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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 116, 17 May 1924, Page 11

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, Air. J. Mcintosh 'has been appointed i Collector of Customs at Dunedin. Mr. G. Craig (Controller of Customs) ■ is at nresent on an official visit to Auck--11 land. " j Mr. L. F." Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, was a passenger for the South j last evening. '~ Messrs. G. Giddy, D. S. Matthew, G. , I Craig and \V. H. Connell, all of Wellington, are staying at the Grand. Mr. M. L. Reading, late editor of the i "Lyttelton Times," has been appointed editor of the Brisbane "Telegraph." Mr. J. H. C. Bond. Dominion super- j i intendent of the N.Z.S. Co., left Aucki land for Wellington by last night's ex- , press. l Mr. and Mrs. M. Barnett, of Christchurch, and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Norwood, of Wellington, are among the guests at the Grand. Mr. W. A. Black, -who recently suffered a fractured leg and arm through a fall, is reported to be well on thq road to recovery. Mr. E. Gillon, chief mechanical engineer of the Railway Department, arrived at the Central Hotel from Wellington this morning. | Mr. Ed. Craston, Mus. Bac, Durham, who has been on a visit to England, is ' a passenger by the Rotorua, which ! j arrives at Wellington to-day. . | Mr. and Mrs.* John Rowc, of One- ,' hunga, celebrated the 42nd anniversary of j their wedding day yesterday, and re- , | ceived numerous congratulations from , j their many friends all over the country. .'. Mr. Rod Carter, till lately secretary I ; of the Northern Boxing Association, left •i by the Ulimaroa yesterday on a holiday i trip to Sydney, where he will remain for I about three months. He was accom--5 panied by Mrs. Carter. • I Dr. S. K. Datta, who recently toured ] New Zealand under the auspices of the '■ j student Christian movement and the I I V.M.C.A., has been appointed a member ! iof the Indian Legislative Assembly. [ I Mr. H. E. Napier, general manager of , the N.Z. Fruitgrowers' Federation, arf j rives on Wednesday from Wellington to I attend the Auckland Provincial Fruitf I growers' Conference, commencing on [ May 22. r Mr. J. A. Campbell, director of the ' _ Horticultural Division of the Agriculi ] tural Department, is attending the Can- _! terbury Agricultural and Pastoral i' Society's Winter Show at Christchurch. He will visit Auckland during next i week. J i Mr. R. O. Sinclair was admitted as a . I barrister and solicitor of the Supreme "' Court by Mr. Justice Stringer, on the 1 motion of Mr. J. H. Rcyburn. His I Honor congratulated Mr. Sinclair upon his having passed his final LL.B. exams. - at the age of 20. 'i Mr. R. S. Lntta. district manager of I the Government Life Insurance Depart - I ment, Hamilton, has been appointed to j a similar position in Auckland. He vvas - recently presented with a handsome pipe f by tho committee of the Hamilton Pub- | lie Service Association.