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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21578, 25 February 1932, Page 10

PERSONAL

The members of the Wellington cricket team left for the north by yesterday morning’s express. Air R. Scott, AI.L.C., was a passenger by yesterday morning’s express, en route to Wellington. Alessrs L. D. Ritchie and H. Chapman left for Wellington by the express yesterday morning on University business. Mr J. E. Joyce, of the Pensions Department, travelled to Oamaru yesterday. Bishop Whyte left by the express yesterday morning for Invercargill, where he will attend a clerical conference to-day. To-morrow he will open a fete at Gore. Air Walter Ellis, past president of the Dunedin Builders’ Association, has been elected vice-president of the New Zealand Federation.

Air R. AI. Wilkinson left on Tuesday for, Rotorua to attend a meeting of the Pharmacy Board and the annual conference of the Pharmaceutical Society. An Otago bowling team, comprising eight rinks, left yesterday morning for Invercargill to play Southland in the annual match for the Harraway Shield.

Despite the inclement weather, a large crowd assembled at the Taumata School on Friday evening to do honour to Mrs Loudon and Miss Loudon (teacher), who are leaving for Southland. During their sojourn in the district they made many friends and were instrumental in forming a Young People’s Club. The evening commenced with the singing of the Youhg People’s Club ode, and was followed with games and dances, interspersed with vocal and instrumental music. During an interval in the programme, Mr Pearce, a member of the Young People’s Club, presented Miss Loudon with a beautiful morocco handbag, and wished her success in her new position. Mrs Loudon was presented with some dainty pieces of china by a member of the committee. Reference was made to Miss Loudon’s teaching ability, which demonstrated the value of primary education under a capable teacher. Mrs and Miss Loudon feelingly thanked the people of the district for their kindness. A dainty supper was then served by the ladies of the district.

At the executive meeting of the Otago Provincial Fruitgrowers’ Council held yesterday, Mr Alexander M'Donald, secretary of the Taieri Fruitgrowers’ Association, took occasion on behalf of his association to present Mr H. Turner, manager of the council, with a small token of the esteem in which he is held by the fruitgrowers of the Taieri. Mr M'Donald said that the gift carried with it the sincere good wishes of his members for Mr Turner’s success overseas and stressed the valuable assistance which Mr Turner had rendered to the industry in the Dominion generally and in Otago particularly. In acknowledging the presentation, which took the form of a handsome set of ebony hair brushes, Mr Turner asked Mr M'Donald to convey to the Taieri growers, amongst whom he numbered many'’valuable friends, his keen appreciation of their useful gift and to assure them that he hoped still to be of assistance to the industry when overseas.

Mr J. M. Dowsett, of London, a wellknown author and big-game hunter, arrived in New Zealand aboard the Rnngitiki. Mr Dowsett, who is revisiting New Zealand after an absence of 50 years, is the author of “ Big Game and Big Life,’' “ The Spanish Bull Fight,” “ On the Spoor of the Elephant,” “ Snake Life Simply Told,” “ The Spanish Bull Ring,” “ How Animals Live,” “ Seanderbeg,” and “ The Warrior King of Albania.” He entered the civil service of New Zealand in 1883, but resigned his position and started wild game hunting, pursuing a roving career. Mr Dowsett is a protagonist against bull-fighting, and has written on that subject. A_ much-travelled man, he visited 29 countries in 1924-25, and visited every country in Europe. Soviet Russia excepted. He is a well-known lecturer, and has lectured on zoology in America, as well as in London and in other capitals. His trip to Wellington is the first lap of a long journey, as' Mr Dowsett intends revisiting Australia, and later to proceed to Java, Sumatra, New Guinea, Thursday Island, China, Japan, Siam, Ceylon, Burma and India.