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Evening Star, Issue 20167, 6 May 1929, Page 11

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His Honour Air Justice Smith wil! leave for Wellington on Thursday morning, and will return south at the end of the week to preside at the quarterly sittings of the Supreme Court commencing in Invercargill next week. Mr F, Tyson went to Christchurch by the 11.34 train to-day. Air G. Black and Mr Herbert Price started by tho midday train to-day on a visit to Rotorua.

Mr J. Neil was a passenger for Christchurch by the second express today. Air L. Sanderson travelled to Christchurch to-day by train on business Air Robert Graeme APNaughtou and Mr Jack Tolendal Armstrong were this morning admitted as barristers and solicitors of the Supreme Court by IJis Honour All Justice Smith. Air Ralph Frederick AVdson was admitted as a solicito r

Mr H. Brasch, solicitor, has gone of! for a trip to England. Ho left on Sa.v urday morning, and is arranging to return in about twelve months.

Air W. 11 Rose, of Christchurch, arrived in Duned’u on Saturday evening. At a social gathering at On tram on Friday night, Air Ward (postmaster) and Mrs Ward were farewclkd. Mr Ward, aftei a two-years’ residence there, has been promoted to Kaiapoi. Tho residents presented him with a smokers’ companion, and _ Airs Ward with a tea trolley. Eulogistic addresses were given by Alessrs J. W, Blair (chairman. Taieri County Council), 1' Doherty, sen , D. AFLcan (Ontram). W. J. 'Reid (Harvey’s Flat), W. J Roberts (Clark's Junction), and R. Al. Fleming (station master). Air- Ward made suitable acknowledgement nd the addresses and the gifts Air Ward’s snccessoi (Air Caterer, from Clyde) was welcomed at tho social The death occurred at Wellington yesterday of the Rev. DrJ. K. E. Elliott, D.D father of Air J. S. Elliott, president of the New Zealand branch of the British Medical Association. Dr Elliott wa for forty-five years one of the leaders of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand. He was born in Belfast (Ireland) eighty-four years :igo. and was educated at tho Belfast Academy and Queen’s College. He was ordaine'd in 1572, and for twelve years held charges in the neighbourhood of Belfast. Tii 1884 lie came to New Zealand. Four yca’-s later he was inducted to the charge of the Kent Terrace Church in Wellington when it was first opened. He remained there till 1921, when ho resigned from the full-time ministry without severing his association with tin church. For years he was a member of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and in addition to holding the position of moderator of the Genera! Assembly, ho served on numerous administrative boards in connection with church, property and trust". New visitors to the Grand Hotel include Messrs FT V. Sheppcrd and Bruce Kelly (London), Mrs M. K. Case (New York), Air J. tl. Hickson (Auckland), Alessrs H. C. Murray, W. Ingle, and R. B. Smith (Wellington), Air and Airs Arthur Parrott, Alessrs A. E. Armstrong and E. A. Smith. (Christchurch).