, who has been presiding at the Supreme Court sessions at Invercargill. returned to Dunedin last night. Mr C. B. Rawlins, of the local Labour Department, who has been transferred on promotion to Masterton, went north by the through express yesterday.

Cabled advice has been received by the general manager of the National Bank of Australasia that the retiring directors of the bank, Messrs H. G. Darling and D. York Syme, as well as the auditors, have been re-elected. Mr'J. R. Haigh, who has been in charge of the Invercargill branch of Associated Motorists Petrol Company, Ltd., has been appointed to the position of sales manager at the company's head office in Wellington. Mr A. G. Willis, of the Government Tourist Department, Wellington, "has just returned from a tour through the Haast Pass. He is a guest at Wain's Hotel. ' Mr R. J. D. Richardson, a director of the Austral Malay Tin, Ltd., who has been on a visit to Lowburn in connection with dredging business, left by the through express yesterday for Christchurch. Mr W. Herbert was a passenger by ithe through express yesterday for Wellington, where he will attend a sitting of the Conciliation Council in an industrial dispute relating to oil storemen. \ Mr Russell Napier, of Dunedin, fs on tour in " Murder in the Cathedral" (says our London correspondent, writing on May 8). The company is to appear in Edinburgh very soon. Mr P. Neilson, M.P., who recently underwent an operation, is making good progress towards recovery, but is likely to remain in hospital for some weeks.

Sincere congratulations were extended at last night's meeting of the Otago Hospital Board to Miss E. P. Tennent, matron of the Dunedin Hospital, upon whom the honour of M.B.E. had been bestowed by his Majesty the King. Messrs R, Plarrison and Bryan O'Donnell, who are acting as assessors in an industrial dispute relating to labourers in the boroughs, town boards, river boards, and electric power boards of Southland, Otago, Canterbury, and Marlborough, left by the through express yesterday to attend a sitting of the Conciliation Council in Christchurch.

The congratulations of the Olago Hospital Board were extended last night to Messrs J. W. Dove (chairman), A. F. Quelch, and M. Silverstone upon the bestowal on them of the King's Coronation medal. Similar congratulations were extended to Miss R. M. Every, matron of the Batchelor Hospital, who had also received a medal.

At last night's meeting of the Otago Hospital Board Dr W. Newlands referred to the fact that the chairman (Mr J. W. Dove) had been promoted from the position of honorary serving brother of the Venerable Order of St. John- of Jerusalem to that of officer brother. A motion was passed congratulating Mr Dove on his promolion.

The Union Airways liner Kotuku left the Taieri airport at 8.15 yesterday for Christchurch, Blenheim and Palmerston North with Messrs G. Goldsmith and S. E. Mair for Christchurch. and Mr T. Whelan and Mrs H. and Master N. Whelan for Palmerston North. The Korimako arrived from the north at 1 p.m. with Mr Lee M. Hill from Palmerston North.

Mr A.. Robertson, assistant supervisor of the. money order and savings bank branch of the Chief Post 'Office, Christchurch, has been elected unopposed to represent the officers of the postal branch, and Mr G. A. Wilkes, supervisor of the telegraph branch. Oamaru, was re-elected unopposed to represent the officers of the telegraph branch on the Post and Telegraph Appeal Board. They will hold office for three years.