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Evening Star, Issue 21974, 9 March 1935, Page 13

PERSONAL

His Honour Mr Justice Kennedy went north by the 11.35 train to-day to. preside at the Blenheim and Nelson sit-* tings. ' „ Mr W. M. Singleton, director of the. Dairy Division, Agricultural Department, passed through Dunedin this morning, journeying from Invercargill to Wellington. Mr D. Phillips was_ a passenger for; Auckland by the 11.35 train to-day. An arrival by yesterday’s express from the north was Mr W. P. Miller, district traffic manager of railways at Ohakune Junction, who is spending aM annual leave in the south. Mr Olem Dawe, who recently paid a; visit to the Eglington Valiev, left morning for Auckland, prior to his dqjiparture for England. A Press Association telegram from’ Wellington states that ■ Mr F. C. Brown, chief poultry instructor of the Department of Agriculture, will retire at the end of April after about thirty years’ service with the department. Mr W. M. Luke, of Wellington, manager in New Zealand for the Canadian National Steamships, is visiting Dunedin. The arts and science faculty of thai University of Otago at a meeting yes-r terday decided to recommend the University Council to make the following award of scholarships:—Walter Scotti scholarship, N. V. Farrell; women’* scholarship, Miss E. J. Cairns; Invercargill . Savings Bank scholarship for, girls, Miss M. B. M‘Lean; Invercargill Savings Bank scholarship for boys, L* R. Stewart; Beverly entrance scholarship, Miss D. A. Doak; Taieri scholarship, A. Bryant. One of the best-known members on the Auckland detective staff, Detectiva T. A. Allsopp, yesterday received notica of his transfer to Whangarei (telegraphs our Auckland correspondent),Prior to coming to Auckland several years ago, Detective Allsopp served in Dunedin. He has investigated many important Auckland crimes and ha* shown marked ability as a detectiva officer. His most famous case was the investigation of the Ruawaro murders,; together with Detectives T. Sneddon: and Finlay and other officers. In December the Coinmissioner of Police (Mr W. G. Wohlmann), in awarding the Order of Merit to both Detectives Allsopp and Sneddon, stated that the Police Department wished specially to recognise the work done by these two officers.

A well-known citizen of Invercargill.the Rev. Thomas Burns Bannerman,died on Thursday at the age of sixtynine. He was the son of the Rev.William Bannerman, who arrived iii Otago in February, 1854. Mr T. 8.Bannerman was therefore intimately connected with early Otago and Southland. For a number of years he supplied vacant charges in Southland. Ho was a well-known figure in nearly every Presbyterian pulpit. Latterly ha started services in Georgetown and Tisbury, and until his death he carried on the work there in Sunday school and church.

Under the recent legislation governing the reconstruction of the New Zealand Dairy Board, one member is to be appointed by the New Zealand Cooperative Dairy Co. Mr W. E. Hale, of Turua, representing the Hauraki Plains ward of company on the directorate, is appointed to fill the position, reports a Hamilton Press Association message. Captain E. G. Morris, Director Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, left Dunedin for Wellington this morning, after inspecting the Otago division. Mr Gerald Benson travelled to Christchurch by the second express to-day. Mr A. R. M'Elwain, publicity manager for Fuller-Hayward, left Dunedin for Wellington this'morning. Grand Hotel guests:—Mr and Mrs R. T. Richards (Newbury, England), Mr Peter Hennessy (Cornwall, England), Mr and Mrs William Hanna (Bangor, County Down, Ulster, and London), Mr and Mrs L. Faulkner (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs J. B. Smythe (Wellington), Mrs W. F. Tait, Mr S. Bowker, Mrs H. L. Bowker (Christchurch), Mrs R. W. M'CreatU (Gore), and Mrs and Miss Armour (Invercargill). . . , City Hotel guests: Miss A. L. Williams, Messrs R. D. Williams and A. E. Williams (Melbourne), Miss J. Hunter (Wanganui), Miss K. M. Peacock, Mrs R. Irons, Miss D. Irons (Masterton), Mr nad Mrs S. W. Webb, Mrs J. Jackson (Wellington), Mr J. Hawkins (Christchurch). Mr and Mrs Bernia (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs J. Simpson, Miss M. Simpson (Oamaru), Mr A. Smith (Mandeville), Mr and Mrs C. Hore (Patearoa), and Mr G, Macray (Invercargill).