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Southland Times, Issue 18945, 19 May 1923, Page 4

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Mr A. W. Morgan, Traffic Manager, will leave by the 6.10 ajn. train to-day (Saturday) for Wellington on departmental business. He will be absent a few days. Messrs Gerald Lenox Coningham and H. G. Marriott, of the Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau, and Drs. Guy Marshall and Edwin Butler, will represent the British Government at the Pan-Pacific Scientific Conference in Australia, • Dr Azariah, Bishop of Dornakal, arrived in Invercargill by tho express yesterday. He was welcomed at the station by the Rev. J. A. Lush, Vicar of St. John’s, the members of the St. John’s vestry, and other members of the Anglican clergy of Southland. Dr Azariah will leave again by the early express to-day. At yesterday’s meeting of the Southland Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union a motion of sympathy was passed to the relatives of the late Mr John McQueen. The chairman, Mr P. Arnott, stated that Mr McQueen had been a strong supporter of the Union for a great number of yean. In fact he had supported it through all its ups and downs since its inception over 20 years ago. The Sydney Sun’s London representative has been informed that the Duke of York is likely to be appointed Governor-Ganoral of New Zealand on the expiration of Lord Jellicoa's term. It is argued that New Zealand is the best Dominion for a novice to gain experience, because it has no possibility of constitutional complications, which is not the case in Dominions composed of federated self-governing States. The recent investigation by the United States Senate of the petroleum industry has disclosed the interesting fact that Mr John D. Rockefeller, the oil millionaire, has distributed practically all his oil stocks to hia children. His son, John D. Rockefeller, jun_ now has 7,638,390 shares in the Standard Oil companies, from which he receives yearly dividends amounting to £2,558,642. The capital value of the younger Rockefeller's oil shares totals Last Thursday a gathering of teachers and ex-pupils of the Middle School was held for the purpose of making a presentation to Miss Swopp, assistant teacher for the last three years, who has been transferred on promotion to Riverton. In making the presentation of a handsome blouse case Mr A. E. Featherstone referred to the highly important work that this teacher had done, both in the class-room and on the playground. Her departure would be regretted by parents and pupils alike. Mr A Preston replied suitably on behalf of Miss Swopp.

Advice has been received of the death in London of Mr W. Enaom, formerly manager of the New Zealand Express Co. * Mr Ensom, who was 70 years of age, telegraphs our Christchurch correspondent, left with his wife on a trip to Europe in May of liwt year; and spent some time in Germany and Italy. It is known he entered an hospital in London some time ago for the purpose of undergoing an operation. Mr Ensom was prominently identified with the Labour movement, and was abo a member of the National Peace Council. For some years in the latter connection ha published for about two years a paper entitled “Tho Beacon.” Mr J. B. Merrett, the well-known poultry expert, intends visiting Europe and America in order to take part in several important congresses to be held early next year, telegraphs the Times’s Christchurch correspondent. He has received an invitation to participate in the International Poultry Congress at Barcelona, in Spain. The Spanish Government will later act as host to the delegates and entertain them at Madrid and other points of the country. In England Mr Merrett will address a meeting of the poultry conference to be held in connection with the Empire Exhibition, and will devote some of his time while there to establishing an arrangement for a permanent export of eggs from the Dominion. Later he purposes putting in some time at the Cornell University, New York.