PERSONAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 November 1941, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Hon. J. G. Barclay, Acting-Min-ister* of Lands, returned to Wellington yesterday from Taupo. ' The Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, Prime Minister, will return to Wellington tomorrow from the South Island. The Hon. W. Nash, Minister of Finance, left Wellington by the Limited express last night for Auckland. He will return to Wellington tomorrow. Mr A. P. Melville, Fordell, has been appointed a deputy member of the No. 3 Armed Forces Appeal Board with headquarters in Wanganui. He replaces Mr F. S. Goldingham. Constable W. R. Thomasen, of Waipukurau, has received notification that he is to be transferred to Pongaroa to replace the late Constable C. W. Gainey, who died recently. The death occurred suddenly yesterday of Mr W. R. Kingston-Smith, Karori, a member of the staff of the National Broadcasting Service. Mr KingstonSmith, who was 39 years old, was a popular and versatile newspaper man, and a recent recruit to broadcasting. Mr Trevor McGovern, of Rangitumau, who is to enter the Waiouru Military Camp on Monday was entertained by a number of friends at a gathering at Masterton this week, when good wishes were extended to him and the hope expressed for his success in his military duties. Commander M. J. Yeatman, R.N., Second Naval Member, New Zealand Naval Board, has been appointed honorary naval aide-de-camp on the staff of the Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall. He replaces Captain A. B. Fanshawe, R.N., whose period of appointment in the Royal New Zealand Navy has expired. The Hon. F. Jones, Minister of Defence, who is visiting Dunedin, will attend the gathering to be held in Hokitika tomorrow to honour Mr J. C. Mercer, chief pilot for Air Travel (New Zealand), Ltd., who has 10,000 hours’ flying to his credit. The Minister is expected back in Wellington at the beginning, of next week. The funeral of the late Mrs Harriet Bishop took place in Masterton this morning. The services at the chapel of Hyde’s Funeral Service and at the graveside were conducted by Archdeacon E. J. Rich. A number of beautiful floral tributes were forwarded, amongst them being one from the Cafeteria staff. The pall-bearers were Messrs C. L. Bishop, S. Bishop, E. J. Youngquest and J. J. Hayward.

Mr Lawson Pither, who is to enter the territorial camp at Palmerston North for the duration of the war, was met by the manager (Mr H. A. Templer) and the staff of the Bank of New South Wales this week and presented with a silver cigarette holder and case. Mr Templer, who made the presentation, referred in eulogistic terms to the service Mr Pither had rendered during his association with the bank and to his many personal qualities. He extended the best of luck to Mr Pither, who suitably replied. With the approval of Archbishop O’Shea, Mr David J. Leahy, Wellington, has been appointed president of the New Zealand Superior Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, in place of the late Mr P. D. Hoskins. Mr Leahy has been a member of the Superior Council since its inception. Mr Leahy has taken a prominent part in Catholic affairs in New Zealand. For some years he was treasurer for the Wellington Provincial Council of the Hibernian Society, and was. a prominent member of the National Euchasistic Congress executive. He was born in the Wakamarino Valley, Marlborough,'his parents being early pioneers. He arrived at Wellington nearly 40 years ago. For eight years he was in the employ of the New Zealand Railways Department in the Manawatu and in Woodville. Since 1919 he has lived in Wellington continuously. During that period he has been associated with the National Provident ' Department.

Reading taken 10 a.m. daily. Yesterday’s receipts were £335 15s, Fifteen new accounts. FLAG UNFURLED WEEK'S QUOTA ATTAINED. FIRST TIME SINCE CAMPAIGN OPENED. For the first time since the National Savings Campaign was instituted the red, white and blue flag, indicating that the week’s quota has been reached, is flying from the mast-head of the Masterton Post Office. Yesterday’s receipts were £335 15s, which brought the total for the week to £767, only a few pounds short of the quota of £784. By 10.15 o’clock this morning, the quota was reached and the flag flown as an indication that the objective had been attained.

KEEP FLAG FLYING NEED TO PROVE STAYING POWERS. RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMUNITY. “It has taken Masterton and this district a little time to get into its stride,” said the Mayor, Mr T. Jordan, who is chairman of the local National Savings Campaign Committee, commenting this morning on the flag being unfurled. “I have sometimes said that we are slow beginners, but I hope, good stayers and there is never greater need to prove our staying poWers.

“The saving of Is per head per week by New Zealand’s population,” he added, “will yield over £4,000,000 per annum, all for war purposes and the savings are repayable on June 30, 1945. “Recently,” Mr Jordan continued, “I seem to have heard something of a demand for more petrol coupons. Let me commend the war savings account as a more prudent and helpful alternative investment. The savings will be ■available for burning when the war is finished and petrol restrictions have passed. There is a real responsibility upon the whole community to keep the flag flying in the meantime.”