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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22267, 21 May 1934, Page 8

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Mr Justice Kennedy returned to Dunedin from Invercargill on Saturday. Mr H. Coxhead travelled to Timaru by the express on Saturday. Mr J. M. Paterson returned from a visit to Invercargill on Saturday. Professor Shelley, of Canterbury College, returned to Christchurch by the express on Saturday. Mr E. C. Hands, general manager ot the Radio Broadcasting Board, left for Wellington by the express on Saturday. Mr G. Stewart, railway publicity manager, left by the express on Saturday on his way to Wellington. Miss M. Magill, president of the New Zealand Educational Institute, left for Wellington by the express on Saturday. A London cablegram states that Dr A. E. Porritt, the well-known ex-Otago and New Zealand athlete, has been elected to the International Olympic Committee. Mr P. R. Lake, a mining engineer, is at present visiting the Dominion on behalf of an English firm which is interested in gold properties at Cromwell. Mr T. J. Maling has been appointed a member of the New Zealand Wool Committee, in place of Mr R. L. M. Kitto, who has resigned. Mr N. P. Sansom, home mission agent at the North Taieri Presbyterian Church, left by the express on Saturday for Timaru, where he purposes taking a special course of evangelical studies. Messrs A. M. Weir, of Menzies Ferry, representing the cheese section of the industry, and Mr John Fisher, of Otautau, representing the butter section, have been selected to give evidence before the Dairy Commission on behalf of Southland farmers. . Professor C. E. Weatherburn, who was professor of mathematics at Canterbury College from 1924 until 1929, and left Christchurch to take the chair °f mathematics in the University of Western Australia, has been elected chairman ot the newly-constituted Professorial Board of the University of Western Australia. Commissioner Cunningham, territorial commander of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, is being transferred to South Africa, and willleave on July 14 by tbe Ruahine for London to attend a meeting of the High Council which » to elect a new world commander. From London Commissioner Cunningham wiu proceed to South Africa. At the Christchurch -Competitions Festival on Friday night MUs Daphne Morrison (Duned n) secured first place m the Character Dance (10 years and under 13), and the performance of Miss Joyce Rowlev (Dunedin) in the same event was highly commended. Mr Dreo TWin (Dunedin) gained second place inffi Operatic Solo, and Miss Margaret Hawden (Port Chalmers) was; second in the English .song for contralto' voicesi At a meeting, of directors of thei Fluen zol-Q-tol Proprietary, Ltd., last week a motion of sympathy was passed with tbe Stives of Mr Cecil Watson Palmer, the founder of the company, whose death occurred recently. The meeting appointed Mr W H. Stevens, who has acted as manager of the company for the past eight years, to the position of managing director. Mr J. E. Kirk was appointed chairman" of directors and Mr•W»U Appleton joined the board as a director.