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Evening Star, Issue 20022, 13 November 1928, Page 8

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Professor Fisher, director of the W.L.A loft this morning for Auckland, and proposes visiting Australia before returning to Dunedin. Mr ,]. Douglas JVrrett, artist, travelled from Dunedin lo Uainaru to-day. on his way lo Auckland. Commissioner Day, who. has been conducting Salvation Army meetings in Southland, passed through 'Dunedin this morning, bound for Wellington, accompanied by Brigadier Bladin. Mr W. J. Corrigan brought bis Dunedin visit lo an cud this morning, and loft for Christchurch. Two students of Holv Cross College, the Revs. Carl You Bolter and Alfred Benuctt, loft for Auckland by the through express to-day, and arc fo be ordained nest Sun--11 The Rev. Isaac Sargison, now of Linwood, is spending a few days in Dunedin. The Rev, H. X Ryhuni, bound for Auckland, took passage by the 11.31 train today. , The Whangavoi Hospital Board lias appointed Sister Swayno to the matronship of the local .hospital, vice Miss Cookson, who resigned to take up the position of lady superintendent at the Wellington Hospital, At a meeting of the Otago Cricket Executive last evening the president (Mr C. Todd) referred to the great loss Now Zealand cricket had suffered by the death of Mr J. F. Peake, of, Christchurch. Tho deceased bad been a member of the Albion Club, and, as those present were well aware, had been a good friend to Dunedin cricketers. The Port Chalmers councillors last night carried a motion of, sympathy with the relatives of the victims of tho harbour fatality. In the Town Hall, Mr J. P. Walls, before delivering a political address, referred lo the fatality, stating ho felt sure that every one of bis audience,deeply sympathised with the bereaved relatives. Tho death occurred at Christchurch yesterday, from heart failure, of Mr W. H. Tisdall, founder and head of tho firm of W. H. Tisdall. Ltd., Christchurch, .Wellington, and Hamilton. Mr Tisdall_ was well known, not only in business circles, but also as an angling and shooting enthusiast, and for some time was a member of the Council of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, afterwards being president. He was at ona time a member of the Council of the Canterbury Automobile Association, also bolding office as treasurer and ‘president. Ho was also a member and staunch supporter of_ the Rotary Club. He is survived by his widow, tnree sons, me a married daughter—Mrs Baring Brabant (Dunedin). Mr Tisdall was a son of tho late Mr W. H. Tisdall, the wellknown guumakcr, of Birmingham, England. Ho' came to New Zealand in 1887, and founded tho sporting goods firm which bears his name, now well known throughout the dominion. During his long residence in New Zealand ho was always keenly interested in public life. While ho lived at Wellington be was for some years a borough councillor of Karori, finally filling tho position of mayor.—Christchurch corre.sprndent.