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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19531, 14 July 1925, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr Harrison Jones was a passenger to Christchurch by the second express yesterday. The many friends of Mr David liixnach will be pleased to leaxn that he has recovered from the attack of pleurisy that laid him aside'for a fortnight. Mr W. A. Saunders wag a passenger by the first express from the north yesterday. The Hon. D. T. Fleming arrived in Dunedin by the first express from the north yesterday. Mr G, A. Lamb travelled to Invercargill by the through express yesterday. Messrs W. T. Hazlett, W. Stone, and J. B. Thomson, of Invercargill, were passengers by the through express from the north yesterday. Mr Claude Haigh, who has just returned to New Zealand from a visit to England, arrived in’Dunedin on a brief visit by-the first express from the north yesterday. Dr C. C. Maolaurin, who recently returned to Wellington from England, where he completed his post-graduate studies, and who has been on a brief visit to Dunedin, returned to Wellington by the through ex-, press yesterday. Mr G. B. Christie (manager of the Now Zealand Express Company’s house at Wellington) and Mr John Christie (solicitor to the Advances to Settlers Department) left for Wellington yesterday morning after a visit to Dunedin for the funeral of their brother, Mr J. B, Christie. A Press Association cablegram from Sydney announces the death Of Mr T. unapman Judd, formerly superintendent and acting manager in the Pacific for the Pacific Cable Board. At a large and representative meeting of the local adherents of the Reform Party at Invercargill on Saturday afternoon’ Mr J. E. Hamilton was unanimously selected to contest the A war us seat at the general election. It was also decided that an organiser bo appointed for the four Southland electorates. Mr Percy H. Cox. inspector in New Zealand of the Bank of Australasia, retired on Friday after 44 ’'cars’ service in the bank. Mr Cox has been the chief officer in New Zealand since October, 1919. On Friday afternoon Mr Cox was mot by the officers of the stalls of the bank at Christchurch and presented, on behalf of the New Zea land staff, with a roll-top desk and a wallet of notes, with which he was asked to obtain suitable mementos of the occasion for Mrs Cox and himself. Mr W. F. L. Ward, formerly manager of the Wellington branch of the bank, succeeds Mr Cox os inspector in New Zealand, and Mr J. A. M’Leod takes charge of the Wellington branch. For the past two years and a-half Mr Cox has filled the ncsition of chairman of the Associated Banks. Captain Robert F. Chadwick, whose death occurred at the Dunedin Hospital on Saturday, was a well-known master on the New Zealand coast. About 30 years ago he jjoined the Rakanoa at Newcastle. Captain T. Basiro was then chief officer of that vessel. Returning to England later,- Captain Chadwick passed the qualifying examination. Among other appointments held by him was that of chief officer of. a training brig for 'boys. Ho subsequently returned to New Zealand, whore he rejoined the Union Company’s service, and rose to be master. He nt one time had command of the Patoena and later the Poherua." £le resigned from the Union Company’s service about five years ago. ,