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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22779, 15 January 1936, Page 8

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Mr R. M. Byford returned to Dunedin yesterday from a visit to Australia. Mr L. C. Edgar, a member of the New South Wales Government Public Service Board, is making the round trip by the Marama, which arrived at Dunedin yesterday from Melbourne. Mr W. J. Morrell, Chancellor of the Otago University, left by the through express yesterday on his way to Auckland to attend a meeting of the New Zealand University Senate to-morrow. Mr W. H. Winsor, secretary of the New Zealand Cricket Council, left yesterday on his return to Wellington. Mr E. R. T. Holmes, captain of the M.C.C. cricket team, and other members of the team left by the through express yesterday for Wellington. ‘ Members of the New Zealand team also left on their return to the north. Mr W. A. Smith, official scorer for the M.C.C. cricket team, left for Wellington by the north express yesterday. Bishop Whyte returned to Dunedin by the first express yesterday afternoon from Auckland, where he attended the conference of the Catholic Teachers’ Association.

Professor A. Amies, professor of dental science at the Melbourne University, is a passenger by the Maraina, which arrived at Dunedin from Melbourne yesterday. He is making the round trip. Dr Edgar Bainton, principal of the Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, left the Marama at Milford Sound. While in New Zealand he will give several broadcast talks on music. Mr A. E. Watte, formerly of Dunedin, but now of Melbourne, arrived at Bluff by the Maraina on Sunday evening from Melbourne. He expects to spend some weeks in the Dominion. Mr Thomas Blackie, son of Mr Walter Blackie. Mosgiel, arrived by the Marama vesterday, accompanied by his wife and family. Mr Blackie is manager of the Ban Gryn Tea Company, Siam. Professor E. W. Skeats, professor of geology at the Melbourne University, was a passenger by the Marama, which arrived at Dunedin yesterday from Melbourne. He will spend a month in New Zealand before returning to Australia. Dr E. 0. Hercus,' formerly of Dunedin, now acting-professor of natural philosophy at the University of Melbourne, arrived in Wellington last week on a holiday visit to New Zealand.

Mr Howard Moody has been appointed musical director for the talkie comedy “ Phap Lap’s Son,”, and is in Dunedin at present in connection with this work. Lady J. C. Chance left the Marama at Bluff on Sunday evening. She is the wife of the late Sir William Chance, of Sussex, England, and was accompanied by her cousin, Miss N. Baker, of Stewart Island, who has been abroad for the last eight months.

Advice has been received by the Otago Swimming Centre that the New Zealand Swimming Council has decided to comply with the centre’s request to endorse the qualifications of Mr E. C. Isaacs, who has been nominated as manager of the New Zealand Olympic Games team. Professor W. Riddet, director of the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute and professor of agriculture at Massey College, will sail on February 4 for America and England to spend a year abroad under the travelling grant awarded him by the Carnegie Corporation. Mr Charles Moihi Bennett, a son of Bishop Bennett, has completed his B.A. degree and also has obtained a diploma in education. Mr Bennett is a student of the Teachers’ Training College in Christchurch, He is the first student from the Arawa tribe to gain the bachelor of arts degree and the first student of the Maori race to obtain a diploma in education.

The Rev, A. Nordmeyer, M.P., and Mr T. M. Ball, district Public Works engineer at Dunedin, who have been paying a visit of inspection to work on the Te Anau-Milford Main Highway, were passengers by the Marama which arrived at Dunedin yesterday from Melbourne. With Mr W. G. Pearce, district Public Works engineer at Invercargill, they joined the Marama at Milford Sound.

Mr J. Madden, chief postmaster at Dunedin, who has been appointed chief postmaster at Wellington, was met by members of the Dunedin Post Office staff yesterday afternoon and presented with a wireless set, a fountain pen and also with a crystal vase for Mrs Madden. The presentation was made by Mr A. Hope (senior supervisor of the telegraph branch), and representatives of the post and telegraph and engineering sections also spoke. Mr Madden, who made a suitable acknowledgment, will leave today for Wellington. Lord and Lady Latymer will arrive in New Zealand on February 13 on their third deer-stalking trip to Westland. They intend to fish for a short time in the north, and will come south early in March, when they will be joined by their guide, Conrad Hodgkinson. They will then proceed to the deer country, where their base camp will be in readiness for them. They will spend about five weeks in camp and are looking forward to the finest red deer stalking in the world. Lord Latymer has expressed his regret that New Zealand is so far away from England or he would come here for stalking every vcar.