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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24738, 15 October 1941, Page 6

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Ministerial Mr J. G. Coates, who arrived in Dunedin by air yesterday morning, opened the new rooms of thp .Duifedih Manufacturers’ Association u last. riightr and spoke at the annual the association. He will return to Wellington by air this morning. Mr W. R. Clarke lef( yesterday for Wellington. . Mr T. Anderson, of Port Chalmers, left yesterday,on a visit 1 to,. Auckland. Squadron Leader W; H. Stednian returned from Christchurch .by the express yesterday afternoon. | Advice has been received by his mother that Sapper H: J. Smaill. of Dunedin, is a prisoner of war. Captain L. A. Rhodes, assistant atea officer for Otago, who has been on leave, returned to duty at the .Kensington Drill Hall yesterday. Mr J. W. Munro,. M.P-, and Mr J. A. Roy. M.P., were passenger?" by Jthe through express yesterday on their way to Wellington. ■'£ . Messrs G. A. tLaurenson, P.-E. Clark and A. S. Cookson left ...yesterday for Wellington to, attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Employers’ Federation. ; • Mr and Mrs G. Maddox, of St. Kilda, have received word that their. lon, Flight -Lieutenant R. G. Maddox, has arrived in Canada to take up the post of Squadron Leader at one -of the: new Air Force Stations.. -- ,e- > Following its meeting yesterday, the Westland County Council entertained the clerk, Mr D. J. Evans, who has completed 50 years of service as executive officer for the county. There were many references to his valuable work and suitable presentations were made. Notice of his transfer to take charge of the American consulate at Bradford, England, has been received by Mr J. G. Groenihger, who has been American consul in Auckland for the past four and a-half years. Mr Groeninger will be succeeded by Mr H. A. Boucher, ■who .has been stationed for a time ,at Geneva., and who is at present -in Washington, ' A tribute to the outstanding service given by Mr G. W. Reid to the Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association was •aid at the annual meeting of the association last night. Mr Reid has retired from the secretaryship after 24 years in that office, and the meeting elected him to the position of treasurer. Mr J. Sutherland. Ross and Mr Richard Hudson, both former presidents, spoke in high, praise of Mr Reid’s work ever since the'foundation of the association, and Mr Hudson made' a presentation to him of a canteen of cutlery, a pair of binoculars, and a wristlet watch.