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Evening Star, Issue 18750, 27 September 1924, Page 10

PERSONAL

The Governor-General, Viscount Jellicoe, was accorded a civic farewell at Nelson and entertained at various gatherings yesterday. His Excellency presented his trident to tho Iron Duke Sea Scouts, at tho same time congratulating Nelson on having the champion Sea Scout troop in New Zealand and the champion Cadet company. He recalled that on his previous visits ho had presented the Riddii'ord Cup to the Nelson College Cadets. It was also mentioned that Nelson held four trophies competed for by youths'' throughout the dominion. His Excellency opened the scriptorium at Nelson College, a massive brick building erected as a memorial to tbs old boys who fell in tho war, and unveiled a "war memorial containing 120 names. It was mentioned that over 600 old boys of Nelson College served in tho war. Lord Jellicoe lias returned to Wellington. ■Mr J. B. Marks, Public Works district engineer, is in Wellington on business connected with the Main Highways Bill. Mr H. T. Trcvena, of tho Dunedin Daffodil Club, has been seeing the North Island shows, and will probably return to-night. Mr H. R. Spence, Exhibition secretary, left Wellington last night, and will bo home this evening. Mr Walter Baton was a passenger from the south for Timaru to-day. Mr T. Watson was a through passenger by this morning’s express. "Captain D. Colquhonn, officer in charge of the Department of Industries and Commerce at Christchurch, who has been spending a few days in Dunedin on official business, went north this morning. Staying at the City Hotel are, Mr B. B. Walton (Oaxnarn), Mr C. A, Barrell and Mr B. G. Booth (Invercargill), Mr M. Roche and Miss B. Hughes (Mandeville), Mr S. G. Goodey (Wanganui), Mr W. J. Wilson (Timaru), Mr R. Massey

(Sydney), Mr J. Taioran and Mr R. Raymond (Wellington). At the annual meeting of tho Co-opera-tive Fruitgrowers of Otago at Alexandra on Thursday a presentation of a case of pipes was made on behalf of the Central Otago Association to Mr Harold Stevens. In making the presentation, Mr Wing (president of the association) said they desir|fl to show their appreciation of tho eerviifcs of Mr Stevens, who had carried out tho duties of auditor for ten years without remuneration, and who had always assisted the association in every way possible.

Mr Albert Keast, who is well known in local cricket circles, left to-day to take up a clerical position with Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, Christchurch. Mr J. M’Donald, who has been spending a few days in Dunedin, returned to Timaru this morning

New guests at the Excelsior Hotel are Mr and Mrs Mathieson (New York), Mr P. Garrick (Hobart), Mr J. M‘Leunan, Mr P. Hutciison, andi (Mrs J. S. Jones ((Melbourne), (Mr and Mrs Natban (Wellington), Mr J. Campbell (Timaru), and Messrs Gledbill, H. E. Hamilton, P. E. Drill ar, J. Willis, and W. G. Oakley (Christchurch). A Paris cable states that M. Pedor Ohaliapine, the famous opera singer, has left a nursing home after a slight operation, which was successful. His surgeon declared that he would now sing better than ever. The death is announced by cable from London of Sir Herbert Raphael, chief partner in the firm of Raphael and Sons, banker*. He died suddenly while shooting. He was sixty-five years of age. Dr Colin Anderson (radiologist at the Dunedin Hospital), Dr Newlands (Otago Hospital Board), and the Rev. G. E. Moreton went to Camara to-day to make an. ' appeal in the interests of the campaign to provide sufficient radium for cancer treatment in the proposed (Radium Institute to he founded in Dunedin. It is interesting to note that the Southland response is now reaching the £3,000 mark. An Auckland Press Association telegram announces the death of Mr Albert Sanford, aged eighty, founder of Sanford’s fishing •wholesale business. A Reuter cable from Cape Town states that Mr J. S. Smit, a Nationalist member of the Union Parliament, will succeed Sir Edgar Walton as High Commissioner for flpSth Africa,