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Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 95, 16 January 1935, Page 3

It is not the privilege of many to be the proud possessors of a letter from the Prince of Wales. Mr. John Ewan, of South Hillend, is one of the favoured few to be thus honoured. The “Southland Times” relates that he recently received a communication from the Prince concerning a deer drive at Invercauld in which Mr. Ewan participated some years ago. Mr. Ewan was one of the beaters in the shoot, and so well pleased was the Prince with the sport, that he recognised in tangible form the part played by the beaters. In his letter to Mr. Ewan, dispatched from St. James’s Palace and bearing the well-known crest of the Prince of Wales, the Prince refers to the shoot, and expresses the hope that Mr Ewan will have an opportunity of meeting the Duke of Gloucester during his coming visit. Mr. Ewan, who Is best known to the Southland farming community as a prominent authority on the Clydesdale horse, was brought up as a young man on Balmoral Estate and has had more than one opportunity of coming in contact with royalty.

OiL account of the inability of some of the other provinces. to contribute their full share of students to Canterbury Training College, the Canterbury quota has been increased from 66 A class students to 81. Altogether there will be 200 A class students at the college, and 15 C class students. The final seleetious have now been made, an'd all the necessary documents—entry forms, boarding-bonds, etc. — filled in The college will reopen on February 11. and the first week will be devoted to a course of physical training.