PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24512, 22 January 1941, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr Guy, Tapley returned to Dunedin by the afternoon express yesterday. Dr D. G. McMillan arrived in Dunedin by the afternoon express yesterday. .i

Mr Andersen Tyrer and Mr Maurice Clare." together with the members of the National Broadcasting String Orchestra, arrived yesterday by the express from the north. ■

Twenty-four Otago swimmers left by the through express yesterday for New Plymouth to take part in the Women’s, Intermediate and Junior New Zealand Championships, Mr D. F, Watson is the manager of the team, and Mrs J. McTaggart chaperone. Mr W. A. Jenkins, president of the Otago Swinpmng Centre, who is to act as-referee at the championships, accompanied the party Advice has now been received by Mr S. B. Paterson, of East Chatton. near Gore, that a posthumous award of the M.B.E. to his son, Acting Flight Lieutenant James Alfred Paterson, who \vas killed in action in September, was included in the New Year service honours to members of the Royal Air Force born in New Zealand. When the service honours were* officially announced on January 2, Acting Flight Lieutenant Paterson was referred to as Pilot Officer J. A. Paterson of Dunedin and although Mr Paterson thought that the award had been made to his son. he could not make this claim as he had not been officially advised. Inquiries were made by the secretary of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association, who has advised Mr Paterson that the award had been made to his son. Although referred to as pilot officer in the official list, James Paterson held the rank of Acting Flight Lieutenant when he lost his life.