PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24630, 11 June 1941, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr J. W. Munro, M.P., left for Wellington by the through express yester-. day. Major E. E. Lloyd, G.S.O. 11., is at present in Dunedin on official business. Advice has been received that Lieutenant' A. M. Quennell, Corppral F. O. Geering, Lance-corporal Thomas Graham Privates J. Spedding.A. Feathers (Oamaru), and Driver E. Paris are safe and well. . The Rev. H. A. Mitchell, Presbyterian padre with the forces, who recently returned from Fiji, left for the north by the through express yesterday to go into camp again. A Press Association cable message from London states that Sir Allan Cuthbert Maxwell Burns has been appointed Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Gold Coast in succession to Sir A. W. Hbdson.

Colonel E. P. Rawlings, N.Z.S'.C. officer commanding the Southern Field Force, is at present in Dunedin to inspect the fining of,,the units of the field force.c He is'.accompanied by Lieutenant?B&lbher; A| Bongard, r JM.C , N.Z.S.C.; : : G.SiO. ■■!.,': Southern Military District. • : • ~

Mr..'. G. W. Albertson, director; of housing construction, and Mr:R;,B. Hammond, chief .town planner, .arij expected .to arrive -in Dunedin this afteramong the guests at a social evening which will be attended by officers of the Housing. Cohstrubtion Department, builders engaged by the department, and representatives of local bodies/'... '■'. .'.' ....

At a meeting of directors of the. New Zealand Shipping Company, held in Christchurch yesterday. Sir Robert Anderson, of Invercargill, was elected chairman of the New Zealand Board of the companv in place of the late Mr George Gould, who had been chairman since 1923. . The vacancy on the board was filled by the appointment of Mr T. J. Maling. of Christchurch. , Northbound passengers by plane yesterday were Mr H. E. Perry for Christchurrh, Mr P. Dalliessi, Mr B. L. Hammond. Mr L, H. Brown. Mr T. C. Coull, and Dr and Mrs W. H. Thompson for Wellington. Miss J. Elwood for Auckland. Southbound passengers in the afternoon were Mrs A. M. Hall frpm Auckland. Mr K. Clarke and Mr G. N. Guthrie frojn Wellington, Dr J. L. Will, Mrs E. H. Smith and Miss S. Slyfield from Christchurch.