ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 20172, 7 May 1927, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr E. Broad is at present on a visit to Dunedin. Mr W. McKay is spending a few days in Dunedin. Mr A. McKewen is at present on a business visit to Dunedin. Mr A. Chisholm (Otautau), is a guwt at the Carlton Hotel, Dunedin. Mr H. Taylor, of Wellington, returned to the north by the express yesterday. Mr C. Bradfield left by the mid-day express yesterday afternoon for Owaka. Mr Gerald A. Jackson, who has been engineer to the Waitemata County Council for the past 20 years, has resigned. Mr S. S. Dean has been re-elected chairman of the Management. Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union.—Press Association. The death has occurred of Robert Frater, aged 85, the oldest surviving foundation member of the Auckland Stock Exchange. —Press Association. Messrs A. J. Geddes and C. A. Davis, who have been representing the Southland Rugby Union at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Union in Wellington, are expected to return to Invercargill by the evening express to-day. The New Zealander, Blundell, who bowled and batted so well in the Cambridge Freshmen’s match, is a Wellington boy who was for five years a pupil of the Waitaki Boys’ High School. He was the best bowler in the school eleven a few years ago, and had the unusual honour for a schoolboy of playing for Otago.

The Rev. A. J. Seamer, General Superintendent of Home Missions in the Methodist Church of New Zealand, arrives in Invercargill to-day. He is accompanied by a party of Maori singers and orators. They will conduct services in the local Methodist Churches to-morrow; and during the week they will hold meetings and give entertainments.

At the conclusion of business at the Fire Board meeting yesterday, Mr A. Bain (a member I informed the board that he did not desire to seek re-election, “So I suppose,” said Mr Bain, “this will be my last meeting.” Mr C. J. Broad (chairman) said he regretted the announcement very much. Most of the old members were gradually departing, and he felt very sorry at Mr Bain’s retirement as he had given a good deal of public service. The speaker expressed pleasure in moving that a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Bain for his services to the board be recorded in the minutes. Mr R. N. Todd seconded the motion and said that while he (the speaker) and Mr Bain did not always have the same views about board matters, he recognised Mr Bain’s value to the board as a member since its inception. He sincerely trusted that Mr Bain would have many years of happy life. In reply, Mr Bain said he enjoyed being a member of the board. There had been very little opposition, and he, personally, had tried to assist generally, and his services were given freely and fully in the interests of the people. He thanked members for their kind expressions and hoped all would have a good time. "Now that the brigade is on a good footing,” concluded Mr Bain, “there will not be so much to do.” (Applause).