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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19617, 22 October 1925, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Vice-Regal. Their Excellencies (Sir Charles Fergusson and Lady Alice Forgusson) arrived in Napier last evening (gays a Press Association telegram), and were accorded an enthusiastic reception at a public gathering. His Excellency will officially oben the new A .and P. Show grounds at Tomoana today. Mr and Mrs John Bates, of Christchurch, are at present on a visit to Dunedin. Mr A. A. Carson, of Wellington, is spending a few days in Dunedin. Superintendent F. Simpson, of the Invercargill Fire Brigade, is at present visiting Dunedin. A Press Association cablegram from London states that Lord Justice Moore has been appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in succession to the late Sir Denis Henry. Mr S. Simpson, sergeant-mechanic to the Air Defence Force, with headquarters at Sockburn, is visiting Dunedin. The Hon. Robert Boyd, the Fijian Commissioner to the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, with a staff of some 15 assistants and servants, arrived in Dunedin by the express last night. Mr Boyd will remain in Dunedin during the whole period that the Exhibition is open. Mr J. E. Bews, Invercargill, manager for Messrs Fleming and Co. (Ltd.), will pass through Dunedin to-day on his way to join an overseas steamer at Wellington. Mr Bews will sail for India with a party of New Zealanders who, intend being present at the Theosophical World Convention in India. The soloists of the Sistine Choir Maestro Casolari, and Signors Auchner, Belli. Ferri, Facchini, Burani, Morgia, Paganelli, and Sarti. arrived in Dunedin last evening by tlie express from the north. They will leave this "morning for Invercargill, where they will give a concert to-night. Our London correspondent reports that recent callers at the High Commissioner’s Office included the following Miss L. A. Mainland (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs J. Shearer (Ashburton), Mr R. Stuart Glendining (Dunedin). Mr E. C. Grant (Dunedin). Mr P. Herbert (Dunedin). Mr M. W. Cuti (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs C. Franklin Smith (Dunedin). At the commencement of the meeting of the Otago Education Board yesterday, the chairman (Mr J. Wallace) made feeling reference to the death of Inspector Nicholson. and a motion of sympathy with his relatives was carried in the usual manner. Mr Wallace added that Inspector Nicholson had done good service for the board Opportunity was taken at the, weekly practice of the Returned Soldiers Choir last evening to recognise the services of Mr W. Gemmell. Mr Gemmell has been deputy conductor of the choir, and ,M~ P. S. Anderson, in presenting him with a silver-mounted umbrella, referred to the loss they were sustaining by bis departure to Aucklapd. Their association had been a very happy one, and ho expressed, on behalf of their members, their best wisne» for Mr Gemmell’s future success and happiness. Mr Gemmell suitably responded At the monthly sitting of the Balciutha Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Mr R. R. Grigor referred to the loss suffered by- the court .and the legal profession by the death of Mr R. R. Stewart. For the past 20 years Mr Stewart had been connected with the court, and in that time had proved himself a capable solicitor and a gentleman. Expressions of regret and sympathy had been received from Messrs G. Cruickshank, S.M.. J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., and H. W. Bundle, S.M., all' of whom had been connected with the Balciutha Court and had known Mr Stewart well. The magistrate (Mr H. J. Dixon, S.M.) also expressed sorrow at the death of such a capable'man, and adjourned the court for 15 minutes out of respect for the memory of the deceased. Sympathy with the bereaved family was expressed. ' , !c . Before proceeding with the ordinary business at the monthly meeting of the Otago High Schools’ Board of Governors yesterday afternoon, the chairman of the board (Dr G. E. Thdmpson) referred to the death of Mr B. B. Couston. He said,that Mr Couston had been invaluable to their schools: in fact, he did not know what the board would do without him. He had taken a- special interest in sport at the Girls’ High School, and perhaps more particularly in the lawn tennis in the city. Tie moved that, a letter of sympathy be forwarded to the deceased‘s relatives. Dr Thompson said he would .also move a similar motion with regard to the death of Mr Nicholson, inspector of primary schools. The mover said he himself was a fellow student of Mr Nicholson’s. He considered that be was one of the ablest scholars that the department had had in its service. 'These motions were seconded by Mrs S. M. Park, and carried, the members standing in silence.