PERSONALS.

Wanganui Chronicle, 8 November 1950, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Sister Daisy Dempsey, of Christchurch, was appointed principal of the Presbyterian Deaconess College, Dunedin, by the Presbyterian Assembly at Auckland last night. Congratulations to Sister Christabel Waddell, of Wellington, were recorded by the Presbyterian Assembly. She has attained the vubilee of her ordination to the deaconess order. She was the first deaconess of the New Zealand Presbyterian Church. Mr. H. H. Sterling was elected chairman and Mr. H W Shortt vicepresident of the executive of the Automobile Association (Wellington). This is the eighteenth year Mr. Shortt has held this office.

Archbishop Duhig, of Brisbane, will leave by air on November 13 to attend the centennial celebrations of the province of Canterbury. He will preach the occasional sermon at Christchurch Basilica on November 19. During his nine-day visit the Archbishop wilt visit Catholic institutions and colleges throughout both islands.—<P.A.).

The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Sir Roy Price) and Lady Price left Wellington on Monday for Te Aroha, where Sir Roy will open the Thames Valley A.P. and H. Association Show today. Yesterday he addressed the Te Aroha Rotary Club. They will return to Wellington on Thursday.

Mr G. Swain, former senior inspector of the Wanganui Corporation Tramways, who died recently, was referred to by the Mayor, Hon. W. J. Refers, M.L.C., at the monthly meeting of the City Council. Mr. Swain joined the tramways service in 1915 and retired in February of last year. He had served as senior inspector for several years. A motion of condolence with the relatives was carried.

Cr. W. S. N. Rennie, who is retiring from the Wanganui City Council, was thanked by the Mayor, Hon. W. J. Rogers, M.L.C., and councillors, at the monthly meeting last night, for his services as chairman of the Tourist, Publicity and Development Committee. A resolution was carried expressing deep appreciation of the manner in —i;ich Cr. Rennie had served on this committee, and of the generous amount of time he had given to Its work.

Mr. J. Morling, who has been a stipendiary magistrate at Auckland since 1938, will retire at the end of this month. He will continue to live in Auckland. In his younger days Mr. Morling played representative Rugby for Wellington. He was also a keen yachtsman and golfer. In 1936 he was appointed Chief Judge in Samoa, where he spent nearly two years. He recalls a journey of three days by warship to hear a manslaughter trial at Danger Island. In 1938 he returned to New Zealand and took up his position on the Bench in Auckland.