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Evening Star, Issue 18669, 25 June 1924, Page 6

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At, the Oaniaru Competitions Miss Gwen Thompson gained two firsts and one second, Miss May Thompson two firsts and one second, and Miss Jenny Griffiths live fusts and two seconds.

A Sydney cable states that the Cabinet has decided to appoint Mr D. B. Edwards to the District Court bench in succession to Mr Justice Hamilton, who is retiring. Mr W. A. Moore returned yesterday after a short visit to Sydney’. Two senior members of the New Zealand ‘ Hansard ’ staff—Messrs Silas Spragg and J. M. Goddis—are voluntarily retiring on superannuation this month. Both gentlemen were appointed to the ‘Hansard’ staff in the ’eighties. The death occurred at Nelson yesterday of Mr John Howard Dobson, a wellknown surveyor, at tho age of seventythroe years. Mr Dobson was formerly m tho employ of the Midland Railway Company, and was later employed by tho Government in connection with the irrigation of Central Otago. Miss Kathleen Lewson, a Clinton pupil of Miss Florence Paccy, gained tho following awards at the O.miani competitions : —First in contralto solo, first in reiita.lion under eighteen, first in Scotch song, first in song (own selection), second in song under oif’htcen.

Miss D. 11. Lowry. of tins local tclophonc ox-ohanrfp. Ills boon oroinotod and transferred to the position of toll operator in (In' telephone exchange, ChristdinrdL