PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23703, 10 January 1939, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr R. C. Love left yesterday morning for Christchurch and Wellington. Mr W. Russell-Wood left yesterday morning on a holiday visit to Rotorua. Dr S. J. Mathieson, formerly of Dunedin and now of Denver, Colorado, arrived by yesterday afternoon’s express on a holiday visit. He will return to the United States towards the end of the month.

Group Captain the Hon. R. A. Cochrane. Chief of the Air Staff, arrived in Dunedin yesterday afternoon from Wellington. Mr Charles Todd was a passenger by the express for the north yesterday. Mr C. A. Hamer left by the second express yesterday on his return to Auckland.

Mr W. Warren left yesterday for Auckland, where he will spend a holiday before going to Great Britain to join the Royal Air Force. It was announced yesterday by the Attorney-general (Mr H. G, R. Mason) that the temporary appointment of Mr Justice Quilliam as a judge of the Supreme Court had terminated and that he would retire from the Bench. Mr Justice Quilliam was appointed on May 13 last to relieve Sir Henry Ostler during the latter’s illness. Sir Henry is now restored to health. Formerly well known as a lawyer in New Plymouth, Mr Quilliam retired from practice some 18 months ago, and from then till his temporary appointment to the Bench he resided in Auckland. As a judge he officiated largely in Wellington. \

Northbound passengers by Union Airways yesterday morning were Mr D. J. Miller for Christchurch, Mr R. Crighton for Blenheim, and Miss M. McNarn for Wellington. Southbound passengers by the afternoon plane were Miss J. McCallum from Auckland. Mrs J. Bernan and infant from Napier. Mr T. Adamson from Palmerston North, Messrs J. Martin and L. C. Harwill from Wellington, and Messrs H. T. Tidswell and P. M. Maynard from Christchurch.

Captain and Mrs Jones, of the Mosgiel Salvation Army Corps, have been notified that they are to succeed Captain and Mrs L. 0. Millar at Woodville, Hawke’s Bay. Captain Jones has held the appointment in Mosgiel for three years, and during that time ivis made many friends on the Taieri. who wish him and Mrs Jones health and happiness in their new sphere of work. Adjutant and Mrs William Crichton, of Riverton, will succeed Captain Jones. Mrs Crichton was Adjutant Blaikie prior to her marriage. A public farewell will be tendered to Captain and Mrs Jones on Thursday evening, and their farewell service will be held next Sunday. Owing to the illness of the manager of the London office of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand. Ltd. (Mr F. Ellison), the manager of the Auckland branch of the association (Mr V. E. Masters) will leave Wellington by the Rangitane next Saturday for England. Mr Masters will remain in London until Mr Ellison has made a recovery to health. Mr Masters was formerly in Wellington as the New Zealand representative of Messrs A, J. Mills and Co., Ltd., meat and dairy produce merchants, of Tooley street, London. He was appointed manager of the Auckland branch of the National Dairy Association 13 years ago. Mr C.E. Harrisson, manager for New Zealand of the London and Lancashire Insurance Company. Ltd., and its associated company, the Australian Alliance Assurance Company, who completed 50 years’ service with the company last May, will retire from active management on February 28. Mr Harrisson was born in Melbourne and educated at the South Yarra School. He began his insurance career in 1888 at the age of 14 in the Melbourne office of the company he has served so long. He remained there until, in 1913, he was transferred to Perth as manager for Western Australia. From that position he was in 1931 appointed to the post which he has held in Auckland evei since. Mr Harrisson succeeded Mr Henry Walkley, who had had uninterrupted connection with fire insurance business in Australia and New Zealand for 55 years. Mr Harrisson has long been a keen philatelist, and has a collection of some 30,000 stamps. He intends to remain in Auckland after his retirement.