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Evening Star, Issue 21128, 14 June 1932, Page 7

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air N. C. Kensington, Crown Lands Commissioner, has gone to Wellington on a duty call, air H. L. Gibson, railway traffic manager, boarded the 11.35 train this morning, to visit Albury and Fairlic. air A. H. Templeton, of tbe T. and P. Supply, left to-day to attend the Palmerston North Show. air F. Aitken, railway law officer, travelled to-day from Dunedin to Christchurch.

air A. S. Holms, of Waimahaka, passed through Dunedin this morning on his way to Palmerston North. air W. B, Lambert was a passenger for Christchurch by the mail train today. Mr L. Alderton, of the Transport Appeal Board, went north by tram this morning. aiiss L. Daff left by tbe through express this morning for Wellington, where she will undertake work for the New Zealand Bird Protection Society, She has been commissioned to paint a series of pictures of New Zealand native birds. ;

An enjoyable evening was held in Bathgate Park Pavilion, on Saturday, to bid farewell to Mr J. Hore, a member of the Southern team, who is to tour Australia with the All Blacks.During the evening Mr Hore was the recipient of a set of pipes. The opportunity was also taken of presenting trophies to the first grade team, which' won the seven-a-si<Je tournament. Members present representing the Otago Rugby Football Union were Messrs <l. Mitchell and V. G. Cavanagb. Items were rendered by Messrs V. G, Cavanagh, sen., J. Mitchell, H. Alexander, A. Edwards, and L. Carnegie. After having attended the conference of hospital boards in Wellington, Messrs W. E. S. Knight (chairman of the Otago Hospital Board) and A, F. Juelch arrived back yesterday. Mr J. acobs (secretary of the Hospital Board) returned by this afternoon’s express. The death took place at her residence, Balclutha, on Saturday, of Mrs Ruth Baltimore, widow of the late Mr George Lattimore. The deceased arrived m New Zealand in 1871, and lived for. some time at Taieri Mouth before going to Balclutha. She vras an enthusiastic worker in the local Anglican Church, and was a past P.G. of the Lily of Clutha Lodge, 1.0.0. F. . Mr James Rodger, who is retiring from the position of architect to the Otago Education Board, was entertained on Saturday evening by the board’s office staff* the school inspectors, and others associated ytth the office. The chairman (Mr J. Wallace); and the secretary (Mr G. W. Carrington) referred to the complete confidence the board had reposed in Mr Rodger during his thirty-one years’ service, special reference being made to his essential kindliness of heart and to his unassuming manner. In acknowledging a gift of a motor picnic outfit, Mr Rodger made interesting reference to incidents during his service with the Mr W. Newton, Secretary of Labour,, has given notice of; his intention to retire from the public service on superannuation. Mr Newton has been associated with the Labour Department since February, 1905, when he was appointed inspector of factories m the Masterton district.. He subsequently occupied the position of inspector o factories at Christchurch and at Wellington, and as officer in charge at Dunedin and Auckland. In 1916 he was transferred to Wellington as deputy chief inspector of factories, deputy, superintendent of workers ” ings, and deputy registrar .of mdustrial unions. On February 1, 1918,he was appointed to the position of conciliation commissioner at Wellington, and continued in this position until September 1, 1926,-when he was-reap, pointed to his.former position in the head office. On December 1, 1929 on the retirement of Mr Rowley, Mr No" - ton was appointed permanent head of the Department of Labour. ■ Captain R. K. (R Clark, aged forty-three, died suddenly at Tauranga last night of heart failure. Deceased was for several years with the Union Steam Ship Company, and was in command of the Manuka, when she was lost on Long Point, south of Dunedin, about three years ago. He then retired from the sea and went to Tauranga, where he established a fish curing business, which he had conducted ever since. He leaves a widow and two young daughters. Mr G. L. Biss, who was traffic mana<rer for the Union Steam Ship Company at Dunedin and was transferred to Hobart many years ago, has retired from the service after forty-nine years, and has settled in Hobart. Sir Biss was a very popular officer when he was stationed in Dunedin. Among those staying at the City Hotel are Mr P. Buttle, (few .Plymouth), Messrs C. Speight and P. Thomson (Christchurch), Mrs P- and Miss P. MacKenzie (Walter leak, Queenstown), and Mr W. A. Jones (Invercargill)-