ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 20673, 20 December 1928, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr C. D. McConnell, Mayor of Mataura, left by yesterday’s through express on a business visit to Wellington. Advice has been received in Palmerston North that Mr F. W. Preece, president of the Associated Booksellers of Australia and New Zealand died at Adelaide on Saturday. Wyndham Dairy Factory Company have disposed of their output of cheese from January to the end of season at the satisfactory price of 9 l-32d per lb. f.o.b. Mr W. D. Revington has been appointed engineer to the Christchurch Tramway Board out of 50 applicants. Mr Revington has been chief engineer at the board’s power station for many years.—Christchurch Press Association message.

A Dunedin telegram reports the death of Mr George Mondy, the well-known barrister, who some years ago was a partner of the firm in which Sir Robert (then Mr) Stout and Sir William (then Mr) Sim were interested.

Mr D. D. F. McLean, of the Dunedin railway staff, will be Mr Garnet Kidd’s successor as clerk at Wyndham railway station, and will take up his duties before the end of the month. Mr S. R. McConnell, cadet, Invercargill, is’ filling the office in the meantime.

Mr E. M. Christie, M.Sc, F.C.S., science master at the Gore High School during the past six years, has tendered his resignation to the Board of Governors. Mr Christie has received an appointment as assistant master at the Rongotai Boys’ College, Wellington.

Miss M. Elley, who has been a very popular infant mistress in the South School and who has resigned her position, was formally farewelled by her pupils during the breaking-up. functions yesterday. During the concert last evening Mias Elley was presented with a beautiful bouquet of roses.

The old Hebrew Synagogue on the terrace, (says a Wellington Press Association message), is being demolished to make way for a new brick and concrete structure costing £ll,OOO. The Synagogue was built about 1874. The foundation stone of the new building will be laid about the middle of next month.

The Tapanui Courier records the death of Mr William Smith, “Cave Hill,” Heriot, at the age of 89 years, which occurred at his son’s residence, Tapanui, on Friday evening. The funeral took place to the Tapanui Cemetery on Monday, when the Revs. W. H. Norton (Tapanui), and T. Tweedie (Clinton) conducted the burial service. Six grandsons acted as pall bearers.

Mr A. J. Morison, who, for the past two years, has represented the locomotive workshops of the South Island on the National Executive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, has again been elected to that position. Mr Morison was also elected unopposed as a delegate to the biennial conference which will meet in Welling ton in February next.

Miss A. F. K. Whale, of the Land and Deeds and Stamp Duties Departments, who recently resigned her position in view of her approaching marriage, was met by the staffs of both Departments and made the recipient of several handsome presents. Mr J. A. Fraser, district land registrar, in making the presentation, referred to the excellent record of Miss Whale during her long association with fly* Department, and wished her the best of luck and happiness in her new sphere. Miss Whale suitably replied.

A large gathering of officers of the Bank of New Zealand from all parts of the Dominion assembled in the board room on Tuesday when Mr Buckleton, general manager, who attai.d his fiftieth year of service with the bank on Saturday was presented with a portrait in oils painted by Mr A. Nicoll, and a pearl tiepin. Mrs Buckleton, who was present, was presented with a toilet set of brushes in enamels. Testimony was borne to Mr Buckleton’s ability and high sense of duty. A replica of the portrait is to hang in the board room. In the course of his reply, Mr. Buckleton said the board and executive were only too glad to give officers every opportunity of qualifying for high positions. He stressed the importance of technical training of bank officers.—Wellington Press Association message.