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Evening Star, Issue 21292, 22 December 1932, Page 9

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Mr H. Turner, London manager of the New Zealand Fruit Export Control Board, arrived at Auckland by the Rangitata yesterday. The council of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Wojnen and Children (Plunket Society) has received advice from Dr Martin Tweed (central examiner) that in the recent examination for Plunket nurses held in. November at the Karitane-Harris Hospital, Dunedin (the dominion training centre for Plunket nurses), Nurses Merlet, M'Guinness, Gibbs, Thom, Mason, Healey, Ramsay, Hoad, Leaman, Anderson, Hawkins, O’Leary, Wilkes, and Ansel! were successful in passing the examination, and Nurses Hawken, Houghton, Telford, Holderness, and Tompkins passed the examination with distinction. Last night’s meeting of the Otago Rowing Association passed a motion of sympathy with the relatives of Mr H. L. Tapley, and it was decided to forward a letter of condolence to Mr P.J. Priest (a delegate), brother-in-law, of the deceased. There were a number of prominent people among _ the passengers on the Rangitata, which arrived at Auckland from London yesterday. Sir James Mills, chairman of directors of Union Steamship Company, returned after, spending several months in England.Mr H. White Wickam (London), Lieu-tenant-colonel G. S. Douglas (India), Colonel Sir Philip and Lady Brocklehurst (England), Major P. Kerr-Smiley (London), and Lieutenant-commander G. Branson (London) arrived for the fishing season. Mr C. E. Malfroy, New Zealand tennis player, who has been-at Cambridge University for three years, and Mr H. F. Nicoll, president of the New Zealand Trotting Conference, also returned. . A Wellington Press Association message announces the death of Mr Martyn Hume, vice-president of the Wellington Stock Exchange. At a meeting of the Otago Yacht and Mbtor Boat Association last night the president (Mr W. O. Martin) made feeling reference to the death of Mr Tapley, who had been a staunch supporter of yachting activities in the harbour.