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Southland Times, Issue 19516, 16 May 1922, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr Eiaaku Suauki has been appointed to act as consul-general for Japan at Sydney, with jurisdiction over New Zealand.

A Sydney Frees Association message records the death of Dr Mac Lean, who was surgeon in charge of the Mawson Antarctic expedition.

Miss S. Barrett of the InvercargiU Telegraph staff has received notice of her transfer to the Waikaia office. She will be replaced at Invercargill by Mr J. J. Finnerty, of the Waikaia office.

A Dunedin Press Association telegram states that Mr Edward Kellett, member for Dunedin North, who had been ailing for some months, underwent a serious operation for an internal complaint six weeks ago, died last night, aged 57. He is survived by a widow and a family of six, the youngest five years of age. Nominations closed at the Land Office at four o’clock yesterday afternoon for the seat on the Southland Land Board of the representative of the Crown tenants. Only one nomination was received, that of Mr James Hargest, junior, of Rakahouka, who has occupied the position for the past two years. Mr Hargest was declared duly elected for his second term. It will be remembered that he was first elected two years ago virtually by the backing of the returned soldiers, Mr Hargest having re turned from the war with a distinguished military record. New Zealand’s prim a donna, Miss Roeina Buckman, yesterday set foot once more in her native New Zealand (says a Wellington Press Association telegram) and was most enthusiastically received, a civic reception being accorded her at the Town Hall, where the Prime Minister, the Mayor, Sir Joseph Ward, and Mr Robert Parker, the latter on behalf of musicians, cordially welc o med her and her husband, Mr Maurice D'Oisley. Mr Massey, Sir Joseph Ward, and Mr Wright spoke of the rapid rise to fame of a New Zealander of whom they were justly proud, and congratulated Miss Buck man upon the position she had reached io the musical world. Miss Buckman said she was overwhelmed by the cordiality of the reception. It was nine years since she had left New Zealand, and the interval had not been without hard work. Covent Garden was not attainable without close study as well as voice and ambition. Private news has been received of the death of Dr Frank L. Brown, LL.D., general secretary of the World’s Sunday School Association, at New York, on March 23 last after a brief illness, (says the Otago Daily Times). He had been away from his office in the Metropolitan Tower only eight days. Dr Brown has been connected with the World’s Sunday School Association since 1911, when he was made a field secretary, and began his trips to the Orient. On these various trips he was instumental in organising National Sunday School Unions in Japan, the Philippine Islands, and Korea. He also participated in a Sunday school visitation to South America. In 1914 he became general secretary of the World’s Sunday School Association. Dr Brown held a unique position in th< Sunday School work. As superintendent of the Bushwick Avenue Methodist Episcopal Sunday School, which at one time was the largest in America, he was thoroughly conversant with every detail of organisation and methods. This experience he shared with others through the numerous books which he had written. In the organised Sunday school work he was re lated to the County, State, International, and World’s Associations. Then he held a prominent place in his own denominational work, and was affiliated with many religious and benevolent oiganisations«