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Evening Star, Issue 21219, 28 September 1932, Page 7

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Among the Zealandia’s passengers were Mrs and Lex Macdonald from Sydney fsays a Wellington Press Association telegram). Mr Norman D. Scurr has left .for Christchurch to join the staff of the Steele Chemical Proprietary Ltd. _ .. At the meeting of the executive of the Dunedin Returned. Soldiers’. Association last night, jt was decided, to send a letter of sympathy to [jir Charles Statham, the association’s honorary solicitor, on the loss he had sustained in the death of his mother-.- . r . Many tributes to the valuable .work done for the association by Mr. S, G.Stycbe during his nine years-; as tary were paid the retiring officer, at the annual meeting of the Otago Rowing Association last evening. “He has been the financial side of the- associa--tion for some years,” said the new; president (Mr C. R; Caffin), “ and rowers generally will never know the work' he has done.” Mr W.‘ J. Wilson said that as “ father of the association,” ho wished to thank Mr_ Styche for the interest he had taken, in. placing rowing in Otago on a sound’ footing. Mr Styche, in reply, modestly -remarked that all he had ever done had been through his love for the sport.The association decided, after asking Mr Styche to retire, that, as he would never accept any monetary recognition of the association’s appreciation) a suitable present be purchased, engraved, and handed to him. Port Chalmers has lost another of its old and respected citizens in the death of Mr John Hart, whose funeral; took place to-day. His has been a familiar figure on the waterfront since the days when sailing ships carried the wool crop to London, and was ever a quiet and reliable worker, whose genial presence will be missed at Port Chalmers.Mr James Fletcher will arrive in Dunedin from Auckland this evening.-

Among those staying at the City, Hotel are Mr J. D. Spedding (Sydney) t Mr R. Bryant (Ashburton), Mr F. Taverner (Geraldine), Mrs C. C. and Miss Margaret Pyle (St. Bathan’s), Mr and Mrs A. Gerrard (Barkly), and Mr G,i P. Chewings (Mossburn).