PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24627, 7 June 1941, Page 10

PERSONAL

Ministerial The Minister of '.Defence, Mr ,F', Jones, left for Wellington ..yesterday, morning. '.'■' '' • '•..''• Mr C. E. Hassall, of : Tima?u, .arrived in Dunedin' last night. Mr T. O'Byrne, M.L.C., arrived from Invercargill by the through express yesterday morning. Second-lieutenant C. T. Mason.,for-, merly of Dunedin, son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Mason, of Wentworth street. G6r.e. is safe:and well. The president, of the Real Estate In-. ; stltute. Mr Rl S. McKehzie, at a social, function of the institutejm,the Savoy;'; on Thursday evening, complimented Mr L;. J: T. Ireland, a member of thev executive, on his recent election to the Durtedin City Council. Captain C. S. J. Berkeley, a former officer of the .Indian Army. ,who has.< been Registration-Officer ; $0 AreV -H.; since, the -outbreak of .war, has been reappointed to the IndianVArmy. ■ and -, will leave |6r the East shortly. , His ■ position will, be filled by.'.■ ,Staftr'seif-.: geant-majOr (W. 0.1) Moyhaghan, of > the New Zealand Permanent Staff, who has arrived in -Dunedin frpm camp.' -" : "' •■■•■ '.. '*--*.■' ~•-"*■.<•-s:' '^-,:•-» After* a period : oif • service Con: -the Bench dating .from Npvember : 2Q. 1919, Mr R. ,M. : Watsbn. S.M.. will ..shortly , retire, .tie has acted for two terms as Chief Judge of Western Samba, being the first officer tb ;fiii.that; position*in 1920 undeif; the New Zealand Mandate H has also presided: in most of the Magistrate-Courts : ;of r . the North'' Island,'. his longest period of service, however being in the Feilding district..Mr Watson proposes to take a holiday and possibly mav visit Australia. Northbound- passengers by plane yesterday were:—Mr W. G. McCartney Mr G. H. Christie and Mr R. M. Ballantyne for Christchurch.' MiSs J Aitken, Mrs W. M. Lopdell. Miss M; Lopdell, Mf J. A, Shaw' and Mr A. W Douglas for -Wellington Mr D. IIngram and Mrs E S. Rae for Auckland. Southbound airliner passengers in', the afternoon,.v/ere:—Mrs J Morterison and Miss J. Hayes from Auckland. Mrs Mcpherson. Mr F. W. Parker and Mr E. J. Hpcking from Wellington, Mr Si J. Bell and Mr A, C Gordon from Christchurch ■ ,■...":