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Evening Star, Issue 17085, 2 July 1919, Page 4

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Miss Dorothy Appleby has been recommended for ihb position of tenth assistant at the M'acandrew Road School. The Knox College Council, at a meeting yesterday afternoon, adopted the following resolution, on tha motion of Mr John Ross : —‘ That this council heartily congratulate fch© chairman (the Rev. Andrew Cameron) upon the honorary decree of LL.D. which tho Edinburgh University has resolved to confer upon him. Tho council shave the opinion of all Mr Cameron's friends ami fellow-workers- that tho honor conferred upon him is a fitting recognition of his long, various, and valuable services to the Church and tho cause of education. T-v -I.is wisdom, foresight, and continuous work of faith he lias initiated some important movements and developed and helped others- already existing.” Mr Douglas Spedding, who has boon for some years secretary of Park, Reynolds, Ltd., has resigned that position -in order to commence business on Tus own -apeount. On Saturday morning the staff assembled to wish him success in his new venture, -mid Mr Bowling, on their behalf, presented him w-ith a token of their esteem. Mr .Spending was also tho recipient of a substantial "cheque from the management. Lloutcnairt-eoimn-andcr Roy land Bourke. V.C., D.5.0.. etc., lias joined the staff of ‘ Syren and Shipping, ’ the leading English shipping -paper, and is now on the way t;> tho United States, Canada, and Now Zealand, which he will tour as special coramfeskwior to report on shipping and ship building conditions in these countries. Lieutenant-commander Bourke obtained the D.S.O. for gallantry displayed in the attack at 0-stond on the night- of April 22, 1918, when, being in command of a motor launch, ho took off the crew of the Brilliant. His V.O. was awarded him for similar -anid-uct at the attack on Or tend on May 10, 1918, when he took oft Bir John Alleyn© and others from the Vindictive. Lieut.-commander Bourke, for this exploit, also received the Cross of the Legion of Honor from M. Poincare. Tho death of Miss Jane Ooupland Handing, a very old and respected resident otf Napier, took place recently. Miss Harding arrived with hear parents at Hawke’s Bay in 1859, being an infant at tho timo. She was one- of the original raemlbens of the W.G.T.U. and a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church. As lately oa last November she assisted with the cooking at -the Teohiiii-oal School for the influenza victims, and. was smitten with the ailment, from which she never properly recovered. A Sydney cable announces tho death of Mr E* W. Fosbcrry, Inspector-general of ■Police in New .South Woles. A. London cable announces- tho death -of Sir .John Brunner, hand of the firm of Brunner, Mond, and Co., tho largest alkali manufacturers in tho world, at the age of 77. Ho was pro-Cha-ncelter (1908) and a patron of the university of Liverpool, Eh© city of his birth, and sat in tho House of Commons from 885 to 1909 as member for Northwidh, whore tho Brunner Mond works are situated. Ho was a member of tho Royal Cohn Mission on Canals and Waterways in 3.906.