PERSONAL

Southland Times, Issue 23839, 9 June 1939, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr T. R. Pryde left Invercargill by the express yesterday afternoon on a short visit to Dunedin. He will return today. Mr A. L. Adamson, who was one of the representatives of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association at the annual meeting of the Southern District Council of the Royal Agricultural Society held in Dunedin, returned to Invercargill yesterday. Mr W. K. Cameron, president of the Otago and Southland Pig Council, is attending the annual meeting of the National Pig Council of New Zealand at Wellington.

The appointment of Mr Peter D. Edmonds, of Clyde, as resident secretary and treasurer of the Waipiata Sanatorium has been approved by the Minister of Health (the Hon. P. Fraser) according to advice received by the Sanatorium Committee from the Director-General of Health (Dr M. H. Watt). Mr T. Pryde, of Invercargill, the present secretary, is retiring from the position. Mr C. F. A. Jones, who will shortly retire from the position of manager of the South British Insurance Co., will leave Invercargill tomorrow for a trip to North America. He will spend several weeks on the Pacific Coast, returning to New Zealand about the middle of August vja Honolulu. Mr Jones joined the staff of the Government Insurance Department in 1894 and after 11 years received an appointment as supervisor for Otago and. Southland of the newly established accident department of the South British Office. In September 1910 he was appointed manager of the Invercargill branch and held the position for 29 years. In his younger days he was an enthusiastic rifleman and represented New Zealand at the meeting held in Australia at the inauguration of the Commonwealth. He was a prominent tennis player and for about 10 years was first player in the Southland tennis team. In Wellington he was a keen swimmer. He also played cricket. In later years he has been greatly interested in angling and horticulture. Mr T. J. Boyce was reappointed to represent the Invercargill Chamber of Commerce on the Southland Progress League at a meeting of the chamber yesterday. Lieutenant A. R. Currie, N.Z.S.C., director of works for the Southern Military District, is at present visiting Invercargill. The Australian Trade Commissioner (Mr C. E. Critchley) will meet the members of the Invercargill Chamber of Commerce in the city on June 22, according to advice received at a meeting of the chamber yesterday.

Mr J. Danskin, veterinary officer of the Department of Agriculture at Invercargill, returned from Dunedin by the express last night. Mr W. J. A McGregor, chairman of the Bluff Harbour Board, returned from Dunedin last evening.

Mr John Dennis, chairman of the Southland County Council, Crs L. A. Niederer and J. McNeill and Mr H. C. Gimblett, clerk of the council, visited Dunedin this week to attend a meeting of representatives of Otago and Southland county councils. Mr W. J. A. McGregor represented the Wallace County Council.

Dr Douglas Thomson, who has been senior house surgeon at the Southland Hospital for several years, has resigned his position to take up medical missionary work in Melanesia. He will spend a fortnight in the North Island before proceeding overseas. At a meeting of the congregation of the Mosgiel Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening, it was unanimously agreed to extend a call to the Rev. A. Macfarlane, of Riverton. Sergeant S. King, who for the last four years has been stationed at the Central Police Station, Christchurch, arrived in Invercargill on transfer last night. A presentation of a canteen of cutlery was made to him by Superintendent S. Rawle on Tuesday. Other speakers at the gathering were Inspec-

tor H. Martin and Sub-Inspector W. E. Packer. Three new members of the council of the Southland Acclimatization Society, Messrs I. N. Mitchell (Winton), W. McKenzie (Gore) and Dr G. B. Orbell, were bidden welcome by the president (Mr S. M. Macalister) at last night’s meeting of the council. Reference to the death of Mr John Miller, former Mayoi- of Invercargill, is made in the annual report of the Southland Progress League. Mr Miller was president of the league for two years, from 1936 to 1938. He had been re-elected for a third term as president before his death.