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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19497, 4 June 1925, Page 10

On Friday afternoon the members of the staff of the Port Chalmers District High School entertained at afternoon tea Mr J. H. Gray, 8.A., who is retiring on superannuation, ami Mr I. H. T’lndlay, who has been promoted to the head mastership of Kvatisdale School. Mr Booth, rector, in asking Mr Gray to accept from the staff a tea service in Tudric pewter ware, referred to the earnestness and thoroughness of all Mr Gray’s work, and the deep impression he had made, on the characters and lives of his pupils. lie wished him a long and pleasant time of retirement. To Mr Findlay he presented a silver English lever watch, with the best wishes ot the staff, and (hanked him for the interest .he had taken, not only in the work of liis class, but in the outside interests of the school. . A Maori debtor unde?' oross-oxammtrtion at tho Napier Magistrate's Court the other dav said that he could not afford to pay his debts because ho had no money. “Have you tried to get any money?” queried a persistent counsel. “Oh, yes," drawled Hori. “I wrote to my solicitor and asked him to advance me some money.” “And what did your legal advisor say to that?” asked counsel. “Advised me to get another solicitor,” was the prompt-, reply. Six septuagenarians, whose ages total 445, wore among the passengers on the Canard liner Caronia, which left Liverpool for New York a few weeks ago. Our one aim is to give entire satisfaction with all our Furniture and Furnishings, Scoullar and Chisholm.— Advt.