Personal

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 55, 6 March 1942, Page 4

Personal

• Mr. R. Mclndoe. formerly on tin istafi of the Bank of New Zealand <r I Wanganui, has been promoted to sunlieutenant in the Royal Navy, accoim ing lo private advit c’reccivcd in WanIganui. I Messrs. M. A F Barnett and R. G Simmers have Deen granted tempor ary commissions as Wing-Commande; land Squadron-Eeaaer respectively it ■the special duties branch of the Koya New Zealand Air Force, states i Gazette notice issued last night.— Press Association. Mr. F. M. McCulloch, manager o , the Rangitikei County Council’s crusn ing plant al Utiku, has resigned be cause ol failing nealtn. His resigna , tion was received at the council’: monthy meeting yesterday. .1 n< engineer, Mr. S. A. R. Mair, said Mr McCulloch had served the counci faithfully for many years. The death occurred suddenly or | Wednesday at Dunedin of Mr. Malcolm Stewart, general manager lot Kempi home, Prosser, Ltd., since 1939. He formerly held the position o. manager of R. W. Gunson and Co. Auckland, and later became brand ; manager of Wright, Stephenson, am Co., in the same city. He served i term as president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce.—Press Assn. Private G. J. Knox was presenlet with a money-belt and contents b) fellow members of the Wanganu Highland Pipe Band on Tuesciay mgm The president, Mr. A. McSkimmmg and Drum-Major D. A. Almond tspokc in appreciative terms of the years o service Private Knox had given the hand as a side-drummer. The func tion took the form of a social even ing, at which other members also p;:ic tribute to the guest’s good qualities a: a band member. Yesterday, on Pri vale Knox’s departure for camp, h( was farewelled by members ol tin band, Pipe-Major E. C. Morgan am Pipe-Sergl. T. W. S. Mulcahy piayiiq appropriate tunes as the train steamec out. Miss Amy Leila Gibbons, thii\. daughter of the late Robert Georg, and Sarah Ann Gibbons, died in Wan- ■ ganui on Wednesday. Before coming to Wanganui. Miss Gibbons livec 1 in Patea and Gisborne with her parents. On her arrival in this city she lived with her brother, Mr. Hopefu Gibbons. During the last, war she was a prominent war worker and alsc took a keen interest in the* Victoria League. She was a foundation member of the Wanganui branch of the league and at the time of her dcatlwas a vice-president. The funera will leave Christ. Church following ; service which will commence at 2.3' p.m. to-day for the Wanganui old cemetery.