ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19481, 3 April 1922, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr J. Craigie, M.P. for Timaru, arrived in Invercargill on Saturday night and is staying at the Grand Hotel. Among the passengers who left Welling ton for Sydney by the Uliiuaroa last week was “Dick” Arnst, the ex-champion sculler. Mr H. Geddes, of the firm of J. H. Geddes & Sons, Invercargill, left last week for Melbourne on a visit to his people. He will be away for about six weeks. A Brisbane Press Association message states: —In accordance with the recent Act, Chief Justice Cooper and Justices Real and Chubb have retired, having reached the retiring age fixed by Statute. A London Press Association cable announces the death at the age of 81 yean, of Mr K. D. Walker, the last survivor of five brothers who were all great Middle sex cricketers. Deceased toured Australia with Lord Harris’s team. After 42i years’ public service, Mr B. M. Gore is retiring on superannuation, During recent years he has been a mein ber of the Hansard staff. Mr William Martin (“Plugger Bill”), at one time the world’s champion long-dis-tance track-racing cyclist, and winner of the famous Melbourne Austral Wheel Race, has just purchased a large dairy farm about two miles from Otaki. For some years past Mr Martin has been established in a business with his headquarters al Palmerston North. Mr Richard Nisbet the oldest settler of Queenstown in point of length of residence died at the Lake County Hospital last week “Dick, the Barber,” by which name generally he was known, was born at London. He left England when quite a lad, and when he landed in this country he was attracted to the diggings. He found his way to Arrowtown in 1863, and in the following year came to Queenstown where he has been in residence ever since, a period of 58 years. In the early days he was engaged mainly in billiard school keeping and agency work. Later he went into business as a second-hand dealer. He wee unmarried. An interesting, but quiet little wedding took place at First Church, Invercargill on Monday, March 27, when Mr W. lx*ckie, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Leckie. Redan, Wyndham, and Elsie McCowan youngest daughter of Mrs and the lata Thomas Paterson, 225 Spey Street, Invercargill were married by the Rev. J. L. Robinson. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr Thomas Paterson, wore a neat fitting navy costume and pale blue hat, and carried a very pretty bouquet. She wu attended by Miss White, who also wore a navy costume and carried a bouquet; her hat was of navy chiffon. The bridegroom wax attended by his brother, Mr F. Leckie. llie respective families afterwards gathered at the residence of the bride’s mother, where a wedding breakfast was laid. The usual toasta were honoured and speeches given. The happy couple left later by the expreaa The presents were very useful and pretty. The couple will reside near Dunedin.