PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23529, 18 June 1938, Page 16

PERSONAL

Mr C. H. Wing, Metropolitan Commissioner for the Boy Scouts, left by the express • yesterday for Wellington to attend the Dominion Executive meeting.

Messrs W. H. Glttings, C. Johnson, R. Walker, F. Smith and C. Patchett, of Picton. who have been exhibiting does at the Dunedin Fanciers’ Club’s annual show, will return north by motor car to-morrow.

Mr A. Morton, of Egmont Village, has been appointed chairman of the Massey College Board (says a Press Association telegram from Palmerston North), vice Professor Hunter, who has resigned. Mr A. E. Mansford, Mayor of Palmerston North, has been appointed vice-chairman. A Press Association cable messag: from Sydney states that Mr G. Koshnitsky, the chess champion erf New South Wales, will sail by the Wanganella to-day for a nine weeks’ tour of New Zealand, in which he expects to play approximately 1000 games.

■ A Press Association telegram from New Plymouth says that Mr Guy H. Bell, of Oakura, .president of the New Zealand Jersey Breeders’ Association, has been appointed judge of the pedigree Jerseys at the Melbourne Royal Show.

The Union Airways liner Kotuku left the Taieri airport at 8.15 yesterday morning for Christchurch, Blenheim and Palmerston North with Mr W. Tuck for Christchurch and Mrs D. Finnigan for Palmerston North. The inbound liner Korimako arrived at 2.45 p.m. from the north with Mr and Mrs A. Sayer, Mrs E. B. Nelson and Mrs J. T. Meredith from Palmerston North. Mr C. Milner from Nelson, and Messrs T. C. Gilmour and J. Jennings from Christchurch.

The city organist (Dr V. E. Galway) has been granted leave of absence on full pay by the Finance Committee of the City Council to enable him to visit England. The report of the committee to be submitted to the City Council at its meeting on Monday night states that Dr Galway will be absent from the Dominion for a period of six months, leaving on September 15 next. Dr Galway has made arrangements for the fortnightly organ recitals to be carried out during his absence by two local organists.