PERSONAL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24915, 14 May 1942, Page 6

PERSONAL

Acting Detective R. J. A. Berry, of Dunedin, has been promoted to the rank of detective as from May 1. Mr A. J. Hyder, superintendent for New Zealand of the Union Assurance Society, left for the north by the through express yesterday, f • The Mayor (Mr A. H. Allen) will leave to-day for Wellington, where lie will attend a conference in connection with E.P.S. affairs. Captain A. G. Gilchrist, N.Z.M.C., son of Mrs A. Gilchrist, of 29 Queen street, who was previously posted as missing, is now known to be a prisoner of war in Italy and is well. Pilot Officer W. M. Somerville,-fUr-merly of the firm of Messrs. Coull, Somerville and Wilkie, who has been seriously ill in India, has cabled his relatives saying that he is well on the road to recovery, although still in hospital at Karachi. Mr and Mrs J. Mitchell, of 170 Musselburgh rise, have received .advice from their son, Mr Ivan A. Mitchell, that he has been promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy. He left New Zealand in April, 1941. Mr'H. L. Gibson, president of the South Islands Travel Association, will leave for Christchurch to-day to attend < an executive meeting of the association. i Messrs H. H. Meredith (Waimate), F. G. Harris (Okain’s Bay) and A. Johnson (Temuka). members of the executive of the South Island Dairy Association, arrived yesterday by the express from the north. Messrs W. Young (Drummond). R. Pryde (Mataura), J. McKenzie (Seaward Downs) and IF. T. Paul Bush) arrived by the express from Invercargill last night to attend today’s meeting of the executive of the South Island Dairv Association. Mr W. Russell Wood will judge die elocutionary and dram" sections at the annual festival of the. Wellinaton Cor petitions Society, which will be held in August. ■ i 1 T The resignation of Mr A. S. Holms, of Waimahaka. Southland, as a mem* ber of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has been, received by the Minister of Agriculture, Mr J Q. Barclay. In a letter asking Mr Barclay to accept his resignation as ■a; Government represeutative7V board,- Mr Holmg sent isted between himself "atid the'MinlSfe'ff' and members of his departments.';":/;/-? Passengers for the north -by airliner yesterday were Dr C. G r esson. Miss S;' MacDonald. Dr L. Averill and Mr K-.S, Thomson for Christchurch. D" P. ■ ;P. Lynch and Miss K. Budd for TYelliwK* ton. Dr S. A. for Palmerston ■ North. Mi«s F. N. Gray: for New Ply--mouth. Miss Y. Abbott and Mr R. E. Chisholm for Auckland. Passengers ; who arrived by the afternoon - plane’ we l '" Mr J. Grev from Auckland, Mr s. Gibson Mom Pc briefs ton North. Dr P. Stanley Foster. Mr R. Kent an'i Mr.P. McSkimming from Christchurch.