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Otago Witness, Issue 4057, 15 December 1931, Page 23

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Mr D. M’Lennan has been reappointed a member of the Otago Land Board. Mr Len Wright left by the through express on Saturday on a visit to Sydney. Mr A. W. Essex, New Zealand passenger manager for the Canadian Pacific Railways, has returned to Auckland. Mr J. Dovi, a Fijian student at the Otago University, has passed his first professional examination for the degree of medicine. Dr R. G. -B. Sinclair, of Hawera, who has been on a visit to Dunedin, left on his return to the North Island on Saturday- morning. Kennedy, master of the Lake Wakatipu steamer Earnslaw, left by the express on Saturday on a holiday trio to Auckland. Mr J. R. Kemplin, who has been investigating mining propositions in Otago, left tor Christchurch by the express on Saturday. A Press Association cable message from Sydney states that Alderman S. Walder has been elected Lord Mayor of Sydney in succession to Aiderman Jackson.

T. R. Ritchie, who has been in Napier since the earthquake in February, has returned to Dunedin to take up his position as medical officer of health. Mr K. Blick, headmaster of the Edendale School, has received advice of his appointment to the position of headmaster of the Belfast School, Canterbury. A Press Association cable message from London states that Lord Stonehaven has joined the_ London board of the National Mutual Life Association of Australasia. The Mother Bertrand Scholarship, a competitive examination open to pupils under 13 years, has been won this year by Miss Patricia Wilson, of St. Dominic’s College.

Dr E. F. D’Ath, professor of pathology at the Medical School, left Dunedin on Thursday morning on a six months’ tour abroad. He will visit America, England, and the Continent.

Mr Aby Raymond Ryder, head master of the Rotorua High School, has been appointed principal of the Whangarei High School. There were 59 applications, including several from Australia. Mr Croft. Canadian Trade Commissioner, has been instructed to attend the conference at Honolulu regarding a New Zealand-Canadian trade agreement. He will leave by the Niagara on Tuesday. _Mr G. Glen, manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Lawrence, has been appointed to the management of the Geraldine branch, succeeding Mr F. H. Fish, of Geraldine, who will retire at the end of this year.

Dr Eric? Gibbs, who recently- completed his medical course at Dunedin, left on Saturday morning for England, where he will join the Royal Army Medical Corps. Professor J. Park left Dunedin on Thursday- for Wellington, where he connected with the Marama for Sydney. He will then proceed to Western Australia on mining business. He expects to be absent from Dunedin for about six weeks. Dr H. J. Milbank-Smith, of Worthing, Sussex, arrived at Wellington yesterday’ morning by the Rotorua, on a holidayvisit to New Zealand. He is accompanied by Mrs Millbank-Smith, and, after spending five weeks in the north, will return Home by way- of Australia. Mr A. G. Marshall, Rhodes scholar for 1911, is on his way- to New Zealand. He will arrive at Wellington on December 14, and, after staying a few days there, lie will travel to Auckland to spend Christmas with his parents, the Rev. G. T. Marshall and Mrs Marshall. The following managers of various branches of Messrs Roes and Glendining, Ltd., have been holding a conference in Dunedin in company- with Mr J. Sutherland Ross:—Messrs W. J. Charters (Wellington), A. G. Williams (Christchurch). W. T. Dunlop (Invercargill), and Miller (Auckland). Dr G. E. Thompson, professor of modern languages in the University- of Otago, returned to New Zealand by the Rotorua. Dr Thompson has been absent from the Dominion since January last, during which time he has been travelling in the United States, England, and Germany, visiting and inspecting a number of universities. The executive of the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce reported at the meeting of the council of the chamber last week that on the occasion of the retirement of Mr J. Couchman from the position of manager of the Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association it had written to him congratulating him on his long and honourable business career and extending to him the best wishes of the chamber. Mr Couchman had done very- valuable work on the chamber, representing the stock and station agents on the council from 1928 until last year. Among the resignations received at the meeting of the Otago Education Board on Friday were those of Mr C. C. Rawlinson, headmaster of the Albany Street School, and Mr Thomas Begg, headmaster of the High Street School. The chairman (Mr J. Wallace) said that they could not let these resignations pass without comment. Both headmasters had occupied positions of trust and honour under the board, and indeed he thought the whole of their service had been performed under the Otago Board. He moved that a letter be forwarded to each headmaster expressing appreciation of the work he had done, and hoping that the years ahead would be years of peace and prosperity. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr 11. L. Gibson, who for the past four months has been acting-district traffic manager of railways at Dunedin and has been promoted to the position of local district traffic manager, joined the railway service as a cadet in 1897, in Dunedin. As the first 22 years of his service were spent in various stations on the Dunedin section, he may- be said to possess a good knowledge of the requirements of the district. In 1919 Mr Gibson was appointed traffic inspector, and, later, transport officer in charge of the Invercargill district, whence he was transferred four years later to Christchurch as transport officer for the Canterbury district. He was later transferred to Dunedin as transport officer, and he occupied that position for two years before being again appointed to Christchurch, first as transport officer and later as outdoor and indoor assistant traffic manager for that district. He returned to Dunedin in September last as acting district traffic manager-