PERSONAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18397, 15 May 1934, Page 3

PERSONAL

Messrs. R. and J* Rutherford, Gis'borne, were recent visitors to Auckland. , Mrs. Evelyn Wright, Hawke’s Bay, is ithe guest, of Mrs. Harold Harris ptreet. i Bandmaster 11. Scotney, for some (years conductor of, the central band of (the Salvation Army in Wellington, and (associated with the headquarters staff. Is under orders to transfer to Sydney. ! Tho Mayor of Opotjlti, Mr. G. S. Moody, who is an inmate of the Opo'tiki Hospital, is making a splendid ’recovery from an attack of pueuinonia. i The Commonwealth and Dominion Juno, Limited; announce the appointment of Mr. W. E. C. Gregory to their New Zealand board to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Frank Murdoch, iMv, Gregory will remain in tho Dominion. retaining the designation of manager In New Zealand. An active part in club flying has been resumed bv Mr. L. W. Swan, secretary of the Auckland Aero Club, who was injured when a passenger ip the Auckland machine which crashed near Wellington on March 17. The pilot, Mr. E. It. Hopcher, president of tno Auckland Aero ’.Club, died from his injuries.

After many years in the motion picture business, Mr. A. J. McDermott has retired from the managership of the Majestic Theatre, Rotorua. For health reasons he proposes to take n long holiday, and the control of the theatre has been handed over to Mr. J. Wilson, laic manager for Pictures Theatres, Limited, Dunedin. Dr. A. Bernstein, who has been in •practice in New Zealand’ for the past 15 years, has disposed of his practice in Morrinsville and intends living in retirement in England. Before coining to New Zealand 21 years ago, Dr. Bernstein had extensive experience in hospitals in England. He was in charge of the Government Sanatorium at To Miro for a time. and was on active service with tho Medical Corps for three years during tho war.