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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19503, 11 June 1925, Page 10

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Ministerial. Tho Hon. G. J. Anderson and his private secretary (Mr F. M. Sherwood) will arrive in Dunedin this evening from tho south. Dr Roberts, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, returned to Wannate by yesterday's express. Mr T. Watson was a through passenger by yesterday's express from Invercargill, bound for Wellington. Mr Foster Neill was a passenger by yesterday’s express lor Timoru An Auckland Press Association telegram announces the death of the Rev. David M’Nieoll, aged 82. The deceased was a former president of the Methodist Conference. A Press Association cablegram from London slates that Mr William Riddet, who had a brilliant career at the West of Scotland Agricultural College, has been, appointed to tho Logan Campbell Chair of Agriculture at Auckland. Air S. G. Raymond, K.C., chairman of tho War Pensions! Appeal Board, and Mr H. J. Aekins, secretary, will arnve m Dunedin by tho first express on Tuesday next. , , , , Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jolhcoo had an andicr.co with the King at Buckingham Palace yesterday morning (writes our London correspondent on May 6) upon relinquishing his appointment as GovernorGeneral and Commandor-in-Chief of the Dominion of New Zealand. .Messrs Geo. R. Talboys and , Robert Bnltiii, of Tuuneka West, travelled north by the through express yesterday. They will join tho Maungahui at Wellington tomorrow, on route for Sydney. It is their intention to make a two months’ tour of Victoria and New South Wales. An Auckland Press Association message announces that the death has occurred of Airs Elizabeth Broomlield, aged 91, who arrived at Auckland in 1843. Her children number 12. of whom eight survive her, ami there arc 55 grand-children, 50 greatgrandchildren, and one great-great-grand-child. Sir James Allen and Miss Rona Allen loft London on. May 7, travelling overland to Toulon, to join tno Ormonde for tho Mediterranean cruise. During its progress tho ship will cull at Hellos and Chanak Bruir. where British war memorials were unveiled. . Mr A. E. Ansoll, president of the Otago Motor Club, will leave next week for Wellington to attend a. conference with tho Minister of Internal Affairs regarding motor number plates. Air George Mellor, of Central Otago, is (our London correspondent writes) on a visit to England after having been engaged in tin mining for the Niger Company in Nigeria for tho past two years. Mr Alellor naturally anticipated a very pleasant stay in tho Mother 1 Country, and was especially looking forward to spending a good deal of time at the British Empire Exhibition. A London cablegram states that Sir John Barr’s eldest daughter, who is 20 years of age, is engaged to marry Michael Mason, a son of Air James Francis Mason, of tho firm of Mason and Barry, and formerly AI. for Windsor. At yesterday’s meeting of the Otago Land Board the Under-Secretary of Lands wrote intimating that Air G. J. Inder had been reappointed a member of the board. Mr Inder received the congratulations of the Commissioner of Crown Lands (Air K. S. Galbraith) and his fellow-members. A cablegram has been received stating that Dr Geoffrey Barnett, son of Dr L. E. Barnett, of Dunedin, has passed tho final examination for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in England. He intends to leave this month tor Dunedin. Nominations closed yesterday for the extraordinary vacancy on the Alilton Borough Council caused by the resignation of a recently-elected councillor. Three candidates were nominated—Messrs John B MTntosh, Alorton E. Paul, and Alex. Rennie (ex-Alayor). The election will take place on Wednesday next. Recently-elected members of tho Royal Colonial Institute include Ihc following New Zealanders: —Sir J. P. Luke, C.AI.G., AI.P., Captain W. H. Cottrell, C.M.G., 0.8. E., K.N.V.R., Messrs L). A, Abercrombie, P. II Cox, G. P. H. Davidson, W. E. A. Gill, fj. H. Gilmer, B. Page, E. Salmond, and W. F. Ward (all of Wellington), Alessrs J. S. Barrett, A’l. S. Brown, and A. K Hadfield (Christchurch), F. Gordon Bell (Dunedin). Lady associates are: —Mrs M. Cordon Bell, Mrs E. S. Davidson, Airs M. Gilmer, Airs A. K. Hadlicld, and Airs W. T. Ward. Dr O'Neill, C.AI.G., D. 5.0., and an additional honour conferred upon him yesterday when he received from his Excellency, tho Governor-General, the Colonial Auxiliary Forces officers’ decoration. The decoration is awarded for service as a commissioned officer in any military force which is not. a' permanent force. The ceremony, which was of a private nature, took place in the Grand Hotel. Captain J. A. S. Doorly, formerly master of the Union Company's steamers Aloeraki and Manuka, left Dunedin by the second express yc-terday for the north. lie will leave Wellington to-morrow by the Maunganui for Sydney, en route to Melbourne, where he will take up his duties in the Victorian pilot, service, Captain Doorly. was in the service of the Union Steam Ship Company for 20 years, and served in sailing ships for 10 years previously. Ho was on transport work during the Great War, being at that , time in command of tho A pari m;i. A cable, message from Alolbourno announces the death there on Saturday of Miss Francos B. Lysnar, F.R.G.S., following upon a very serious operation. Alias Ly.snar was a much-travelled woman, and 'the authoress of several books. She was for many veal's an ardent supporter of tho Rama bin Mission to (lie Child-widows and Women of India, and consequent upon a visit to the mission at Alukti she devoted all her time and energies to its interests, giving illustrated lectures from time to time in different parts of the dominion on its Viehalf. fthe left Dunedin only a. few weeks ago to visit Alolhonrne in connection with the mission. Her many friends throughout New Zealand will miss (his kindly and enthusiastic lady, whose winning personality and sincerity won many a supporter to the work she had so much at heart-

The Financial News has a lengthy reference to “Progressive Now Zealand” (says our London correspondent, writing on Maj 4). The volume is described as “a book of great worth and merit. The information for investors and traders is of a very helpful kind. On the industrial side the record of progress has been steady and sure, and the policy of fostering those manufacturing concerns which utilise the raw materials and foodstuffs, with which the dominion is so richly endowed, has been steadily and successfully carried out. Another interesting chapter is devoted to the dominion’s mineral wealth. Years ago New Zealand’s many seekers after treasure arrived there. Yet much gold remains to ho won, although more wealth lies in other minerals. The thorough geological survey, which is now making good progress, is far from completion, but enough has been done to show that New Zealand s mineral resources are worth the attention of enterprising capitalists. Prospecting is encouraged by the State in the form of subsidies, loans, the us© of plant, and the service of experts of the Mines Department. ... To touch upon the many ether matters dealt with in ‘Progressive New Zealand’ is beyond the scope of this article, but their universal interest is unquestioned.”

Street accidents due to vehicles caused deaths or injury to 98,215 people in Great Britain last year. Of these 3631 were fatal, Mrs N. Jones, who recently died at Kilham, in the East Riding, at the age of 95, had never travelled! in a railway train.