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Evening Star, Issue 20032, 24 November 1928, Page 6

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—Vico-Regal.— Their .Excellencies the Governor-Gen-eral (Sir Charles Forgusson) and Lady Alice Fcrgnssuii. arc expected to arrive in Dunedin on Tuesday, and will stay at the Carlton .Hofei. Judge. Gilfeddcr arrived from Tcniuka. last night. Ho will open a sitting of the Native Land Court at Pukctcraki on Tuesday, and expects it io conclude on Friday. Tho Hon, dames Oraigie, AJ.L.C., returned to Timaru by this morning’s express. . . Sergeant-major Prydo left tins morning to act as Quartermaster at tho defence shift’ camp at Burnham next week. Captain Hunt will loavo on Monday. . . Messrs G. M. Maclean and J. S. Hislop left for Wellington to-day. Air H. J. Aliddleton, Chairman of Directors of tho South Island Dairy Asssocintion, passed through from Invercargill this morning on Ids way to Wellington, Mr Beaumont Smith, director of Williamson Films, arrived in Dunedin last evening. Mr Aloe. Wilson, representing J. C. Williamson, Limited, has arrived to. make arrangements for tho new musical ccmccly company’s season, which wilt be opened with ‘The Girl Friend,’ at His Majesty’s Theatre, on Saturday night next. Advice Juis been received that Earl Jelliooc has been appointed a director of the Alidland Bank—Dress Association. Mr W. G. M'Clymont has been appointed Li a position on the staff of tho Otago Boys’ High School. Ho is at present on tho staff of Al’Glashnu College. A. London cable states that Hie Earl and tho Countess of Liverpool arc sailing for New Zealand to-day by the Remucra. —Australian Press Association. I A Grey mouth Association telegram ! announces tho death of Mr William Robert Kettle, aged seventy-four. Ho was born in London, and arrived with Jds parents at Greymouth in 1874. Subsoquontlv ho started business ns a general merchant. Ho was during Ins career mayor, chairman of the Harbour Board, tho Grey Education Board, and tho Hospital Board, president of tho Chamber of Commerce, and he served cm ! numerous local bodies awl societies. Ho I was prominent in commercial concerns, racing and trotting clubs, was a FrecI mason and a Druid, and chairman of 1 the Greymouth ‘Evening Star’ Company. During the war he was a prom;* 1 nent monitor of tho Grey Patnoiio | Society. He" visited Honolulu for th« I Press Congress of J DSD. Air Kettle | celebrated his golden wedding this year. He is survived by tho widow, two daughters, and one son. Among those staying at the Grand Hotel are Air and Airs Hu liter-Alann, Mr Hunter-Atann, inn. (Richmond, United-States), Air C. B. Scott (Sjdnev), Alessrs A. F. Myall and H. D. Raphael (Auckland), Air ami Mrs Beaumont Smith (Wellington), Air A. L. Michel. Airs Michel (Hokitika), Mr H. Pollock (Christchurch). , New visitors to the Excelsior Hotel include Air and Airs Povine (Auckland), Air and Mrs P. ,$ arsha g* Alessrs S, lumber, .1, A. At Vicar, G. G. Austad, A. J. Bargh, and L, H. Halo (Wellington), Messrs E. Lyon, H. K. Bullock', and J . Alatheson (InvercarSHI),