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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22064, 21 September 1933, Page 10

PERSONAL

Mr A. S. Adams arrived from Christchurch by yesterday’s through express. Sir James Allen, M.L.CL and Messrs J. W. Munro, M.P.," and F. Jones, M.P., left Dunedin by the through express yesterday for Wellington. Mr L. A. Paishj British Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, went north by the express train yesterday. A motion of sympathy with Mr W. J. Morrell in the death of hie daughter was passed at the meeting of the Otago Education Board yesterday. Mr Douglas D. Porter, general secretary (London), of the Egypt General Mission, is at present travelling through New Zealand visiting the chief centres in the South Island. He proceeded to Invercargill yesterday, and hopes to arrive in Dunedin at the end of this week. _ He will speak on the work of the mission. • It is possible that an announcement will be made next week regarding the appointment of a successor to Mr Justice Adams on the Supreme Court Bench. Two names persistently mentioned (says our parliamentary reporter) are those of Mr A. H. Johnstone, of Auckland, and of Mr Harold Johnston, K.C., of Wellington. The chances of the former are generally favoured. It is believed that although he declined on a previous occasion he would now be inclined to view the invitation more favourably. However, Cabinet has yet to deal finally with the appointment. Mr K. D. Willis, who has been “on the road " in Otago, for several years, will shortly leave for Nelson, Several of his fellow travellers met at the Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen’s Club on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of saying good-bye. Mr C. L. Finer, in presenting Mr Willis with a solid leather suitcase, on behalf of those present, expressed the regret felt at his departure, extolled the recipient’s many good qualities and wished him success in his new sphere.- Mr Willis, in a hapjw speech, said how much he appreciated Mr Piner’s kind remarks and also the handsome presentation his friends had made him. He would never forget his southern friends and wished them the best. In referring at the meeting of the Otago Education Board yesterday to the death of Mr G. M. Thomson, the chairman (Mr J. Wallace) said that those members who had taken part in the effort to have the. Training College retained in Dunedin would know what assistance Mr Thomson had given. He considered nothing a trouble if he could advance the good of the children and the Dominion. It was decided to place on record the board’s sympathy with the relatives of Mr Thomson and its appreciation of the work done by him for education and science in the Dominion. At the monthly meeting of the High Schools’ Board of Governors yesterday afternoon the following motion was submitted by the chairman (Dr G. E, Thompson):— “ That the board express to the relatives of the late G. M. Thomson its sincere sympathy with them in their bereavement. Mr Thomson’s connection with the Otago Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools, from which he resigned in 1903, was unique in that he held the position of science master in both schools for a period of over 30 years. He was also manager of the rectory boarding house for about 12 years. His splendid qualities as a teacher are evidenced by the affection with which he is remembered by a very large circle of former pupils of both High Schools. The board records its high sense of the value of hie* services to the schools, qnd j&ine with many others in deploring the loss which mis passing meana to the community. —-ine motion was carried in silence, members standing.