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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24632, 13 June 1941, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Gazette last night announced the appointment of Mr J. S. Jessep as a member of the Board of Native AffaTsi Mr Malcolm Eraser- was Elected president of the New Zealand Crippled Children .Society at the annual meeting held in ’ Wellington this week. I Advice has been receivted that Privates L. Gray, L. J. Cheyne (Milton) ] J. S. Gordon and S. Gordon (Christchurch). and Signalman P. G. McConnell are safe and well. Lieutenant-general Sir Guy Williams, who will be in New Zealand for a few months in an advisory capacity on military organisation and training, is expected to visit Christchurch this week.

Mr W. Hudson Fysh and Mr A. E. Rudder,, two members of the directorate of Tasman Empire Airways, Ltd., arrived at Auckland from Sydney this . week. They , will attend the.first annual meeting of the company in Wellington. ' / - v „ > The. Wellington Presbytery, at its meeting on Tuesday night, sustained a call from the Seatoun congregation to the Rev.'iDr E. JL Merringtori, formerly master of Knox. College, Dunedin. Dr Herrington will, .he inducted into his new charge on July 2. A Press ... Asabciatlbh eableirinOssagei from"'' Sydney states 3 that /Majors general W..C. Holden, the War Office; representative, oh the Eastern GroupSupply, Council/with headquarters at Delhi, has arrived in Sydney to begin talks with; the defence chiefs/' He will go to New Zealand TaterL, ■.,,... i plane yesterday were: Miss C. Haig, Mr E. J., Hocking, Mr and ! Mrs! El/P/.Titchj- , ener, Mr G. W.* Guthrie; and Mr H. P. West for Christchurch, and Mr S. Hartley, Lieutenant H. D. Ramsay, and Mr W* Sargent for Wellington. Southbound passengers in the afternoon were: , Mr P. palliessie and Miss Malcolm from WeUingtop, rr ;';3-'-: