ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19260, 3 June 1924, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Professor Hewiteon, of Dunedin, is on » visit to Queenstown. Mr R. Semple, ex-Labour M.P., returned to Dunedin yesterday. Messrs H. J. Middleton, J. S. Grieve and T. A. Buckingham left by yesterday’s express to attend the annual meeting of the South Island Dairy Association at Dunedin. Mr J. Matheson and Mr T. Pryde leave by this morning’s express to attend a meeting of the Waipiata Sanatorium Committee at Dunedin. Mr Zane Grey, the famous American novelist, will visit New 'Zealand next year on a fishing expedition. Il is expected that he will come to Southland during the salmon-fishing season. A Press Association message from Auckland announces the death oi Mr Nicholas Kiely, late Superintendent of Police. Mr Kiely was stationed in Dunedin many years ago as superintendent, and was transferred on promotion to Wanganui. Mr A. L. Wiley, Postmaster at Lumsden, has received notice of his transfer to a clerical position at the Wanganui Post Office. His position at Lumsden will be taken by Mr P. W. Jenks, at present Postmaster at Otautau, who, in turn, will be succeeded by Mr F. H. Francis, of Roxburgh. The President to the Southland Rugby Union reported at last night’s meeting, that telegrams congratulating Messrs Richardson and White on their inclusion in the All Black football team had been sent to Wellington and that the Union’s best wishes had also been conveyed to Messrs Gilmour and Bell on the prospects of them also being included. Messrs J. McMillan and T. McMahon, who have been connected with the Marist Old Boys’ Football Club for some years past, were met by their club mates on Saturday evening last, and made the recipients of presentations on their departure from Invercargill to take up positions elsewhere. On behalf of the Club, Mr * C. A. Davies, the President, handed a silver cigarette case to Mr McMillan, and a pipe and a case to Mr McMahon, as a token of the high esteem in which both were held by their fellow players. During the evening, which proved to be a very enjoyable one, a programme of song* and recitations was rendered, and was great* hr eppreciagd.