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Ministerial. The Wellington agents of the White Star Line have received advice that when Jhe Prime Minister (Mr G. W. Forbes) left New York on the Majestic for Southampton, he occupied, by courtesy of the rompany, the regal suite.

Mr P. R. Sargood has returned to Dunsdin after a visit to the Home Country.

Mr A. T. Markham, formerly secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, is confined to a private hospital in Wellington, having recently undergone an operation. Mr H. W. Black, first assistant master at the Me'thven High School, has resigned, having accepted a similar appointment at Mosgiel. He,will leave Methven to-day. Mr T. Scott was re-elected chairman of the Technical College Board of Managers at its meeting yesterday, reference being made to his good work during his 20 years’ service in the chair. At Wednesday’s meeting of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board Mr David Jones, M.P., was unanimously re-elected chairman of the board for the ensuing 12 months.

Mr D. H. Thomson, manager of the New Zealand bowling team which recently visited Fiji, and Mrs Thomson, have been spending a few days in Dunedin prior to returning to their home in Invercargill. Mr E. Douglas Tayler, Supervisor of School Music, left Wellington for Nelson on Saturday, travelling overland to Christchurch, and later to Dunedin. During his tour he will visit the southern training colleges, also public schools. Mr Arthur Bell, principal of Messrs Arthur Bell and Sons, distillers, of Perth,

Scotland, arrived in Dunedin on Sunday evening in company with Mr Walter Macarthy Reid, of Wellington, the company’s New Zealand representative. A cable message from Sydney states that Mr F. T. Sung, the Chinese Consulgeneral for Australia, is resigning and returning to China, because. his wife's health is not satisfactory. His successor is Mr Minyieng Lee, aged 26, who is a bachelor of commerce of Melbourne University. The ministry of the Presbyterian Church will be strengthened by a number of students who “ finish their course ” in November at the Presbyterian Theological Hall in Knox College, Dunedin. Of these Mr D. M. Cattenach is expected to settle at Drury, in the Auckland Presbytery, Mr D. N. Pryor at St. Andrew’s, Canterbury, and Mr T. G. Campbell at

Nightcaps, Southland. The Board of Trinity College of Music (London), announces the appointment of Dr C. Edgar Ford as examiner for the college in practical subjects—pianoforte, organ, violin, singing, elocution, etc. Dr Ford graduated as a Bachelor of Music (New College, Oxford), in 1908, and qualified for the Doctorate two year’s later. His duties in Dunedin will commence on October 8. Sir Otto Niemeyer, financial adviser for the Bank of England, accompanied by Mr A. D. Park (Secretary to the Treasury). Mr D. Ardell (representative of the Department of Internal Affairs), and Miss Wilson (confidential secretary to Sir Otto), returned to Wellington on Tuesday morning from a visit to the Hermitage, Mount Cook, where he spent the weekend.' He was tendered a luncheon by the New Zealand Club on Wednesday, and left for Australia on Thursday. Sir Otto was unable to accept the invitation which the Chamber or Commerce extended to visit Dunedin. The chamber received the following telegram on Tuesday from the Minister of Internal Affairs (Mr P. A. de la Perrelle): —“ Sir Otto Niemeyer has advised me that owing to important engagements until, his departure at the end of next week it will be impossible for him to visit Dunedin, much as he would have liked to do. I, too, personally, very much regret that it ie not possible for Sir Otto to meet the cordial invitation extended by your chamber.” The Rev. V. G. Brian King (Dunedin) and his son have been touring in the North of England (says our London correspondent, writing on August 21). They first stayed with relatives at Birkenhead and then they made an interesting journey through Northumberland, Yorkshire, and Durham. They visited Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick, Oxford, and Avebury. The last-mentioned place, in Wiltshire, was especially interesting to Mr King, as his grandfather was rector there from 1863 to 1894, and he met many old people who knew his grandfather well. The Druid remains at Avebury Mr King considers more important than those at Stonehenge. They are certainly more extensive, as they cover a circumference of 4440 feet, and they are as high as the Stonehenge monoliths. Mr King visited the war cemetery at Brockenhurst, and he was greatly impressed with the way it is kept. The memorial cross was decorated with leaves and flowers on the day he was there. After a month in London Mr King and his son intend to tour the battlefields, and visit cemeteries of particular NewZealand interest. The retirement of Mr S. P. Mirams from the directorate of the Co-operative Fruit Growers’ of Otago, Ltd., was made the subject of reference by the chairman (Mr S. A. Stevens) at the annual meeting of the association at Alexandra on Friday. Mr Stevens stated that Mr Mirams had been a director of the association since its inception, and the membcrs fully appreciated his services on be half of the association and deeply re gretted his inability to continue on the directorate. They all owed a- deep debl of gratitude to Mr Miramfe for what h< had done for the association in the past • (Applause.) Mr A. Ashworth and M: John Bennetts also expressed keen regre that Mr Mirams had found it impossibli to remain on the directorate of the asso ciation. Mr Mirams briefly responded stating that although he could not con tinue to be a director of the associatioi he would do all in his power to furthe its interests. The association, he con sidered, was absolutely vital to the sue cess of the fruit-growers of Otago. A a meeting of directors of the associatio Mr Mirams was presented with a cas of pipes as a tangible expression of th - esteem in which he was held by the men bere of the directorate.