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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22711, 25 October 1935, Page 10

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Sir Robert Anderson passed through Dunedin yesterday on his way from Invercargill to Auckland. Representatives of most of the Dunedin musical organisations gathered on the platform of the Railway Station yesterday morning to say farewell to Mr Percy Grainger, the eminent pianist, who left by the through express for Christchurch. Our London correspondent, writing on October 5, says that Mr James Lobb, of Lawrence, left by the Berengaria for New York. He will join the Makura, arriving home on November 11. An Enid (Oklahoma) professor, Dr Wilfred Evans Powell, head of the Department of Religious Education at Phillips University, is (says the Enid Morning News) are author “of a new religious book which is receiving wide acclaim among the best-known critics of this type of publication throughout the United States.” Dr Powell is a native of New Zealand, having been born in Dunedin in 1893. He received portion of his education at the Otago Boys’ High School. Mr P. C. Weenink, officer in charge of the Invercargill ‘branch of the Labour Department, who has been transferred to Dunedin, will arrive from the south to-morrow morning to take up his new position. Our London correspondent, writing on October 5, states that Mr V. M. Dickinson, of Dunedin, is in England primarily to attend the centenary celebration of Messrs Henry Wiggans, Birmingham, of which his own firm is the sole agent for New Zealand. He will make a business tour of England during the next few months. The leader of the Democrat Party (Mr T. C. A. Hislop) arrived in Dunedin from Wyndham yesterday afternoon and delivered an address in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall last night. He will speak at Mosgiel to-night, at Cromwell to-morrow, and at Waimate on Monday. The Otago Hospital Board, at its monthly meeting last night, accepted the resignation of Sister E. S, Brown from the position of assistant sub-matron at Dunedin Hospital. Sister Brown, who has been appointed second assistant to the lady superintendent of Auckland Hospital, joined the staff of Dunedin Hospital in 1920, and has been acting as assistant sub-matron since 1932. In a minute to the board the matron (Miss E. P. Tennent) reported that Sister Brown had always carried out her duties with distinction, and expressed regret at losing her from the staff. The board decided to write congratulating Sister Brown on her appointment, and expressing appreciation of her services. Mr J. Campbell, who retired last year from the position of manager in London for the Bank of New South Wales, arrived at Auckland by the Rangitiki on Wednesday. Mr Campbell, who was born in New Zealand, said he intended to enjoy some fishing and golf, and would then return to London by way of Australia, Java and Suez, reaching London about June. He would spend the next few days in Auckland, and then leave for Wellington and the South Island.