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Evening Star, Issue 21783, 27 July 1934, Page 9

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There was a good attendance of members of the Otago Officers’ Club at a tea last night, given in honour ot the birthday of Colonel E. R. Smith, who joined the military forces in 1869, and has maintained his-interest ever since. Captain I. W. Cowie (president) ex- 1 pressed the congratulations of the club members, and Major O. H. Mead presented Colonel Smith with a token of their esteem. . A Dannevirke Press Association telegram announces the death of Mr Arthur Bower Knight, a well-known farmer, after a brief illness; aged fifty. Mr Walter Watson, who came to Otago by the Philip Laing in 1848, died at Invercargill on Wednesday, aged ninety-one. He was born at Kinkintilloch, and was brought to New Zealand when .five years old. For years lie farmed the Langsfield property at Outram. Mr. and Mrs Herbert Harraway, of St. Clair returned last. night from a prolonged visit to the north. A Hamilton Press Association telegram records the death of Mr James Boyer Brown, aged forty-five, manager of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company’s Franktop butter factory.The deceased spent his lifetime in the dairy industry, and was associated with, various factories throughout the province controlled by the New Zealand Dairy Association and later by the New Zealand Co-operative Association. > The valuable work done by the late Mr Fred Foster in connection with the sport of coursing-was referred to by the president (Mr B S. Irwin) at the meeting of the Dunedin Coursing Club last night, at which a motion of sympathy was passed with Mrs Foster and family. Reference to the valuable service rendered to the Dunedin Jockey Club by the late Mr E. H. Lough was made at the annual meeting of members last evening. The president (Mr A. C. Hanlon) said that Mr Lough had been a very old and esteemed member of the club for twenty-two years, during which time he had served for a long period on. the committee, had acted as treasurer, and had generally taken a very keen interest in the affairs of the club. Mr L. C. Hazlett (vice-president) said that Mr Lough had inaugurated the system of the club selling its own race books—a plan which bad been most successful. His death was a great loss to the club. The death occurred at Nelson yesterday, after a short illness, of the Rev. Father John O’Connell, S.M-, parish priest at Nelson. He was born at Christchurch in 1869, and educated at St. Patrick’s College and the Marist Seminary, Hawke’s Bay. He was a former administrator of Christchurch Cathedral, the head and one of the founders of the Marist Missioncrs, parish priest at St. Mary of the Angels at Wellington and Wanganui until going to Nelson. He is survived by his mother, who lives at Christchurch. A ’ Press Association gable message from London states that the New Zealanders presented at the Royal garden: party were Mrs G. W. Hutchison '(Mayoress of Auckland) and Sir James Grose. - ; ' Reference to the loss sustained by the St. Hilda Band through t' e death of Mr E. H. Lough was made at the annual meeting last, night. Mr J. L. Gardiner said that the deceased had been a,'vice-president for some time before becoming president in 1927. Ho had served the band faithfully and well; in fact, he had been one of its best presidents. His genial personality and dignity had endeared him to one and all, and his death was greatly mourned. A motion of condolence with his relatives ' was passed. Sympathy was also extended to the relatives of the late Messrs George Simpson and 1.Peters, two of the oldest vice-presidents and keenest supporters. A Press Association cable message states that the Bishop of Liverpool (Dr Albert David) has accepted the invitation to attend the Melbourne centenary celebrations, and will sail on September 29. A Press Association cable message from Los Angeles states that Mr Bernt Balchen sailed bn Wednesday in the liner Monterey for Auckland, to join Mr Lincoln Ellsworth for an exploratory aeroplane flight to Ross Sea, Antarctica. „ . ~ Staying at the City Hotel are Mr and Mrs C. Small (Wellington), Mr and Mrs T. Martin, Mrs H. Majcandrew, and Mr B Stevens (Christchurch), Messrs B. Frostick and R. Browne (Timaru), and Mr D. Harris (Invercargill)- . ..