ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 17002, 28 March 1912, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

Inspector Cullen, who has been ap•polnted to the position of Police Cojn•pjlpsloner, has had a wide and varied experience In the police service, having fc^eiv^gtStfened, at most of the importposts In the Dominion. He was -,J»orn In the County of, Leitrim, Ireland, - jind at the age of 18 he joined the - Royal Irish Constabulary.- After serving for over-six years In that force, ■which is regarded as one of the finest police forces.'in the world, he resigned and came out to New Zealand about 35 years ago. Only a. short time elapsed before ho joined the armed constabulary In Wellington, and served in that idrce for h&tfiy tT'year; Then the amalgamation of the various police services iri the colony, took, place under the Armed Constabulary Act, and Mr Cullen was' transferred to Blenheim from the Armed Constabulary depots. While at Blenbelm he was promoted to the ' Tank of sergeant and was transferred - to Dunedin as sectlonab sergeant. After / some little time-he was’selected to take charge of Tlmmru. and was accordingly ■ transferred there. He remained in pbargc of-that district for some years, 'juid was then transferred to Christi jchurch, where he remained for seven Or eight months. Being selected then as sergeant to take charge of Na'pier, he remained there for seven years, and , was then sent to ■ Wanganui. While ' stationed at Wanganui he was prombted to the rank of Inspector, and took T of the Greymouth and Nelson distt> v He' was then sent “for a time to act as relieving inspector in charge of Christchurch district. Inspector Cullen took, charge of the Auckland district in 1898, and has remained in charge- there ever since. A Dunedin telegram states! Mr Charles Reid, third son. of Mr Donald Reid and brpther-in-law of the Hon. T. Fergus, died this morning. Deceased met with a motor accident in South Otago a fortnight ago, but had seemingly recovered. Death is understood to have been due to a clot of blood on the brain, th.e outcome of the accident. A Palmerston North telegram says:— A gathering ‘of representative citizens to-day presented a solid silver tea service to Police Inspector Norwood, who has been promoted to the West Coast districts. A purse of sovereigns was also presented to Mrs Norwood. Kulogistlc references were made to Inspector Norwood’s services. Special permission was obtained from the Coin-

riilssioner of Police to make the presentation. Invercargill has a visitor at present In the person of Mrs Pouramata. Maori organiser for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. She will address a meeting in Amethyst Hall on Friday night and should attract a large audience, as she is a fluent speaker and an Interesting personality. The reports that were submitted to the recent Convention showed that splendid progress had been made in Maori work. Fortyfour new Unions had been formfed and 600 members joined, the W.C.T.U. ranks. At no time In the history of the Union had the interest been so keen and widespread, as during the past year. While every effort has been made to further the cause of temperance, the Union have striven in many other directions to Improve' the lot of the Native race. Mrs Pouramata will visit all parts of Southland for the purpose of arousing sympathy In the work'she has undertaken.