PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24698, 29 August 1941, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr Hex Wilson Brown was a passenger for Christchurch by the express yesterday. MeSsrs Richard Hudson. C. V/Smith and St. Clair Ferglison left for Wellington by the through express yesterday. The Rev C. G. H. Bycroft left for Wellington by the express yesterday to take over the charge of the Cambridge Terrace Congregational Church. • Mr John Shaw, chief inspector -.of the Bank of New Zealand, is to retire at the end of this month after 40 years’ service with the bank. Mr .Shaw was assistant manager of the l London branch of the bank from 1929 to L 33. It was notified in the Gazette U:it night that Messrs E. M. Hunt and C. C. Nash had been reappointed manufacturers’ representatives on the Tobacco Board, and Messrs J. ;F. Balek and F. A. Hamilton-, growers’ representatives. t < .. Mr S. G. Emslie. M.SC.i has ;b6fea' appointed to a war-time position on the teaching staff of the King's 'High School in place of Mr E. J.' Hay, M.Sc., who will leave shortly for Australia to engage in work connected With the manufacture of munitions. According to a Gazette notice issued last night the Bung has approved cf the retention of the title of “Honourable by Mr W. Lee - Martin. Who served for more than three years ds'a member of the Executive • Council. VCaptain C. C. Cook, of the NeW Zealand Dental Corps, whd Is’reported to be a prisoner of 'War. in Germany,-is a son of Mr and* Mrs "C. C. J C6okV of Mornihgton. Captain Cook, who. prior to leaving on active service, was in practice in Masterton, went through the campaigns in Greece and Crete. The chairman of the Otago Boys and Girls’ High Schools’ Board (Mr W. R. Brugh) referred at the meeting of the board yesterday to the death of Miss Robina. Rosevear. who retiredfrom the teaching staff of the Girls . school some years ago, end it was decided to send a letter of sympathy to < : the relatives of the deceased. Passengers for : the north by airliner yesterday were:—Mr J. Harris,, Mr L. Manoy, and Mr E. S. Thompson for Christchurch. Dr Carmalt Jones. Miss M. Belcher, Miss A. Gunn, and Mr R. Donaldson for Wellington. Mr. W. p.. Small and Mr and Mrs A'. T. Gourley/ for Auckland. Passengers from the north were:—Mr B. Sparks from Wellington, Miss M. Fefgusson and Mrs O. L. Fergusson from Auckland, Mrs W. Smail, Mr H. D. Christie, end Mr R. . A. Miller from Christchurch. Advice has been received by Mrs M. Nilsson from her son, Captain D.e»? j mond Greenslede, who was captured in Greece last April, that he is at ,present in Oflav 58, an officers’ ,camp,-in the south of Germany. He states that he is lit and well and that he has “at least seen some really beautiful country.” He adds that the days pass quickly and that- he is busily engaged in doing dental work on the other British officers, having ja. well-equipped surgery for the purpose. He adds that * Lieutenant J. Secular. of Dunedin, and Lieutenant Colin Paterson. formsrly*o| Dunedin,, are in the same camp,-,-,', -v > - Mr Leslie D. Coombs, who for. .the , oast nine years and a-half has been the Dunedin city building surveyor, has been appointed by the Education (Department as architect for the new In- , vsrcargill Girls’ High; School, and has resigned, from the of the City 1 Corporation to resume private practice. A farewell was tendered to Mr Codrabfe by members of the Town Hall staff, . r and he was presented with an oak writing desk and a leather attache case: Tributes to the efficient service given by him were paid by Mr R. A. Johnston (town clerk), Mr H. H. Henderson (city treasurer), ahd_Mr S. G. Scoular (citv engineer), who expressed, good wishes to him for the future. In addition to his routine work, Mr Coombs has supervised a number ofdmjportaht council building undertakings, including the Electrical Department’s build* ' ing and the recent alterations to the Town Hall, and ha drew up most of the designs for the 260 houses that have; been built under the council’s scheme;’'' ■ b"••' r v ‘ , .