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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22963, 19 August 1936, Page 10

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StafT Sergeant-major W. R. C. Whyte left yesterday morning for Duntroon on departmental business. Mr A. W. Jeavons was a passenger by yesterday morning’s express on nis way to Wellington. Mr W. B. Cunningham, local manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, returned yesterday from a visit to California.

Messrs F. Waite, M.L.C., T. O’Byrne, M.L.C., and M. Connelly, M.L.C., travelled by yesterday morning's express on their way to Wellington. Mr L. Alsweiler, secretary of the Southland Employers’ Association, was a passenger by the express yesterday morning en route to Wellington. Mr J. A Lindsay, district railways traffic manager at Invercargill, was a passenger by the through express yesterday en route to Wellington. Messrs P. Neilson, M.P. for Dunedin Central, J. W. Munro, M.P. for Dunedin North, J. A. Roy, M.P. for Clutha, and A. Hamilton, M.P, for Wallace, were passengers by the express for the north yesterday en route to Wellington. The council of the University of Otago at its meeting yesterday approved of a recommendation by the Professorial Board that the diploma of A.O’.S.M. be awarded to Mr K. A. Beatson.

Mr C. C. Dacre, the well-known former Auckland and New Zealand representative cricketer, who has played for Gloucestershire for a number of seasons, is a passenger by the Rangitane, due at Wellington on September The Otago representatives at the New Zealand Centennial Conference to be held in Wellington to-morrow will leave for the north to-day. The are the Mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox), the Mayor of St. Kilda (Mr J. J. Marlow), and the Mayor of Roxburgh (Mr John Bennetts).

Messrs Alfred Coleman (chairman), J. A. Campbell (director of horticulture), and J. E. Thomas, of the Department of Industries and Commerce, who have been sitting in Dunedin as the Fruit Marketing Committee. , left yesterday for Christchurch to continue their investigations. A team of six Otago University students, under the captaincy of Mr A. W. Sutherland, left by the express yesterday to compete in the New Zealand Inter-university . Cross-country Championship of six miles and a-half, to be run at Auckland on Saturday next. The trophy is at present held by Otago University. At the meeting of the council of the Otago University yesterday Dr Findlay, Professor of Philosophy, was granted permission to leave Dunedin on October 1 to permit of his visiting South Africa during the vacation. Dr Findlay will return to Dunedin on February 22. The Union Airways airliner Kotuku left the Taieri at 8.15 a.m. yesterday for Christchurch, Blenheim and Palmerston North with Mr J. M. Marshall for Christchurch, Mrs A. G Gerrand, Mr A. M'Lean and Mrs A. M'Lean for Palmerston North. The Korimako arrived at 1 p.m. from Palmerston North, via Blenheim and Christchurch, with Mr and Mrs W. B. Cunningham and Mr W. H. Fortune from Christchurch. A tribute to the memory of a staunch supporter of the Union Football Club was paid by Mr H. Harris at the annual smoke concert of the club last night, when he unveiled a memorialphotograph of Mr W. N. Vorrath, whose death occurred about two years ago. Mr Vorrath. Mr Harris said, had been deputy club captain from 1930 to 1934. and had done much to bring the club to the position it had attained to-day. Those present stood in silence while the photograph was unveiled A Press Association cable message from Perth states that Mr Phillip Collier Premier of Western Australia, has announced his resignation of the Premiership owing to impaired health A Press Association cable message from London states that a presmttation was made at Kennington Oval to Mr W. Findlay on behalf of the Cricket Boards of Control of Australia and South Africa. India and the West Indies, as a token of appreciation of his courtesy as secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1926 to 1936. and as a tribute to his services to Empire cricket. New Zealand also made a presentation to Mr Findlay.