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Evening Star, Issue 21636, 3 February 1934, Page 13

PERSONAL

His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy returned last evening from the north. Mr W. Jacobsen travelled to Christchurch by train to-day. ■ Mr W. J. M'Allen left to-ds# for; Auckland. Nine branch salesmen in the service of the National Mortgage and Agency, Company left Dunedin this morning for their homes after attending a company conference—Mr J, F. Miller for Invercargill, W. F. Hawke for Gore, Mr JW. Holmes for Oamaru, Mr D. W. Gray for Waimate, Mr W. E. Baird for; Timaru, Mr D. Lawson and Mr L. W. Christmas for Ashburton, Mr. J. Y< Allan and Mr J. Mi Christie for Christchurch. ... Mr John J. O’Regan left- this morning for Invercargill to take up a teaching position in Southland. Miss Nancy Hobson has been notified that she passed the final section of the Diploma of Music at the University. Sir J. Sutherland Ross returned last evening after a visit to Wellington and Auckland. The Rev. George M‘Neur and Mrs M'Nour arrived yesterday on furlough from Canton. Members of the ' Evening Star ’ staff gathered yesterday afternoon to bid farewell to Mr R. M'Connell, who is severing his connection with the company after seventeen years’ service.The managing director (Mr C. Stanley Smith), in presenting Mr M'Connell with a wallet on behalf of the employers and employees, .said that he had always been a willing worker and had given entire satisfaction during his term of employment with the company. After Mr M'Connell had replied, three cheers were given in his honour. A Wellington Press Association telegram states that the following have qualified by examinations and have been admitted as members of the New, Zealand Society of Accountants;—N.I. M'Kean (Auckland)', J. H. Tietjens (Hamilton), I. A. M. Louisson (Dannevirke), F. W. Coombs and R. A. Fuller (Palmerston North), P. R. Hall, -A,L., Lynskey, J. H. M'Fadden, W. W.Sherring, 0. G. Thomas, C. W. Thorn, and C. E. Wynne (Wellington), J. A. Bell, L. G. A. Donaldson, and C. 0.Spiller (Christchurch). . Dr and Mrs Asmis (Sydney), Mr C.W. Bridge (Wellington), and Messrs D. L. Patterson and W. H. Turvey (Oamaru) are among the guests staying at the Grand Hotel. City Hotel guests:—Dr and Mrs J.0. Pairman and the Misses Pairman (Christchurch), Mr. L. W. Christian (Ashburton), Dr Fraser, .Mr L. C. Bell (Timaru). Mr and Mrs Ruddenklau, Misses M'Kenzie and L. Grenfell (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs J. Anderson (Kurow), Mr lan Anderson (Omarama),- Mr J.- Goodger (Tarras), Mr and Mrs James How (Patearoa), Mr J. A. and Miss R. A. Bailie, and Mr A. F. Hawke (Oamaru). v _ , Mr J. M. Alexander has just been advised that he has been. awarded < » New Zealand Government Mining Scholarship, tenable for four years.