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Evening Star, Issue 20254, 15 August 1929, Page 9

PERSONAL

Cabinet has approved of the appoint ment of Mr M. Dennehy to the position of Assistant General Manager of Railways in succession to Air J. S Hunteiv who was appointed Commissioner of Transport some time ago.—Press Association telfigram. Mr J. M‘C. Dickson was a passenger, for Timani by this morning’s express, Mr IV. H. Dagger, Conciliation Commissioner, travelled to Christchurch by the through express to-day. The Hon. T. K. Sidey left for Wellington by this morning’s express. A cablegram from Sydney announces tbe death at Mandang of Mr IV. V. Fitzgerald, an explorer botanist, and geologist who began his mining career at the Otago School_ of Mines, and in later years was associated with geological expeditions to North-west Australia and Hew Guinea. Mr Fitzgerald is remembered in Dunedin He came here from somewhere north—the West Coast it is thought—and attended classes at; the Otami School of Mines under Professor Park, but did not graduate here. A 111011" those staying at the Grand Hotel are Messrs IV. G- Macnidoc and W. A. Lo Pine ( Auckland), 'Messrs J A Galvin, IV. IV. Allan, S. Moss, ami IV. F. Nicholls (Wellington). Visitors to the Excelsior Hotel lucmcle Messrs E. Pothnn and J. IV. Hutehcn (Wellington), Messrs A. D. feandmau and H. C. Jones (Christchurch). Mr F. A. IVliitcombo (Naseby). Recent guests at the City Hole, include Messrs H. Rurvis J. Campbel , and Sinclair Campbell (Essendom Melbourne), Mr F. M. Gundry (Chnstcliurch), Mr and Mrs I. Black, Mr* Lattimore, Miss M. Wilson, Messrs H. Harris anil H- Taylor (Tiiiiaru). Mr HI IV Parker (Oamam), Sir G. Hyde (Tarras), Mr J. Dagg (Queenstown), Mr R. Ellison (Pukctcraki), Air .1. Ucvie (Tapauui),