LATE MR F. EARL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25180, 18 April 1945, Page 8

LATE MR F. EARL

TRIBUTES BY PROFESSION ADVOCATE AND CITIZEN There was a large attendance of members of the Bar in the Court yesterday when tributes were paid bv the Bench and Bar to the late Mr F. Earl, K.C. With Mr Justice Callan and Mr Justice Cornish on the Bench was Sir John Reed, K.C. The Magistracy was represented by Mr J. H. Luxford. : , The president of the Auckland District Law Society, Mr A. Milliken, referring to the 'Sftotable career of Mr Earl, said that had he not retired a| a comparatively early age he could hare.: attained an even greater eminence at the Bar. "He was a man of the people and lived a full and.complete life, added Mr Milliken. "We will erer remember Mr Earl as a great advocate and a good citizen and as one who always played ' a straight bat." ;■;■■.'.

Mr justice Callan said it was regret- ; table that M» Justice Northcroft wig ■ not present as he had known Mr EarU. . better than any of the present .Justices, 1. They were pleased to hare with them i Sir John Reed, who had practised at ' the Bar in Auckland during the same period as Mr Earl, and who was made' a King's Counsel on the same day. His Honor said messages had been received from members of the Bench at present in Wellington associating them with the - tributes. He understood that Mr Earl had enjoyed the respect and affection of all citizens with whom h. 6 came inta ; contact. Mr Earl had taken an important part in three manly sports, cricket, football and racing, which helped to' exprea i the national character and to form it, ! His Honor continued. The Bench readily i associated itself with the Bar in paying i tribute and the message of sympathy. DETECTIVE'S PROMOTION Advice of his appointment to the, position of chief detective at Auckland* has been received by Senior-Detective J. Walsh. He has been attached to the detective office at Auckland since 1933. POST RELINQUISHED (0.C.) WHANGAREI, Tuesday Having been secretary of the Armed Forces Appeal Board in Whangarei since its inception in 1940, Mr 80110 Grey has relinquished the appointment and returned to the service or the Publio Trustee as solicitor to the Dunedin office. Before his appointment to the appeal board, Mr Grey was solicitor to the Public Trustee at Whangarei. Mr F. Smittr of the National Service Department, has been appointed secretary of the appeal board at Whangarei. DEAN APPOINTED (P-A.) DUNEDIN, Tuesday Bishop Fitchett today announced the appointment of the Ven. A. G. H. Button as Dean of Dunedin and Vicar of St. Paul's Cathedral district. The new dean was born at Lvttelton 59 years ago and was educated at the Christchurch Boys' High School. He received his training for the ministry at Selwvn College and was made deacon in 1912 and ordained priest in 1913. He served as assistant curate at St. Paul's Cathedral and was successively vicar of Lawrence, St. Peter's (Caversham). and Waikouaiti. He has been vicar of St. John's, Roslyn, since J. 940. HAMILTON ORPHANS' CLUB (0.C.) HAMILTON, Tuesday Many visitors from kindred clubs all over the province- were among those. , who attended the silver iubilee celebrations of the Hamilton Orphans' Club. The Mayor of Hamilton, Mr H. D. Caro, who was among the guests, referred to the good record of the tflub. Throughout the war years it had rendered splendid service in a practical form, he said. It had contributed greatly to the social and musical amenities of the town and was alWkys ready to help in worthv endeavours. The.new president, Mr W. V. St. George, welcomed the representatives of the Auckland Club, Messrs S. Clark and W. Packman. Presentations were made to the president for 1944, Mr E. V. Riesterer, and to two life-mem-bers, Messrs H. J. Baker and R. R. Paterson. TASMAN FLYING-BOAT A Tasman Empire Airways flyings boat arrived from Sydney yesterday afternoon with the following passengers: —Messrs A. A. Ansell, S. B. Clarke, V. K. Cooke, F. A. L. Hunt, M. G. King, T. H. Martin, J. F. Morgan, M. E. Robertson, W. E. Sweeney, C. L. Veron, Mesdames S. Marlow, W. M. Martin and Miss M. A. Laugesen. PERSONAL ITEMS Mr J. W. Heenan, Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, is visiting Auckland. He is at the Grand Hotel. Mr G. W. Albertson, Building Controller. arrived from Wellington yesterday. He is at the Grand Hotel. Mr A. Paull, sanitary inspector for the Mount Eden Borough Council, has been elected president, of the New Zealand Sanitary Inspectors' Association. Mr W. E. Sweeney, a member of the United States Foreign Economic Administration Mission to Australia, arrived at Auckland from Sydney by flying-boat yesterday on a brief business visit to Now Zealand