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Evening Star, Issue 22453, 25 September 1936, Page 9

PERSONAL

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Captain Robert Don Oliver, second naval member, has been appointed honorary naval aide-de-camp on the staff of the Go-vernor-General. Mr W. J. Morrell and Mr L. Deans Ritchie returned yesterday from Wellington, where they attended a conference of university colleges. Mr J. J. Marlow returned from Wellington yesterday after attending the conference of Technical schools. Acting-detective H. Wells, who has been attached to the Dunedin staff for two and a-half years, has received notice of his appointment as a detective. Mr G. H. Hollingworth was appointed to the position of house steward of the Dunedin Hospital at th« meeting of the board last night. Mr J. D. Cameron, who for the past few years has been head master of the Oteramika School in Southland, has been appointed an assistant at the George Street School, Dunedin, and will take up his new duties next week. Mr J. Park Thompson, of Wetherstones, flew to Christchurch on Monday last and successfully passed the test for a pilots A license. Mr Thompson received his training at the Taieri aerodrome. To study at first hand the marketing methods of the New South Wales poultry industry, Mr E. J. Fawcett, farm economist in the. Department of Agriculture, left Wellington for Sydney yesterday. A Gisborne Association message records the death of Mr Hugh Heeney, the father of three former New Zealand boxing champions, including Tom, who contested the world heavy-weight title. Born in Ireland 75 years ago, the deceased arrived in New Zealand in 1879., Dunedin’s representative in filmland, Mr Colin Tapley, is still finding success in Hollywood, and although Be has not been featured in a picture yet, his contract was recently renewed, it is also understood that he has been loaned to Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer to play in a small role in one of their forthcoming productions. From advice received privately in Dunedin recentty, Mr Tapley has announced his intention of making a trip to the Dominion at the end of the year, and hopes to spend a fortnight in Dunedin. It is anticiEated that he will land at Auckland, ringing his car with him, and will tour through New Zealand. Mr A. W. Christmas, formerly secretary of a tennis club for 15 years, was appointed secretary of the Auckland Cricket Association-from a large number of applications. The vacancy was caused by the retirement of Mr N. H. E. Hockin after 13 years of efficient service. Mr J. H. Watts has also retired (owing to ill-health) after 30 years’ administration, first as secretary and then as treasurer. Mr Fred Earl, K.C., was re-elected president for the thirty-second year.—Auckland correspondent. Mr P. O. Smellie returned from the south by the express this morning. Chosen by the Poverty Bay Power Board to succeed Mr G. T. Cuthbert as engineer to the board, Mr Frank Matthewson, present assistant engineer to the Southland Board, is the second old Gisborneite to secure this post. Having received his primary education there, he graduated at Canterbury College, and has had a wide experience of electrical work, and frequently has submitted papers on practical _ electrical engineering to engineers’ conferences.—Gisborne Association message.