ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 19546, 9 May 1925, Page 8

ABOUT PEOPLE

Her. Father O’Donnell, who has been viriring the Old Country, is expected to rettnn to Gore on Monday morning. Mr J. A. Broom was duly installed as Mayor of Winton for the ensuing two years on Wednesday last. Mr Jchn Edie, M.P.. is making good progress towards recovery from his recent illness. Mr H. Binsted, of the Auckland Training College, who has been appointed Superintendent of Education in the Cook Hands, with headquarters at Rarotonga, will leave Wellington on June 23rd by the Makura. Mr W. fi. Compton, Dominion Organiser and Secretary of the Dominion All Gold Art Union, leaves by the first express this morning for the West Coast to finalise arrangements in connection with the Art Union in that part of the South Island. Prior to leaving Winton for Invercargill Mr Frank de la f '-rrelle was presented with a case of pipes from the Bank of New Zealand staff. The Manager. Mr V. Lar nach, in making the presentation, wished Mr Perrelle every success in the Bank’s ser ▼ice. Reference to the impending retirement of Mr W. Dunnage, of the Railway Department at Invercargill, after 40 years’ senice wsb made at the annual meeting of the Southland section of the New Zealand Public Sendee Association held last evening and Mr Dunnage’s health was drunk with During the progress of the football match between the Dipton and Balfour second fifteens at Balfour on Saturday last, Hector McGregor, of the Balfour team, had the misfortune to sustain a broken leg. It appears that McGregor and an opposing player rushed to kick the ball simultaneously. with the result the McGregor’s leg was broken between the ankle andjhe knee. A telegram from Carterton states that Mr J. Cardno, traveller for the Kaiapoi Woollen Mills, was picked up on the roadside between Clareville and Carterton by. the police on Thursday night. Mr Cardno was driving a high powered car, and it is thought that he sustained a stroke. He was found lying on the ground alongside the car and was taken to the police station at Carterton, where he received medical attention and yesterday was sent to Masterton for treatment. Mr W. H. Fallow, who leaves for Te Kuiti by the express this morning, was farewelled by the staff of J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., yesterday afternoon. Mr J. Gilkison, manager, presided, and, in presenting their guest with a wallet of notes, referred to his excellent services as auctioneer to the firm. Though his going was a distinct loss to the firm, the speaker joined with the staff in wishing him all good fortune in his new venture. Mr Fallow suitably reA Press Association message from Auckland states that at the Dominion conference of the Church of England Men’s Society, the following officers were elected: —President (ex officio), Archbishop Averill; vice-Presi-dent, Archdeacon J. D. Russell /Oamarui ; treasurer, Mr J. W. Henderson (Wellington ; auditor, Mr R. M. Sunley (Wellington ); Council —the Rev C. A. B. Watson and Messrs W. M. Rayner (Auckland), J. Snell, W. J. Lees, W. Nash and H. S. Condery (Wellington l , the Rev. W. Bullock Masterton i and Mr A. E. H. Harrison (Christchurch). Mr T. Pound, who has occupied the position of Chairman of the Southland section of the New Zealand Public Service Association for the past five years, was made the recipient of a presentation at the annual meeting held in the Floral Tea Rooms last evening on relinquishing that position. Mr T. McCarroll,'’Vice-President of the local section made the presentation, ami in a few appropriate remarks he expressed the appreciation of all concerned for the valuable services which Mr Pound had rendered during his term of office, and mentioned that one and all regretted his decision to retire. Mr Pound returned thanks for the kindly references made to himself and remarked that his duties had been made all the more pleasurable by the loyal co-operation and assistance given to him by all members of the Committee as well as by the individual officers of the various Departments.