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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22632, 25 July 1935, Page 10

PERSONAL

Ministerial. It is expected (says the Southland Times) that the Acting Minister of Finance (Mr Adam Hamilton) will attend the meeting of the Southland Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers' Union to-morrow, when the opportunity will be taken to discuss the Mortgage Corporation, the Rural Mortgagors' Final Adjustment Act and the monetary system.

Mr A. H. Allen was a passenger for Wellington by the through express yesterday. Mr James Begg left on a visit to Wellington by the mid-day express yesterday.

Mr W. Downie Stewart, M.P., has been appointed patron of the Dunedin Choral Society. \

Mr George Abercrombie was a passenger for Wellington by. the mid-day express yesterday. Mr W. Morley was a passenger for Christchurch by the thVough express yesterday. Mr and Mrs W. F. Edmond left by the mid-day express yesterday on a holiday visit to Honolulu.

The Rev. J. R. Blanchard, president of the New Zealand Alliance, and Mr J. Moulton Murray, secretary, were passengers by the through express yesterday from Invercargill, on their way to Oamaru.

Pastor J. Sands, of Kamo, North Auckland, has accepted an invitation to fill the joint pastorate of the Congregational Churches of Port Chalmers and Ravensbourne. He expects to commence his ministry on September .1. Professor F. F. Miles, of the Chair of Pure and Applied Mathematics at Victoria University College, Wellington, has been elected to the council of the New Zealand Astronomical Society.

Advice has been received in Timaru from Sydney (says a Press Association telegram) that Sir George Julius, the eminent civil engineer ■ of Sydney, has accepted a seat on the board of directors of the Whakatane Paper Mills, Ltd. A Press Association cablegram from Sydney states that Mr Horace Francis Markell. K.C.. has been appointed district court judge and chairman of the Court of Quarter Sessions for New South Wales in place of Mr Justice Edwards, recently retired. \

Mr V. Tily, of the Mosgiel railway staff, has been transferred to Invercargill. Prior to his departure he was accorded a farewell by the Mosgiel Muni-i cipal Band (of which he was a member) and by the railway staff, receiving parting gifts from each body. A Sydney Press Association cable message states that the Governor (Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven) was installed grand master of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales Freemasons. An apology was received from Lord Galway. Mr J. E. Nichol, collector of Customs at Dunedin, has been appointed to the position of deputy assistant collector at Wellington, and will be replaced by Mr G. F. M'Kellar, the present sub-collector here. Mr G. Prichard, collector at Gisborne, will be transferred to Dunedin to take Mr M'Kellar's place. Before leaving the district in which they had resided for a period of 11 years, Mr and Mrs C. C. O'Hara, of Momona, were met recently by a representative gathering of residents. During the evening Mr O'Hara was presented with a wellfilled wallet, and Mrs J.' A. M'Donald, on behalf of the local branch of the Women's-Division of the Farmers' Union, made a presentation to Mrs O'Hara. The constitutional monarch of 50,000 people, Queen Salote Tubon of Tonga, arrived at Auckland by the Monowai yesterday (says a Press Association telegram), and will remain there three days before going to Sydney. She was given a tumultuous farewell at Nukualofa, thousands of her subjects on the wharf singing, dancing, and cheering. She will spend two months in Australia and attend the centenary celebrations of the Methddist Church of Victoria at Melbourne. Her visit to New Zealand is unofficial. The following minute was submitted at a meeting of trustees of the Dunedin Savings Bank on Tuesday :—lt is with sincere sorrow that the death" of Mr John B. Shackldck, an ex-president of this bank, is recorded by the trustees. During his lengthy connection with the bank he rendered valuable and efficient service in helping to direct the policy and business of the institution. Mr Shacklock possessed marked judicial ability, which made his judgment at all times of considerable value. This active faculty, together with a tolerant and kindly nature, created not only respert from his colleagues, but brought into being solid friendships. In his many public activities on behalf of the citizens of Dunedin he attained the utmost respect, esteem, and confidence for his integrity and devotion to duty. In his own business affairs the same high sentiments were expressed, and Dunedin is the poorer by the loss suffered bv the death of John B. Shacklock.

Mr E. H. Turner, son of Mr PI. Turner, manager of the New Zealand .Fruit Board, has travelled by Cape Horn, vSantos, Rio, and Las Palmas, having come to England (says our London correspondent, writing or. July 6) mainly for health reasons. He is interested in the research work in connection with fruit, and, after inspecting the markets here, he will go to the East Mailing Research Station for a short term to study the methods of propagation, root stocks, etc. Later, he will visit the research station at Long Ashton, and, afte- seeing the North of England and Scotland, he will go to the Continent, where Holland will occupy most of his time! There is as yet no date fixed tor his return home.