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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24773, 25 November 1941, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr W. O. Harvey, secretary to the Prime Minister (Mr Fraser), has arrived in Dunedin and is a guest at the Grand Hotel.

Lieutenant E. F. Ashby, assistant adjutant of the Ist Battalion of the Otago Regiment, is visiting Burnhaftl, where he is taking a course of instruction in army intelligence. • ;

Cr D. C. Jolly was appointed by the Dunedin City Council last night to fill the vacancy on the Dunedin Metropolitan Fire Board created by the death of Mr W. A. Scott.

The fortnightly meeting of the Dunedin City Council last night granted leave of absence until January 31, to Cr E. J. Smith, who is 1 to leave in A few days' time on a visit to Australia.

Major P. R. Woodhouse, BlueclirTs, South Canterbury, has been transferred from the Reserve of Officers, to be major, New Zealand Medical Corps, and has been posted to the Southern Military District. Lieutenant-colonel B. Barnes, group director of the Home Guard in Group 10A, Timaru, has resigned his commission on appointment to a commission in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. He is succeeded by Lieutenant-colonel G. Mat'hias, M.C.

Captain C. T. Woodfield, the 4th Battalion of the National Mih? tai-y Reserve, who spent last week in Central Otago on business connected with the impressment of motor vehicle? for the army, returned to duties at the Kensington Drill Hall yesterday. , , Reference to the death of Mr Ralph Harrison, a member of the Otago Harbour Board from 1936 to 1938, i was made by the. chairman (Mr R. $. Thompson) at the monthly meeting of the board last night. A motion of sympathy with the relatives was carried.

Passengers who arrived by air yesterday afternoon were: Mr H. Lamb, Mrs C. Kennedy from Auckland, Mr A. P. Hart from Palmefston North, Mr S. Stone, Mr S. Barr, Mr K. Freeman and Mr J. Graham from Wellington, Mr R. W. Smith. Mr S. Scott and Mr L. Little from Christchurch. Sergeant E. H. McArthur, who wasposted as missing after the campaign in Crete, has written to his parents from a prison camp on the island. He stated that he had been in the company of J. Manson, who is still listed as missing, and P. Dunlop, who has since been posted as a prisoner. All are well. Sergeant McArthur is well known in Central Otago, where he was stationed as a farm accountant for the Farm Accounting Association of New Zealand.