ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 18972, 20 June 1923, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr A. E. Sykes, the well-known veterinary chemists of New Plymouth, is at present on a visit to Invercargill. A Dunedin message announces the death of Lady McLean, widow of Sir George McLean.

A Sydney cable reports the death of Brother Edwin, one of the founders of the Marist Colleges in Auckland and Welling-

Mr R. Girling Butcher, Deputy Chief Inspector of Explosives, arrived in Invercargill last evening for the purpose of discussing with the local Chamber of Commerce to-day, the question of the importation of explosives through Bluff.

At the dose of the meeting of the Otago University Council yesterday, the Rev Dr Cameron, who has been Chancellor for almost 11 years, announced that he was about to resign from that office.—Press Association.

A Wellington wire stated that Mr H. IX Grocott, Chief Postmaster at Wellington, is voluntarily retiring, after nearly fortytwo years’ service. He entered the Department as a message boy at Christchurch in 1881. Next week he commences an extended period on annual leave. A Wellington Press Association message states that Messrs J. R. Robertson, president; L. Barclay, general treasurer; R. C. Morgan, general secretary; F. C. Hunt and M. J. Forde, delegates representing the Wellington branch, leave to-morrow to attend the annual conference of the Railway Officers’ Institute at Auckland. The South Island delegates will also proceed to Auckland at the same time. Mr E. C. Marshall, who was formerly on the literary Staff of the Southland Times, and who has resigned his position on the Dominion, left Wellington for Sydney last Friday to join the staff of the Sydney Guardian. Prior to his departure, he was presented by the members of the literary staff of the Dominion with a travelling bag. The presentation was made by the Editor, Mr C. W. Earle,, who on behalf of the staff, wished Mr Marshall every success in Australia. By the death of Mr George Davis last week, the Western District has lost one of its well known and deservedly respected identities. Mr Davis was born in Wellington in 1870. Later he spent some time in Oamaru, and also in Hampden, but came to settle in Wario when he was eighteen years old. Four years afterwards he took up land in partnership with his brother Edward. When he was 28 years of age he married Miss Allen, when the partnership with his brother dissolved, and he took up land on his own account. Ever since then he has been a well-known and successful farmer in Eastern Bush, and his untimely death is lamented by a wide circle. The funeral on Wednesday was one of the largest that has been seen at the Eastern Bush cemetery. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Mr Taylor, and members of the Orange Lodge.