PERSONAL

Southland Times, Issue 23199, 14 May 1937, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr L. H. Dunbar, of Dunedin, returned north by the mail train yesterday afternoon.

Surgeon-Commander R. Buddle, of H.M.S. Philomel, left Auckland for Sydney by the Awatea. Messrs L. Holmes (Dunedin), P. E. Holmes (Dunedin) and R. Rothschild (Wellington) are guests at the Grand Hotel.

Mr C. W. Rattray, managing director of J. Rattray and Son, Ltd., arrived by the express last evening on a short business visit to Invercargill.

Mr W. R. Golden, traffic manager of the Auckland Harbour Board left by the Mariposa yesterday for Sydney. He will inspect Australian ports with the object of preparing a report for the board.

Messrs J F. Collis (Nelson), J. N. Thompson, T. Ward, H. Richard, J. Darling, R. W. Matheson and C. Mathias (Dunedin), E. M. Hatch (Wellington), J. R. Leith (Ashburton) and H. J. Riddell (Christchurch) are at the Club Hotel.

Mr H. Langtry, whose connection with military bands in the British Army has extended over 45 years, has been appointed musical director of the New Zealand Air Force Band as from April 15. Mr Langtry hclds the full certificate of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall.

Mr W. Falconer, of Makarewa, left by the Dunedin mail train yesterday afternoon for a.i extended tour abroad. He is to sail shortly from Wellington for Sydney. From Australia he will go to England and will later tour America. He was accompanied by Mrs Falconer and their daughter, Miss Sybil Falconer. Mr Justice Johnston and Messrs R. S. Chadwick and A. Coleman, members of the Court of Review, arrived in Invercargill by yesterday’s afternoon express. They were accompanied by Mr W. W. King, associate-registrar. The Court heard appeals yesterday afternoon and will sit again this morning.

> Mr J. A. Aiton, who was the leader of a party of Empire Chambers of Commerce delegates which visited Southland last year, has since been knighted, and the Invercargill Cham*ber of Commerce decided yesterday to convey its congratulations to him. The chamber also decided to congratulate Sir Charles Norwood, a former president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce, who was knighted in the Coronation honours.

Distinguished in American aviation because of a round-the-world flight and his brilliant flying in a series of motion pictures, Mr Moye Stephens, jun., a test pilot on the staff of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation will arrive at Auckland by the Mariposa today. Mr Stephens will superintend the assembling of the three Lockheed Electra aeroplanes recently ordered by Union Airways Limited for use on the proposed Auckland-Wellington air service and will test the monoplanes before they are handed over to the New Zealand company. Although only 31 years of age Mi- Stephens has 334 hours’ flying experience, having learned to fly in 1923 at Rogers Airport. Los Angeles.—Press Association.