ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19458, 24 January 1925, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr R. A. Anderson returned to Invercargill yesterday, after a short business visit to Wellington. Captain L. Macintosh Ellis, Director of State Forestry, is at present in Invercargill on Departmental business.

His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), Sir George Fenwick, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, M.P., and Mr John Neill (Napier) were the guests of the Invercargill Rotan Club at luncheon yesterday. Advice has been received that Miss Freda Hirst (assistant to Mrs Norman Taylor) was successful in passing Pitman’s Shorthand Teachers’ Examination and in gaining the Teachers’ Diploma issued by Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons., Ltd., to fully qualified teachers. Miss Hirst is to be congratulated on her success.

At the monthly meeting of the Southland League on Friday evening a motion of sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr G. Chewings was carried in the usual manner. The chairman (Mr C. J. Brodrick) said Mr Chewings was one of the pioneers and since his retirement had taken an active interest in matters pertaining to Southland. Messrs C. Hansen (captain), W. Johnson, M. Topi and T. Widdowson, who will sail the yacht Murihiku in the contests for the Sanders Cup at Auckland at the end of the month, left Invercargill by the first express yesterday, accompanied by Mr A. B. Moffett, Commodore of the Stewart Island Y r acht Club. At a meeting of the Southland County Council Finance Committee held yesterday, the following appointments were confirmed: Mr J. P. Maloney (Waimatua), appointed as foreman for the Waihopai Riding; Messrs J. H. Russell and F. F. Waldron, as surfacemen for the Awama and Wallace Ridings; Mr I. McLachlan, assistant in the engineering shop. Before the ordinary business of the Southland A. and P. Association was commenced the chairman (Mr James King) referred to the loss sustained by the Association through the death of Mr G. Chewings. He said Mr Chewings had been a staunch supporter of the Association for 25 years. I A motion of condolence was carried in the usual manner. To the present generation Queen Victoria is but a memory of a great and past era of English history, but many people will be interested to recall that it was 24 years ago on Thursday since her late Majesty passed away in her quiet home in the Isle of Wight, opposite Portsmouth Harbour, and Edward, her son, came to the throne in his late middle age. Adjutant and Mrs Calcott (late of Gore), who have been in charge of the Ashburton Salvation Army for some time, and who are under orders to transfer, were given a farewell social this week. There wa'Ji a good attendance, presided over by Mr John Argyle. Apologies were received from a number of local ministers, who were unable to attend. Appreciative reference to the work of the departing officers was made by Messrs J. T. Pratley, W. Hopwood, and G. Argyle, and Mrs Ensign Huston, of Wanganui. An enjoyable musical programme was presented, and was greatly appreciated.