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Southland Times, Issue 20203, 14 June 1927, Page 6

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MINISTERIAL. The Hon. F. J. Rolleston, AttorneyGeneral, came south as far as Timaru by the express train on Saturday. Sir William Sim will reach Dunedin from the north to-night. Mr T. McCarroll, Probation Officer, leaves for Wellington this morning on departmental business. The Mayor of Dunedin (Mr W. B. Taverner) will return to Dunedin to-night from Wellington. Mr David W. Faigan, M.A., an ex-pupil and an ex-teacher of the Otago Boys’ High School, has taken over Holls Students Training College, Auckland, from the estate of the late Mr H. Holl, the victim of the recent Mount Ruapehu tragedy. Mr H. L. Paterson (a member of the R.S.A. Executive) and Mr J. M. White (secretary) left Dunedin yesterday for Wellington to attend the annual conference of the N.Z.R.S.A., which commences to-day. Mr A. C. Laing (president of the Dunedin R.S.A.) left for Wellington on Saturday. The death occurred last night (says a Timaru Press Association message) of Mr John Hardcastle, a veteran journalist, and at one time editor of the South Canterbury Times and also the Timaru Herald. He was for 42 years on the latter as reporter, sub editor, and editor. He was eighty years of age. Mr C. M. Croft, Canadian Commissioner for New Zealand, has been in Dunedin for a few days, in continuation of a tour of the Dominion prior to leaving for a visit to Canada. The purpose of the tour is to introduce Mr Paul Sykes, who has come from Ottawa to be the Assistant-Commis-sioner, and will act in charge of the office at Auckland during Mr Croft’s absence. They both left Dunedin yesterday morning for the north. Mr R. F. Hayles, stationmaster at Waipahi, has been transferred to Riverton, and on Thursday evening Mr and Mrs Hayles were entertained at a farewell social in the Waipahi hall. Mr T. E. Whiteside presided, and Messrs A. J. Webb, C. A. Hill, J. Shepherd, the Rev. Mr Canter (Tapanui), and Mr Janies Cumming (Arthurton) testified to the popularity of Mr Hayles as a railway servant. Mr Hayles was presented with a writing desk and Mrs Hayles was the recipient of a manicure set. The Examiner for the Associated Board of the R.A.M., and the R.C.M., London, in practical subjects this year will be Mr H. C. C. Moule, M.A., Mus. Bac., Cantab., son of a former President of Corpus Christi College. He was born at Cambridge, and educated at Marlborough College and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He received his musical education under the late Professor Charles Wood, Professor Dent and Dr. Rootham. Mr. Moule is now a member of the University Faculty Board of Music, and also one of the Professors at the Royal College of Music. He has not previously visited New Zealand.

The death occurred on Friday afternoon, at his residence, Royal terrace, Dunedin, of Mr William Laurence Simpson, one of Otago’s earliest colonists, states the Otago Daily Times. The deceased, who was in his 90th year, was born in Kintore Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and was a grandson of the distinguished Principal Brown, of Aberdeen University. He was educated at the Aberdeen Grammar School, and at the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh, and was trained as a lawyer. Mr Simpson came to Port Chalmers in January, 1863, in the ship Ben Lomond. Shortly after landing he entered the Government service as clerk and receiver of gold revenue on the Otago goldfields, and was afterwards appointed a warden and resident magistrate. He continued service as magistrate and warden in Lawrence, Clyde, and other parts of Otago for 16 years, and was appointed resident magistrate at Dunedin in 1879. This position he held till December, 1882, when he retired to take up the position of manager of the Trustees, Executors and Agency Company of New Zealand at the time of its formation. After 38 yeans of continuous service Mr Simpson relinquished that position at the end of 1918 owing to advancing years. Mr Simpson was one of the liquidators appointed by the Supreme Court in the historic case of the liquidation of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand. He was for many years a member and keen supporter of the Otago Art Society, and was closely attached to All Saints’ Church. He is survived by his widow and his only daughter, the wife of Professor Malcolm, of Otago University.