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Evening Star, Issue 22367, 17 June 1936, Page 11

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The mayor (Rev. E. T. Cox) left for Wellington this morning. He will attend meetings in connection with tho centenary celebrations of New Zealand in 1940. ~ - ' Mr J. F. Devlin, the famous badminton player, was a passenger by the ex-* press from Invercargill this morning, being bound for Oamaru. He will return to Dunedin to-morrow and will appear here to-morrow night. Sir C. S. Scott left to-day for Taihape, on transfer in the employ of tho A.M.P. Society. Mr Scott served in the South African Light Horse during the Boer: War, and went to German West Africa in the Great War with. Louis Botha. He served in France, and subsequently came to Dunedin. He was a member of the Returned Soldiers’ Association and the South African Veterans’ Association. He was also a vice-president of the Australian Society, of which he was a foundation member. He was president of tho A.I.F. Social Club on several occasions. Mr Gordon Sykes, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, left on his return for New Plymouth this morning. Mr A. W. Buxton left for Wellington by the early express this morning, Mr R. Baker was a passenger for the north by the first e.xpress this morning. Adjutant Hutchins entrained by tho first express this morning for Wellington. Mr W. Manson left this morning on his return to Wellington. Mr W. H, Crawford was a passenger for the north by the first express today. Mr Cottee, of Canterbury, has been appointed to the position of rector of the Cromwell District High School. Mr M. Siinmonds, who has for tho past year filled the office of clerk of the court at Cromwell, left on Friday evening to take up a position in the Magistrate’s Court at Invercargill. On the recommendation of the Professorial Board, the Otago University Council yesterday afternoon decided that the half-share of the Lnbecki Scholarship previously held by Mr W. Di Whittleston be awarded to Mr N. E, Pratt. St. Hilda’s Collegiate School is to lose the services of Misses Peake and Macdonald, after 19 years’ loyal service to the school. .The Board of Governors has appointed Miss Fay Cowper, diploma of physical training, and Miss Winifred M'Quilkan, L.T.C.L., M.A., Dip. Hons., to fill the vacancies. Mr R. J. Lawrie, station master at Kingston, will take up a position on the passenger staff of the Dunedin branch of the Railways Department. He will be succeeded at Kingston by Mr B. Felton, of Dunedin. After 18 years as chairman of the Auckland Hospital Board, Mr William Wallace was defeated for the position at the annual meeting of the board yesterday. The Rev. \V. C. Wood was elected chairman by 6 votes to 5. Mr Wood has been chairman of the Relief Committee of the board. Reference to the deaths of Miss Reid and Messrs E. O. Reilly and Malcolm Scott, three members of the Dunedin Horticultural Society, was made by tho president (Mr H. S. Hungerford) at last night’s annual meeting, members standing in silence. The president (Mr 6. L. Taplev), at last night’s meeting of the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, made feeling reference to the sudden death of Mr Alex. Mann. Mr Taplev said that Mr Mann was a very popular member of the Leith and Caversham Clubs, and was an Otago cross-country representative, His loss would be greatly felt in amateur athletic circles. Eulogistic references to the lengthy administrative services of Mir J. Atkinson, a member of the Dunedin Horticultural Society and a prominent exhibitor, who is shortly leaving Dunedin to take up his residence in Timaru, were mad© by members of the society at last night’s annual meeting. As a token of the esteem in which he was held, Mr Atkinson was presented with, an inscribed fountain pen Keen appreciation of the services rendered to amateur athletics in Otago by Mr R. O. Johnson was expressed by the president (Mr G. L. Tapley) when Mr Johnson’s resignation as the Roxburgh Club’s delegate was accepted with regret by the Otago Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association at its meeting last night. Mr Tapley said that Mr Johnson had given invaluable service as a coach, and without his great assistance during last 1 season he did not think Otago would have achieved the success it did at tho New Zealand Championships. It wa« decided to send a letter to Mr Johnson, expressing appreciation of his valuable services on the centre. A Press Associatino message front Wellington states that Mr W. I. Deavoll, at present private secretary to tho Minister of Education, has been appointed secreatry of the Wellington, Education Board in succession to Mr Hilton, who is retiring. Mr Deavol! has been in the Public Service for 30 years and has served six successive Ministers of Education as private secretary.