ABOUT PEOPLE.

Southland Times, Issue 19258, 23 June 1921, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE.

A Melbourne Press Association cable states that Mr Livingston, Assistant Minister of Agriculture, has resigned from the Cabinet owing to ill health.

The London correspondent of the Southland Times reports that Miss Madeline Vyner reached London early in May and was speedily at Work under one of the best teachers of dancing. The Minister of Lands (the Hon D. H. Guthrie) will reach Dunedin on Wednesday next. He will stay over the following day, and proceed to Otago Central on July 1, returning to Dunedin the following week.

A Palmerston North Press Association telegram states that at the annual conference of the National Dairy Association, Messrs J. G. Brechin, T Bassett, and A. Morton were elected to fill vacancies on the directorate, and Mr J. B. Murdoch was appointed Taranaki representative on the executive, vice the late Mr W. S. Powderill. The London correspondent of the Southland Times, writing under date May 12, reports that Mr and Mrs Wm. Macalister reached London at the beginning of May after a good trip through Italy. Towards th® end of May they intended to go on to Scotland. They talked of leaving Home about the end of July and returning to New Zealand via Panama. A message from the Christchurch correspondent of the Southland Times yesterday stated that Mr and Mrs Farquhar Young had been requested to act as judges at the Invercargill competitions. This was a mistake. The judges secured for the Invercargill competitions are Messrs Lavers and Warwick. The offer to Mr and Mrs Farquhar Young probably refers to the Gor® competitions. When a Gore witness was giving evidence before the recent meeting of the Wakatipu Licensing Committee, he was questioned as to the possibility of bringing hot water to the bar of a certain hotel. On his replying in the negative, counsel further questioned the witness as follows: Now Mr you used to keep an hotel many years ago, did you have hot water laid to the bar ? “No,” said the witness, “for I was in hot water enough whilst I was ia the hotel.”—Mataura Ensign. Nominations of candidates for the seat on the Gore Borough Council (North Ward) rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr E. G. Wilson, closed yesterday. The following nominations were received by the returning officer, Mr Harvey:—C. N. Rabone, nominated by Messrs B. J. Faitt, J. E. Ffrost, H. C. Mac Gibbon and W. D. Shelton. W. Tutty, nominated by Messrs A. W. Thomson and A. E. Newman. The polling will take place at the Parish Hall on WTedneaday next. A Wellington Press Association telegram states that the question of immigration was discussed by the Dominion Council of the Returned Soldiers’ Association. A cablegram was forwarded to the Prime Minister in England stating that the conference was strongly against the immigration of any Asiatic races, and urging him to resist at the Imperial Conference any attempt to open the door. General Sir Andrew Russell received the following telegram from Mr Massey: “Telegram received. In my opinion no attempt should be made to open the door. New Zealand’s policy is embodied in the Immigration Act, 1920.” The Christchurch Drainage Board has appointed Mr James Cullen (formerly assistant engineer to the board) engineer at a salary of £6OO. Mr Cullen, who is a native of Scotland, was engaged professionally on the Glasgow main drainage works from 1897 to 1901. On leaving that service he came to New Zealand, and was with the Dunedin Drainage Board from 1902 to 1906. Ke then entered the service of -the Christchurch Drainage Board, but re umed to the Dunedin Board in 1909 as assistant engineer, and continued in the service of that board until 1917, when he rejoined the service of the Christchurch Board as assistant engineer. The South Invercargill Loyal Temperance Legion met in Knox Sunday School on Friday evening, there being present 126 children. After the usual devotional open-, ing, salute and rally cries, the meeting took the form of a social. Mr Jefcoate, of Maple Grove, gave a splendid address on “Our Influence,” and pressed home to the children that even although young in years, they had a tremendous influence in the home, school, and on their companions, and urged them all to be strong to withstand evil influences. ; Games and competitions, interspersed with musical items, kept everyone interested and happy. Supper was handed round by the ladies of the committee, ably assisted by the senior girls of the Legion. This proved an enjoyable item and brought to a close a most successful evening. Mrs Pasley proposed a vote of thunks to Mr Jefcoate, which was carried with hearty cheers from lusty throats, and the National Anthem concluded two hours’ real enjoyment for members of the L.T.L.