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Southland Times, Issue 18971, 19 June 1923, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr John Fisher has been appointed to represent the Wallace A. and P. Association on the Southland League. Mr C| G. Ross of Dunedin, was a passenger by the Moeraki for Melbourne yesterday. Mr D. Rutledge, manager ofthe Dairy Federation Ltd., left for Melbourne by the Moeraki last evening. Mr W. Warren of the Wakatipu Mail, Queenstown, is ,at present on a visit to Invercargill and is staying at the Club Hotel. At last night's meeting of the Southland Motor Association, Mr R. Dick was ap pointed secretary in place of Mr J. E. Win sloe who leaves shortly for America. A Napier message records the death o Mr Henry Arthur Cornford, for manj years Napier Crown Prosecutor, aged 76. Death occurred on Sunday afternoon. A Timaru Press Association telegram states that Mias B. M. Watt, lady principal of the Timaru Girls High School, will retire at the close of the current year, after having Occupied the position since 1898. The Rev. J. Napier Milne, editor of thi Met ho dig I Times, and superintendent of the St. Albans circuit (Christchurch), has decided to return to England at the end of March, 1924. Five years ago Mr Milne was received by transfer from the British Wesleyan Conference. Mr H. J. Middleton, President of the South Island Dairy Association has gone to Palmerston North to attend the annual conference of the National Dairy Association. He will speak in favour of a remit asking for legislation to control contagicua herd diseases. Mr Arthur K. Vile, a journalist of wide experience in New Zealand, who has in recent years edited the Wairarapa Age, Masterton, and the Manawatu Daily Times, Palmerston North, has been appointed to succeed Mr A. E. Lawrence as editor of the North Otago Times. He will commence duties at the beginning of the week. The resignation of Mr G. P. Nat use h as president of the Wellington Journalists’ Union was received at a special meeting of the union held in Wellington last Thursday. Mr Natusch will leave for Sydney shortly, and the meeting placed on record an appreciation of the excellent work he had done in the interests of journalists. It was stated in yesterday morning's issue that Mr D. W. Reese of Christchurch who has left for a two year trip to Sydney paid periodical visits to Southland in connection with the Port Craig sawmill. This was incorrect, the D. W. Reese referred to being the nephew of Mr D. Reese, who is connected with the Port Craig industry. Mr J. Fisher, Otautau, arrived in Invercargill last night on his way to the National Dairy Conference, Palmerston North. During the recent South Island Conference, Mr Fisher was appointed to a committee, which has under consideration a universal contract form, and it is in connection with this that he is visiting Palmerston.

A Dannevirke Press Association message states that the funeral of Miss Joy sc Ransom, the daughter of Mr E. A. Ransom, M.P., for Pahiatua, who was the. victim of the railway crossing accident on Friday last, was held on Sunday, being the biggest ever seen in Dannevirke, the cortege consisting of nearly 100 cars and many pedestrians. Mourners were present from all over the North Island, and messages of sympathy were received from the Governor-General, Ministers of the Crown, all sections and parties in the House of Representatives, and the Speaker of the Legislative Council. At a meeting of the Invercargill Tram way Employees’ Union, held yesterday, the following resolutions were carried: —“We regret the resignation of Mr Denham from the secretarial position of the Union. Mr Denham has not only proved a very capable secretary, but has by his wide knowledge of tramway matters, been a caj> able counsel on the Union’s behalf and hie efforts have been the means of making the lot of tramway men brighter, both locally and in other centres of the Dominion." “This Union also unanimously endorses the executive’s action in appointing Mr Denham the employees’ representatve on the Tramway Appeal Board.” It was decided to honour Mr Denham by giving him a social evening.