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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22831, 16 March 1936, Page 10

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Vice-Regal. Lady Galway, who ia at present paying a visit to the Lakes district, arrived in Queenstown from Christchurch on Thursday, and the following morning travelled to Lake To Anau and the Eglmton Va ley. On Saturday she proceeded up the lake to Glade House, with the intention ot seeing something of the Milford Sound track. Included in Lady Galway s party is Captain Heber Percy. Mr Edward S. Moss, of Moss Agency Company, Wellington, returned north by last night’s midnight express. Mr H. L. Boock, representing the Otago and Southland chemists, has returned from attending a Dominion Council meeting in Wellington. Lieutenant-colonel R. Barker, a New Zealander serving with the Royal Engineers, arrived at Wellington on Saturday by the Rangitata on three months furlough. „ „ , „ Captains D. Kee. F. Pearce, and H. Sutcliffe arrived at Wellington by the Rangitata on -Saturday to join the Anglican Church Army in New Zealand. Mr James Waters has returned from Wellington after attending meetings of tho New Zealand Pharmacy Hoard, the New Zealand Guild Council, and other pharmaceutical bodies. The technical school inspectors, Mr F. C. Kenyard and Mr G. v. Wild, travelled to Tirnaru by the express on Saturday morning. „ , Mr Andrew Mathcwson left by the express on Saturday morning on a tour of the world. Ho will travel to England via America. Mr A. Buttcrworth. of the Census Office, who has been touring the South Island, left by the express on Saturday morning on hi.? return to Wellington. The members of the 9th Field Battery, Christchurch, who have been attending their annual ramp at Sutton under the command of Captain L. Walter, left by the express on Saturday on their return north. , The members of the Arbitration Court (Mr Justice Page, Mr W. Cecil Prime, rnd Mr AL. Monleith), accompanied by the registrar (Mr J. A. Gilmonrj, were passengers by the express on Saturday morning en route for Wellington. Returning from leave in Germany, Dr R. Asmis, German Consul-general for Australia, New Zealand, and the South Sea Islands, with his wife and two children, arrived at Wellington by the Rangitata on Saturday on route to his headquarters in Sydney Mr Donald Cowie, of Christchurch, will leave New Zealand at the end 01. this month on a visit to the United Kingdom and the Continent;. Mr Cowie, who has contributed articles and short stones to several publications in New Zealand and overseas, lias bad a book on New Zealand accepted by a London publisher, Denis Archer, and he will supervise its publication. He is also taking to England a colloction of short stories and a novel which be has written. The Union airlfher Karoro left laieri airport at 11.30 a.m. on Saturday with the Rev. Father Harrison and Miss J. Ballantyne as passengers for Christchurch, end Messrs Hi J. Fraser and W. Kirk as passengers for Palmerston North. J-h® Kotuku arrived at 1 P-m. with ,^ r . finc * Mrs N. S. Watson and Mr J. Leslie from Christchurch. The Kotuku left Taien yesterday with Messrs Stubblefield, V. H. Chapman. Kilian, and Syme for Christrlmrch, Mr J. Bond, for Blenheim, thence bv Cook Strait Airways to Wellington, riid Messrs W. N. Satterthwaite, J. f>, Fraser, J. Nancarrow, N. Leoher, R. D. Brown, and P. Barker for Palmerston North. The Korimako arrived at Taien at 12.45 p.m. with Messrs J. Squire and F. J. Rea from Christchurch, and Mr E. V. West from Palmerston North.