PERSONAL

Southland Times, Issue 23308, 18 September 1937, Page 6

PERSONAL

Messrs H. Clark (Christchurch) and R. J. Coleman and T. H. Thewe (Dunedin) are at the Club Hotel.

Mr R. H. Ward, the Southland Rugby forward, left Invercargill by the express yesterday morning for Auckland. Mr R. Henry, of Wellington, who has been paying a visit to Invercargill, will return north by the express this morning.'

Mr J. A. Malcolm, New Zealand Trade Commissioner at Melbourne, left Auckland for Australia by the Wanganella.

Mr F. W. Kitchen, chairman of directors of Lever Bros., Melbourne, arrived at Wellington by the Awatea from Sydney on a short visit to New Zealand. Mr J. Downie, circuit manager for Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd., who has been visiting Invercargill, returned to Dunedin by car yesterday afternoon.

Mr M. G. C. McCaul’s appointment as acting Consul for Belgium at Wellington during the temporary absence of the Consul is announced in the Gazette. Mr W. R. Patrick, who was injured in an accident in Tinwald on September 3 when his car struck a power pole, returned to Invercargill by car yesterday afternoon.

Mr W. Falconer, of Makarewa, was elected president of the Southland A. and P. Society at a meeting of directors of the society yesterday. Dr A. F. Ritchie Crawford was elected vice-president. Dr Frank Sligo, formerly of Dunedin, who has been practising in England for the past five years, has returned to Dunedin. He was accompanied by Mrs Sli"o. It is his intention to settle in New Zealand.

Mr T. D. Pearce, who was rector of the Southland Boys’ High School from 1904 to 1929, has gone to Dimedin to attend a meeting called to re-establish a branch of the Southland. High School Old Boys’ Association. Reference to the loss of Mr D. McDougall, M.P., in the death of his son was made by the chairman (Cr A. S. McNaught) at the meeting yesterday of the Southland County Council. A resolution of sympathy was carried. The Mayor of Invercargill (Mr John Miller) will leave by the express tomorrow night to attend a meeting of the executive of the Municipal Electric Supply Association at Wellington. He will return to Invercargill later in the week.

Cr G. Wraytt was appointed a representative of the Southland County Council on the Southland Hospital Board at a meeting of the council yesterday. Cr Wraytt will succeed Mr H. E. Niven, who has resigned because of ill-health.

Mr K. T. Hardie, of the staff of the passenger department of Dalgety and Company, Ltd., left Christchurch for Wellington, where he will join the Maetsuycker for Sydney. He has been transferred temporarily to the Sydney office of Dalgety and Company, Ltd., and the Royal Packet Navigation Company. He will return to Christchurch in about a month.

Members of the Invercargill Golf Club assembled in the club house at Otatara yesterday afternoon to bid farewell to Mr P. B. Bryden, who leaves Invercargill today to take up the position of assistant district engineer, New Zealand railways, at Christchurch. The president of the club, Mr A. E. Smith, was in the chair and called on Mr B. W. Hewat, vice-president, to make a presentation. In asking Mi’ Brvden to accept a Dunhill pipe and a tobacco pouch Mr Hewat referred to the esteem in which Mr Bryden was held as a playing member and to the invaluable services he had rendered in connection with the improvement of the course, particularly the extensive drainage work recently completed. On behalf of the members he congratulated Mr Bryden on his promotion and extended to him all good, wishes for his future advancement. After his health had been drunk with enthusiasm Mr Bryden made an. acknowledgment characteristically brief but effective.