ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19389, 1 November 1924, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr G. P. Johnston (Gore) and Mr R Anderson (Kauana) were passengers by thoexpress to Christchurch on Thursday. Sir J. G. Ward left Invercargill yesterday morning by motor car en route for Wellington. Mr D. H. McLean was appointed to represent the Winton A. and P. Association on the Southland A. and P. Executive at its meeting yesterday. The President, Mr James King, welcomed the new delegate. Mr W T . F. Scandrett was appointed to represent the Southland A. and P. Association on the Central Committee for the establishment of a Southland Court at the Dominion and South Seas Exhibition st Dunedin. Mr J. J. Purvis, manager of the New Zealand Hardware Co. Ltd., left for Dunedin by yesterday’s express. Mr Purvis is to undergo an operation to his eyes and will probably be away from business for about a.month. Mr George Provan, one of the oldest identities in Naseby, passed quietly away on Monday at the ripe old age of 84 years. He was well known throughout the district, and was a good specimen of the hardy pioneer. A large number of settlers, assembled to follow the remains to their last resting place. Mr C. E. Armstrong, late district engineer at Gisborne, who retired on superannuation after 40 years’ service, was met at the northern town yesterday by representatives of local bodies and public organisations in Poverty Bay district and made the recipient of an illuminated address and a cabinet gramophone in appreciation of his valuable work in the district during his 23 years’ service in Poverty Bay.—Press Association. At yesterday’s meeting of the Southland County Council, Mr G. R. Milward, of Dunedin, was appointed assistant engineer out of 12 applicants for the position. Mr Milward for the past eight years has been with Mr B. B. Couston, engineer for the Taieri County and Taieri River Trust, and since 1921 has held the position of chief assistant on Mr Couston’s staff. Mr Milward, who is a member of the Kaikorai Band, is a very fine cornet player. Mr E. S. Craven, M.A., has been selected by the Canterbury College Professorial Board as this year’s nominee for the Rhodes Scholarship, wires the Christchurch correspondent of the Southland Times. Mr Craven, who is at present on the staff of the Timaru Boys’ High School, has had a distinguished scholastic and athletic career. He received his primary education at Timaru Main school and his secondary instruction at Timaru Boys High School, where he gained junior and senior National scholarship, coming to Canterbury College in 1919. He obtained his B.A. in 1921, and his M.A. with second class in history in 1923. In football he twice represented South Canterbury and was a member of the Canterbury College first fifteen for four years. In 1920 and 1921 he toured Australia with the New Zealand University team. He has also been a prominent figure in inter-’Varsity boxing contests. In 1922 he was runner-up in the heavyweight competition and in 1923 New Zealand University heavyweight champion. Mr Craven is a well known figure in college social life and has taken a leading part in many of leading clubs and aocietiee which go to make up college life.