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Southland Times, Issue 18967, 14 June 1923, Page 4

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A bulletin announces that the DuchMß of York is recovering satisfactorily and will resume engagements on June 26. A Sydney message records the death of Mr Murray Leith Allen, formerly assistant to the late Clement Wragge. Messrs A. Driscoll and B. Timpany are leaving Bluff on Saturday by the Moerak on a two months’ visit to Melbourne ano Sydney.

Mr D. Rutledge of the Dairy Farmers’ Federation, is leaving by the Moeraki on Saturday, od a short business trip to Melbourne.

The Hon. A. F. Hawke, who left for Wellington on Tuesday, was granted leave of absence during the parliamentary session by the Bluff Harbour Board at its meeting yesterday.

An Ottawa telegram announces the death of Major-General Baron Aylmer, former Inspector-General of the Canadian forces. He fought in both the Fenian raids in the sixties.

Mr D. F. Macdonald, head teacher of the Queenstown Public School, has been granted six months’ sick leave. Mr Cullen, who has been appointed relieving head teacher. Mr Wm. Gordon, Garston, late member for Kingston riding of the Lake County Council, took ill suddenly last week and had to be conveyed to a private hospital in Invercargill, where he was operated, on for appendicitis.

The Ven. Archdeacon Harnett, Roman Catholic Vicar-General of the diocese of Los Angeles and San Diego (California 1, arrived in Wellington by the. Tahiti last week, accompanied by the Rev. Father Galvin. They are touring the world, and intend visiting Australia, the Near East, and Europe.

A Dargavilie message records the death of George Murdo Fraser of G. M. Fraser anl Sons, well-known bridge contractors, aged 83. Deceased was known from one end of New Zealand to the ether. He was the builder cf the principal bridges in the North. At the time of his death he was building a bridge over the northern Wairoa River at a cost of over £40,000. Mr W. T. Tretheway, a Christchurch sculptor, whose "Bombthrower” is in the permanent collection in the Art Gallery, has been commissioned by the trustees of the Hyman Marks Trust to design and make a marble bust of Mr Marks, which will be placed as a memorial in the Christchurch Hospital (says the Sun). The bust will stand on a granite pedestal, and it is anticipated it will be completed in time to be exhibited at the next annual exhibition of the Canterbury Society of Arts.

The constitution of the Main Highways Board is officially announced as follows, wires our Wellington correspondent:— Motor interests—Mr M. H. Wynyard (Auckland). County Councils—Mr Bruce (Akaroa) ; Mr A. E. Jull( Napier). Government nominees—Mr H. F. W. Furkert (engineering branch of the Public Works Department) ; Mr Godfrey (uaistant undersecretary Administrative branch of the Public Works Department); G. T. Murray (in charge Roads Division Engineering Branch Public Works Department. An announcement was made yesterday that Mr W. F. Drewe, who has been connected with Messrs Briscoe and Co., Ltd., for the last 35 years and has been manager in Invercargill for the last 21 yean, has retired in order to enter into the timber business on an extensive scale. Mr Drewe, however, will continue to act in an advisory capacity to Messrs Briscoe and his position as manager will be nssumed by Mr Louis Alsweiler, who has been connected with the firm for the past nine yean. Mr George Caddie, accountant, will continue to act in that capacity. Word was received in Invercargill yesterday of the death the previous evening, of

Mr B. M. Croker, acting manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company at Wellington, after a short illness. The late Mr Croker who has been connected with the Loan and Mercantile Agency for a great many years, having joined it as quite a young man, was 62 years of age. Prior to taking up a position as confidential accountant in Wellington twelve years ago, he was accountant at the Dunedin office. Prior to that ba occupied the position of manager at Blenheim. He was a keen gardening enthusiast and took an active interest io the affairs of the leading horticultural societies in Wellington. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Messrs Cyril and Basil Croker, who are members of the legal profession in New Plymouth and Wellington respectively. His eldest son was killed in action cn the Somme. Mrs E. B. Pilcher of Invercargill, is a sister of the deceased