PERSONAL

Southland Times, Issue 24352, 5 February 1941, Page 4

PERSONAL

Captain C. J. Holland-Martin, of the Royal Fusiliers, is to be an aide-de-camp to Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Cyril Ncwall, the new GovernorGeneral. Captain Holland-Martin joined the Territorial Army before the outbreak of war, but because of eye trouble he has had to undergo a number of operations. This has obliged him to give up hope of active service, at least for the time being. Educated at Eton and Balliol, Oxford, he is a member of Martin’s Bank, which has the reputation of being the oldest bank in England. It was founded by his ancestor Sir Richard Martin, in 1533. with Sir Thomas Gresham. Its London office has stood on the same site, in Lombard street, since that date. After the last war, it amalgamated with the Bank of Liverpool, where the head office is now situated.

Flying Officer A. E. W. McDonald, who is spending a few days’ leave in Invercargill, was welcomed at yesterday’s meeting of the Invercargill Rotary Club, of which he is a member. Flying Officer McDonald will leave tomorrow on his return to Wigram Aerodrome. Mr James Wylie, advisory officer to the Justice Department under the Domestic Proceedings Act. arrived in. Invcrcargill yesterday. He was the guest of the Invercargill Rotary Club at its weekly luncheon.

Mr W. G V. Fernie, of Christchurch, general manager of the Calder Mackay Company, is visiting Invercargill and is staying al the Grand Hotel. Mr R. Laurenson, of Dunedin, manager for Southland and Otago of the Vacuum Oil Company, is paying a visit to Invercargill. Mr A. L. Adamson, who became suddenly ill during a visit to Queenstown and was admitted to the Frankton Hospital, will be moved, probably today, to Invercargill, where he may have to undergo an operation. Best wishes for Mr Adamson’s early recovery were extended by members of the Invercargill Rotary Club at their meeting yesterday. Mr G. H. Brown has returned to Invercargill after a visit to Wanaka.

Mr Robert Davidson Veitch was last night appointed electrical engineer to the Timaru Borough Council to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr A. E. Watkins. There were 21 applicants. Mr Veitch was one time engineer to the Otago Power Board and is at present engineer to the South Canterbury Power Board.—Press Association. The Rev. B. T. Bissett, of Crookston, was elected moderator of the Presbytery of Mataura, at a meeting of the Presbytery yesterday morning. Mr A. N. Watson, who for the past four years has been manager of the National Bank of New Zealand at Tapanui, has received advice of his promotion to the bank's Balclutha branch, succeeding Mr L. R. McDonald, who retires shortly. Mr Watson’s successor is Mr H. W. White, manager of the Ruawai branch.

The Consular Corps and also representatives of shipping, airways and other interests assembled at the American Consulate in Auckland yesterday to meet Commander J. P. Oldmg, the recently appointed naval observer to the American consulate in Auckland. His appointment is the first of its kind in the Dominion following closely on similar appointments at Cape Town. Sydney and Singapore—Press Association.

Lieutenant W. Minchall, a member of the naval party that destroyed the mine found floating off the Coromandel coast last week, was educated in Christchurch, and was formerly a member of the engineering staff of the Christchurch Tramway Board. He was employed as shift engineer in the Tramway Board’s power-house, and was in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at the outbreak of war. He joined the Navy, and has since been engaged in degaussing ships, treating them to counter-act magnetic mines.