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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21243, 26 January 1931, Page 8

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Ministerial. Sir Thomas Sidey and Lady Sidey arrived in Dunedin by the first express from the north on Saturday afternoon. Sir Thomas, who has derived great benefit from his trip to England, was met at the Railway Station by several members of the local branch of the United Party. He will leave Dunedin on Wednesday in order to attend a meeting of the Cabinet in Wellington on Thursday. The Rev. J. Pringle travelled fromDunedin to Gore by the second express on Saturday. ... ~ Mr Gerald Benson went north by the second express on Saturday on his way to Wellington. - ... .' , Mr H. D. Kerr, designing engineer for the Dominion Fertiliser Company, lett Dunedin for Wellington on Saturday m °Mr in l.’ Campbell, who left Dunedin, recently to take up the position pf stationmaster in Auckland, arrived in the city by the first express from the north on Saturday. ’ c Mr W. Taylor, general manager ot Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co. s New Zealand Drug Co., left for Wellington oh Saturday. He will probaby return to Dunedin on Thursday. . Mr L. B. Hutton, chief engineer for the Southland Electric Power, Board, travelled from Ihvercargill to Christchurch by the through express on Saturday. ' “■ Captain A. J. Charman, marine superintendent for the Shaw, Sayill, aria Albion Company in the South Island, is visiting Dunedin and Port Chalmers. Professor G. E. Thompson, of Otago University, left for the north on Saturday l to take up the Carnegie Travelling Fellowship, which was awarded to him a few months ago. He will spend two months in the United States, and will then proceed to Europe. He will be away from New Zealand for abput 12 months. The Mayor of Christchurch (the Rev. J. K. Archer) will' not be a candidate for that office at the. municipal elections in May.' He has withdrawn in favour of Cr D. G. Sullivan, M.P., the only other Labour nominee (states pur' Christchurch correspondent). „ . Sir Archibald Weigall (Governor of South Australia, 1920-22) . and La,dy Weigall will leave London this month on a trip to Australia and New Zeaand. While in the Dominion they will visit the Governor-General. Sir Archibald Weigall ie a keen agriculturist. , <■ A Press Association cable message from London states that Lord Rutherford has taken the title of Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand. , . Bishop L. S. Kempthorne, Bishop of Polynesia, and Mrs Kempthorne, arrived at Auckland by the Aorangi from Suva to attend the meeting of the General Synod at Christchurch (telegraph our correspondent). Our correspondent at Wellington tele-.' graphs: Herr Julius A. Lutz, merchant, of Wellington, has been appointed actingGerman Consul at Wellington during t)m absence on leave of the Consul, Herr W. Panseler.