PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 24285, 28 August 1942, Page 2

PERSONAL

—Vico-Regal.— The . Governor-General, Sir Cynl Newall, yesterday received the Acting Prime Minister, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, and later Mr Hector Christie, Dominion Chief Commissioner of the Boy Scouts’ Association. Lady Newall presided at the quarterly meeting ot the Dominion Executive of the Lady. Galway Patriotic Guild.

Mr G . •!. Barton left for the north by express this morning. Mr H. Halliday was a passenger north hv this morning’s train.. Mr W. Garrett was a passenger north by train to-day. , __ „ Brigadier F. T. Bowerbank, 0.8. E., K.D.,°M.D., Director of Medical Services! Armv Headquarters, Wellington, and Colonel Sir Hugh Acland, C.M.G., C.8.E., Assistant Director of Medical Services, Southern Military District, returned north this morning, after a. visit to the local area. Major G. H. Anderson, District Assistant Provost Marshal, Southern Military District, is at present visiting the local military area. Mr J. R. McKenzie, of Christchurch, is visiting Dunedin. . Mr P. Kerens arrived yesterday by the express from Christchurch. ’ Mr C. Roy Spackman left by the •• express this morning for Timaru, where • he will act as judge of the vocal and in- { strumeutal sections of the Timaru competitions festival. > Mr T. A. Duncan (Huutervillc) and-) Mr James Begg (Dunedin) were ro-, elected producers’ representatives on the New Zealand Meat Producers Board at the annual meeting of the Electoral Committee of the board in, Wellington yesterday. Mr A. Briscoe < Mooro (North Auckland) was the* other candidate.

Cabled advice has boon received by Mrs Swauerton. Melville street, that her son, Signalman C. Swanerton, has been discharged from hospital. During the course of the Presbyterian Social Service Association annual meeting last night, the convener (Mr T. Somerville) made a presentation to Mrs Catherine H. Webster to mark her retirement after 23 years’ service as senior assistant at the Ross Home.

Mr Harold G. Bell has been appointed associate editor of the ‘ New Zealand Herald,Auckland. Born in Timaruin 1893, a son of Mr Robert Bell, ha was educated first at the Ashburton Borough School and the Ashburton District High School, and then at Canterbury College, where he graduated 8.A., won the senior scholarship of the University of New Zealand in mental and moral philosophy, and was in 1914 exhibitioner in economics. He served in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade from 1913 to 1919. From 1919 to 1922 he was a reporter for the Ashburton ‘ Guardian successively reporter, sub-editor. Parliamentary correspondent, and chief reporter of the ‘ New Zealand Herald, 5 1922-29; associate editor of the * Dominion.’ Wellington. 1929-33; and since then leader writer on the 1 New Zealand Herald.’

At last night’s meeting of the Hospital Board. Dr W. Newlands welcomed Mr J. W. Dove on his return_ to duty as chairman after his recent illness.

Latest registrations at the City Hotel include Mr D. Duncan, Mr L. O. Boyd, Mrs P. Whyte, Mr P. G. Whyte, Miss J. Wilson. Mr J. McDonald. Mr H. Anderson (Wellington), Mrs Francois. Mr Wearing (Nelson), Mr J. E. McKenzie, Miss K. Parata, Miss M. Lewis (Christchurch), Captain and Mrs A. Johnston (Karitane), Mr and Mrs R. Mellop (Invercargill). Staying at Wain’s Hotel are Mrs T. J. Wallace (Auckland), Mr H.. 1. Cunninghame, Mr C. H. Jacobs, Mr M. MacLeod, -FI i ght-lieutenant A. T. Orchard (Wellington), Mr C. Hart (Christchurch), Mr K. Suter (Manapouri), Mr W. R. Cameron (Invercargill) • ’ •