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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21569, 15 February 1932, Page 8

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Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls, Officer Commanding the Southern Command, was a passenger on the through train on Saturday morning, em route to Christchurch. A London cablegram announces the death from bronchial trouble of George Gibbons Hearne, the well-known Kent County cricketer. Mr D’Arcy Anderson, who has been a member of the New Zealand Insurance Company’s staff at Singapore for the past five years, is visiting Auckland. Mr W. F. Abel was a passenger for the north by the mid-day express on Saturday morning, en route to_ Wellington, where he will attend a meeting of the Teachers’ Superannuation Board. Mr John Tait, curator of the Oamaru Municipal Gardens, left Dunedin by the mid-day express for the north on Saturday morning, en route to Great Britain. He expects to be away 12 months. Mr G. A. Laurenson left Dunedin by the through express for the north on Saturday on his way to Palmerston North, where he will represent the Dunedin Master Bakers’ Association at the annual conference of the Dominion organisation. On his retirement from the position of manager of the Gabriel’s Gully Sluicing Company, Mr D. Murray was met by the employees of the company and presented with a case, of Loewe pipes and an Autostrop razor as a token of the esteem in which he was held by the men. - In making the presentation Mr J. M’Donald spoke of the good feeling that had existed between the manager and his men, who had always found Mr Murray fair in his dealings with those under him. He hoped that Mr Murray would be long spared to enjoy his retirement, and he could assure him that he was taking with him the good wishes of the men who had worked so harmoniously under his management. Mr Murray thanked the employees for their presents, at the same time expressing his regret at leaving the district and his many old friends. On Saturday morning a pleasing* ceremony took place at the business premises of Messrs J. Romison and Co., Ltd., wheu the directors and fellow-workers assembled to do honour to Miss Alice Campbell, who, on account of her approaching marriage, was severing her connection with the firm. Mr Moss, on behalf of the directors, expressed the firm’s appreciation of the many years of valued service given by Miss Campbell, all her duties having been discharged with conspicuous ability. Indeed, her work was of such a high quality that the directors could not express too highly their appreciation of her labour. Mr Moss, on behalf of Mr and Mrs Romison, presented Miss Campbell with a handsome aneroid barometer, and he expressed the hope that she would be long spared to enjoy her new estate. Mr Fox, on behalf of the employees,, referred to Miss Campbell’s genial qualities, and presented her with an Oriental table. Miss Campbell suitably responded, expressing the hope that, though she was severing her connection with the firm, she would be permitted to renew those associations from time to time, which she would always look back on with great pleasure.