PERSONAL

Southland Times, Issue 24682, 2 March 1942, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Hon. T. F. O’Byrne, M.L.C., returned from Dunedin by Saturday night’s express. Mr D. J. Wesney returned by Saturday night’s express from Wellington, where he attended the Methodist conference.

Dr T. W. Barr Stoddart left on Friday to join the 2nd Canterbury Regiment. Mr F. G. Craig, district railways traffic manager, has returned from an official visit to Queenstown.

Captain R. Borland, officer in charge of sick and wounded, Southern Military District, returned north by last night’s express.

Mr R. A. Robertson, former deputysuperintendent of the Invercargill Fire Brigade, left by last night’s express for Auckland, where he will live in retirement. He was accompanied by Mrs Robertson.

Mr D. W. McKay returned to Invercargill by Saturday night’s express from Wellington, where he had been attending a meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Fruit Merchants’ and Auctioneers’ Federation.

Chaplain Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Thomson, minister of First Presbyterian Church, Invercargill, conducted the morning service at First Church yesterday morning. He returned to a northern military camp by the express last night.

Tlie Rev. W. H. Greenslade, of the Central Methodist Church, has been officially appointed the nfext chaplain to proceed overseas. Mr Greenslade, who was released by the Central circuit for three months’ military service, will now return to Invercargill and continue his ministry until he is called for overseas service.

Mr and Mrs W. Macintosh, Quarry Hills, have received word that their eldest son, Sergeant-Pilot J. Macintosh, is safe and well. No word has been received of tZeir youngest son, who was reported missing on H.M.S. Neptune.

Mr T. D. Lennie, Christchurch, was appointed an honorary fellow of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture at its annual meeting and conference in Wellington last week. Mr Lennie went into his father’s seed and nursery business in Invercargill in 1886 and has had a life-long experience in the horticultural trade, die was the originator of the Southland Nurserymen’s Association in 1909. In 1924-25 Mr Lennie was president of the New Zealand Nurserymen’s Association, and is still active in its interests. In Christchurch Mr Lennie’ has closely associated himself with the work of the Institute of Horticulture.