IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17864, 4 June 1926, Page 8

IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

NOTES AND ANECDOTES. selector of the Canterbury representative hockey team to meet the Indian Army players, Mr Sydney Holland, president. of the Canterbury Hockey Association, is one of the hardest workers for the sport in New Zealand. He comes of a family of hockey enthusiasts. His father, Mr H. Hol- , land, M.P., onetime Mayor of Christchurch, is patron of the Canterbury Hockey Association, and his mother holds a similar office with the Canterbury Ladies’ Hockey Association. From the days when he attended the West Christchurch School, Mr Holland has been interested in hockey. Having been a representative hockey player himself, he knows good hockey when he sees it, and it was for that reason that he was appointed one of the three selectors to pick the New Zealand team to meet the Indian Army players now touring the Dominion. Hail fellow' well met with everyone, he is well known throughout New Zealand as a keen hockey enthusiast and administrator.

jgECRETARY of the Canterbury Builders* Association, Mr W. 11. Winsor is a good sport, and a shrewdheaded business man. His greatest vice is work* his mascot is a threefoot rule, and his hobby is cricket.. Those who have not come into contact with the popular secretary in the business world asI suredly have met iim—at least heard of him—in the field | of sport. He was a member of the last City Council, and I as an Independent councillor he was | admired by Labour and Citizens’ As--1 sociation representatives alike for his I sound, logical arguments, and his excellent services as chairman of the Works Committee. Mr Winsor was at 1 one time Mayor of Sprej’don, and has 1 been an indefatigable worker in the 1 interests of the district.

clerk to the divisional railway superintendent at Christchurch, Mr A. S. Campbell is one of those men who make hard work their hobby. He is a conscientious and untiring officer who has shown a remarkable capacity to keep a smiling face under the burden of heavy responsibilities. He believes in efficiciency, and strives to set an example for those who serve under him. Mr Campbell joined the service at Dunedin away back in 1893. He has enjoyed steady and well deserved promotion, having during the thir-ty-three years he has been connected | with the Department served in many j capacities. lie was assistant relieving officer in the Dunedin district in 1907, I and was later attached to the district i traffic manager’s branch in the same ( centre. Twelve years ago he was in | Christchurch as a clerk in the parcels office, and after further changes he was [ appointed to his present position on the opening of the South Island divi- , sional superintendent’s office last year. Courtesy and energy are his most striking characteristics.

Q'\ E of the leading American authorities on aeronautics, both civil and military, Colonel William Mitchell, who during the last months of the war commanded the aviation units of the American Army in the held, has written a book entitled “ Winged Defence.” It is a summary of his views on the future development of and, while it is definitely propaganda, “ The Times,” in a review of the publication, stated that Colonel Mitchell's standing as a soldier and his long experience in flying matters demanded that the book should be given serious attention by all engaged in military work. “In the development of air power." states Colonel Mitchell in his book, “ one has to look ahead and not backward, and figure out what is going to happen, not too much what has happened. That is why the older services have been psychologically unlit to develop this new arm to the fullest extent practicable with the methods and means at hand."

I PROMINENT in Christchurch as secretary of the Pioneer Sports Club and the South

Island Mot or Union, Mr P R ; 1 larman is also wd* known as an enthusiastic tennis plaver. In his capacitv of secretary of the South Island Motor Union, he is called upon to watch the interests of the governing body of all the motoring organisations of the South Island. ft is no small task, but Mr Harman has P r himself to be the man for the job. - is well versed in motoring matters, an makes a point of keeping abreas o the times. Besides being resp^ nsl for the motoring legislation South Island, the Motor Uni oll generally safeguards the interests ot . growing army of mojtorists, and present time this organisation ha* largest membership of any body ° kind in the Dominion.