ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 18965, 13 June 1923, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr R. A. Anderton ha* joined the directorate of Afforestation Limited aw the director for Southland. Mr J. Broadbent, Chief Clerk of the local postal department is at present away on sick leave. Sir Harry Lauder was accorded a civic reception at Christchurch yesterday, states a Press Association message. Mr R. Lee, manager of the Kaitangata Coal Company, arrived in Invercargill by last night’s express. Mr A. W. Morgan, District Traffic Manager, who has been attending a conference of railwaj’ officers in Wellington, returned to Invercargill by last night’s express. During his term as Councillor for ths Waihopai Riding, Mr Walter Clarke only missed two meetings of the Council. Mj Clarke was a member of the Council fox six years. Mr A. Varney, New Zealand secretary of the Y.M.C.A. movement, arrived in Invercargill by last night’s express, and will this evening attend a meeting of the local supporters of the Y.M.C.A. The following appointments were confirmed by the Town Council last evening on the recommendation of the Finance Committee: —Junior typist, Miss I. A. Anderson; correspondence and committee clerk, Mr A. F Graham. Inspector W. B. Mcllveney, officer-in-charge of the Wellington police district, will leave on a three months* holiday to the United States on June 26. While he ia away his duties will be taken over by SubInspector D. J. Cummings. Mr R. B. Tennent, Agricultural Instructor for Otago and Southland, arrived in Invercargill by last night’s express, and will be here for two days. He will proceed to Winton to-day to conduct a stock demonstration, and will deliver a lecture to farmers at Mataura to-morrow. The following have been recommended for appointment to the Wairio Domain Board:—Messrs John P. Forde, Duncan McCall, Martin Forde, John Patrick Hogan, Thomas Small, George Bain, Patrick Fox, James Egan and Thomas Joseph Egan. A Christchurch telegram states that Sir Alfred Pickford, Oversea Commissioner of Boy Scouts, was tendered a civic reception yesterday, and attended a rally of Boy Scouts and Girl Peace Scouts in the after noon. He spoke on the aims and objects ef the movement at a public meeting in Choral Hall last night. Sir Alfred Pickford, the Boy Scout Overseas Commissioner, has gained golden opinions in Auckland, where he is at present the guest of His Excellency Lord Jellicoe. The Commissioner, who stands about 6ft 3in, has a genial way with him that goes straight to the heart of the average boy. Unfortunately, he has contracted so heavy a cold that, to the disappointment of the audience and his own chagrin he was foi bidden to attend the huge meeting called to welcome him in the Auckland Town Hall, which was attended by over 3000 people. In his absence, Sir Harry Lauder came to the rescue, and in one of his witty but purposeful speeches both delighted and enthused the audience. His Excellency the Governor-General, who presided, left his hearers in no doubt as to his sense of the huge value of the movement, and urged all who desired the welfare of the youth of the Dominions to help Boy Scouting by every means in their power: Sir Alfred Pickford will finish his New Zealand tour in W ellingt on.