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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 102, 29 April 1912, Page 5

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Messrs. W. A. Veitcn, M.P. (Wanganui) and J. Robertson, M.P. (Otaki), who have been in Auckland on Labour business, returned South last night. Major-General Godley, G.0.C., returned from Wbangaxei on Saturday evening, having inspected the 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Regiment. Mr. W. T. Jennings, ex-M-P. for Taumarunui, arrived in Auckland from the South yesterday morning, and will be here for a few days. He is staving at the Thistle Hotel. " ' ' In commemoration of his long anl valuable services at Mayor of Timaru. the Borough Council presented Mr. James Cranio, .M.1 , ., and Mrs. Craig.e witn some handsome pieces of silver plate afarewell gifts. Mr. W. Kyre Kenny, senior mini:: : warden o; the Federated Malay Stilt-.--, will shortly be visiting Auckland on '.:■. furlough. Mr. Kenny is a Xew Z"alander, the son of Mr. H. Eyre Kenny. S.M. (retired). He was horn in N>v.Plymouth, and educated in Auckland. Mr. H. Morris, who for the past t»".rive months has been connected with -<• ; staff of the Magistrate's Court. Waih:, has received notice of his transfer '.'> Hamilton. His place will lie taken liy Mr. ('. 'S. Thorburn. of Hawera. Mr. Jesse Steer has received a communication from the. Ma-sonic Grand Secretary in London, notifying his appointment as IXstrict Grand Master of Westland. vice Mr. John Bevan (deceased).— Press Association. It is now known with certainty (says the "Dominion") that Mr. Joseph Hell was chief engineer of the ill-fated Titanic, anil friends who knew him as a regular visitor to Now Zealand may possibly remember the cablegram's laconic statement: "No engineers were saved." Mr. Hell traded here for many years as chief engineer of the old lonic and the present Athenie. On his retirement, after ten 'ear-' service, Mr. hoekie Gannon, of the engineer's- staff of the Auckland Harbour Board, was entertained by his fellowemployees on Friday, and presented with an office desk and a copy of a standard j work on civil engineering. Mr. Gannon is setting up for himself as a civil ; engineer i:i the city. i In token of his long political services, i a presentation is to 'be made to ih« ' Hon. T. Y. Duncan, at Oamaru. on J Thursday next. The Prime Minister and [the Hon. G. I.aurenson will represent ! the Government at the function, and I the Hon. J. A. Millar will also In. I present. I The Rev. .1. T)awson, secretary of the i New Zealand Alliance, left Wellington ' for Sydney by the Tahiti on Saturday. jHe will attend the annual convention iof the New South Wales Alliance, and ] will probably speak at various centrein the State" later. Mr. Dawson "ill bu away for about a month. Mr. Edward F. Adams, a. leader-writer on the staff of the San Francisco ! "Chronicle." arrived at Wellington by '■ the Tahiti on Friday night from S:.j 1 Francisco, on his way to Melbourne. Mr. Adams is an accredited representa- ! tive of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce. and is travelling in advanc iof a number of gentlemen selected by • that boh- to study conditions in Victoria, with a view to furthering trade intercourse. The other representatives of the San Francisco Chamber of Comi nierce will arrive by the next boat. , They will tfiVe sirlvnntasp of their pas- ! sage thrnno-Ji Xow Zealand to invect-i<rati» I the possibilities of increased trnnP bei tween the Tlominion -md Kan Francisco. !■ -=—==- ■