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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 10, 13 January 1941, Page 4

Personal

Dr. William Young. Wellington, has been appointed a member of the Nurses and Midwives’ Registration Board. The Rev. Father J. L. Kingan, S.M.. of St. Patrick’s College, Silverstream, has entered Trentham Camp as a chaplain attached to the Fifth Reinforcements. Mr. Howard Moffitt, a member of the reporting staff of the Wanganui Herald, who has been in the Wanganui Public Hospital for several weeks, has left to undergo»specialist treatment in Wellington. Major W. J. Hope Robertson, M. 8.. Ch.B., F.R.A.C.S., has been seconded from the New Zealand Artillery and appointed consultant specialist to the Royal New Zealand Air Force with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

Archbishop Timotheos Evangelindis, Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Church for Australia and Oceania, has concluded his annual visit to New Zealand and has returned by air to Australia from Auckland. A London cable announces the death of Sir John Lavery, R.A. He was aged 84 years. He was a prominent member of the Glasgow “School’’ and a portrait painter of great distinction. He presented Belfast with a fine collection of his pictures in 1928. Lieutenant J. P. Wells, SecondLieutenant H. A. Gatward, M.C., Sergeant V. A. Brookie, and Corporals E. L. Jones, G. Trengrove, and W. Laird, of the Eleevnth Company (Wanganui) of the National Military Reserve, are to proceed to the Central District School of Instruction in Foxton to-day for a two weeks’ refresher course.

Mr, H. Smith, a member of the Marist junior cricket team, who is going into training with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, was presented with a money belt on Saturday. The presentation was made for the club by Mr.. W. J. Galvin. Mr. Smith has been a member of the Marist Cricket Club for five years, and is a member of the Marist senior Rugby fifteen. Mr. G. E. Tait, who has been manager of the Regent Theatre, Wanganui, for the past 16 months, leaves tomorrow for Australia to visit his people before returning to New Zealand where he will go into training with the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Mr. J. Blackwell has been appointed house manager at the Regent Theatre. Mr. A. C. Ashford, manager of the Majestic Theatre, will supervise both the Majestic and Regent. Captain J; Irvine, who has been employed by the New Zealand Refrigerating Company for 15 years >n con rrand of the lighters Thistle ana Morning Light, ; as retired. On Saturday he was met by a representative gathering of ‘.mployees of Imiay Works and presented with a chiming cluck The preset tation was made by tn.- works foreman, Mr. J. Dow, who wehed Captain Irvine long life and happiness in his inurement. The .<?- rrarks were supplemented by Captain J. C. nnor and the chief engineer, Mr. J. Palamountrn.