Personal

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 124, 27 May 1936, Page 6

Personal

Air. J. B. Waters has been re-elected chairman of the Otago Harbour Board. Mr. Robert Bell, of Christchurch, is a through passenger on the Niagara, cn route to Canada and Scotland. Sir George Shirtcliffc and Lady Shirtcliffe left Wellington by the Tamaroa on Monday evening for a visit to England. Air. 11. E. AlcKay, until lately railway transport officer at Dunedin, has taken up his duties as stationmaster at Christchurch. Rear-Admiral J. S." AL Ritchie and Airs. Ritchie were passengers by the Tamaroa, which left Wellington on Alonday evening for Southampton. Air. J. L. Barriball, accountant of the Christchurch branch of the National Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed manager of the bank’s Iffikekohe branch. I Air. L. AL Nutt, L renui, has been np pointed manager of the New Plymouth Boys’ High School farm and will begin duty on July 1. There were 32 applications for the position. Air. T. J. Pemberton, of the Lon don office of th«e Associated Press, who has been seriously ill since early in April, underwent a successful major operation in London last week. Flying-Officer lan Keith, instructor to the Western Federated Flying Club, commenced a fortnight’s holiday on Monday. Mr. Keith returned to New Plymouth from Hawera and Wanganui on Sunday. Sir Herbert Hart, who was lately appointed representtative of the Im- ' perial War Graves Commission in the territory between Cairo- and Constantinople, left Wellington for England by the Tamaroa on Alonday evening with ( Lady Hart and Miss Hart. Air. R. G. Simmers, ALSc., of the 1 aviation section of the AleteorcJogieal ' Office, has been awarded a Common- 1 wealth Fund service scholarship for 1 two years’ study and research in meteorology at American universities, ' and will leave New Zealand in August. ' i Lieutenaiil-Cu-mmander Peter Daw t nay, who has been posted to the New I Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, I and his bride, Lady Angela Dawnay, I sister of H.R.H. the Duchess of (Hou- t coster, are passengers by the Alataroa, t which is due at Wellington from Eng- < land on June 17. Air. S. Annabell, late of Wanganui, j and now of Christchurch, was success- c ful in the December examinations ot c the Royai Sanitary Institute, gaining his diploma in sanitary science, and t qualifying for ALR.San.I. Mr. Anna | bell is ?. member of the Christchurch < city engineer’s staff. ,i Mr. P. A. AlcCarthy (Hawera i and Mr. F. R. L. Bennett (Manaia) were on Monday admitted by Mr. Justice Sini h !i f in the Supreme Court at New Ply ( mouth as barristers and solicitors of ; the Supreme Court. The motion for admission was moved by Mr. B. Me- j Carthy, father of one of the applicants. a Air. F. I’. AL Ferguson, manager of s the Dunlop Rubber Company (N.Z.). Limited, has returned to Wellington after seven months’ absence from New Zealand, including four months in England. He visited the United States of America and Canada on his way to England, and returned via the Mediterranean, spending a month in India. Mr. A. F. Stuart, who recently completed 60 years as a compositor with s the Otago IDaily Times, Dunedin, re- ( * ceived a presentation from his fellow workers last week. Air. Stuart joined v the printing staff of the New Zealand Herald in July. JS7I. and after a 1 period with the Auckland Star took up 1 up his present employment at Dunedin. c The death occurred at Hamilton on 1 Saturday, of Air. Hugh Hunter, aged n 78. Air. Hunter was born at Geelong, t and he arrived at Hamilton with the 1) Fourth Waikato Regiment on August f 24, 1864. Air. Hunter was only a lad C at the time. He was engaged in a a bakery business at Otorohanga ain v the timber trade at Alangapcchi aid h Mananui. For the last 12 years L? has t lived in retirement at Hamilton. Mr. I Hunter did not marry.