ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 20695, 17 January 1929, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

VICE-REGAL. The Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson visited the Teachers’ Summer School yesterday (says an Oamaru Press Association message) and spent over an hour visiting the various parts of the school. Their Excellencies heard the lectures, and were greatly interested in the teachers activities. The. vice-regal party left for Dunedin in the afternoon. His Excellency the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergusson) and Lady Alice Fergusson arrived from' the north yesterday afternoon and were met at the railway station by the deputy major (Mr J. S. Douglas) and members of the City Council and a civic committee, reports a Press Association message from Dunedin. His Excellency's visit on this occasion is unofficial. He will remain here until the morning of January 25.

Mr S. Price travelled north by the afternoon express yesterday. Canon Fynes-Clinton left Invercargill by the second express yesterday. Mr and Mrs J. E. Taylor, of Invercargill, are at present holidaying at Stewart Island. Mr and Mrs W. George and family returned last evening from a motor trip to Timaru. Sir James Mills, managing director of the Union S.S. Co., will arrive in Dunedin on Monday next. Mr Adam Hamilton, M.P., travelled to Christchurch by the through express yesterday en route to Wellington. Mr F. M. Shortt, manager for John Chambers, Ltd., Dunedin, arrived in Invercargill by the express last evening. Mr and Mrs J. White, of Mataura, leave on Saturday by the Manuka from Bluff for Melbourne, where Mr White’s parents reside. Lieutenant A. P. McCormack, who returned to Invercargill yesterday from the military camp at Gore, proceeds to-day to Major-General R. Young, General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Forces, arrived in Invercargill from Gore yesterday, and is staying at the Grand Hotel. Word has been received that the following nurses of the Southland Hospital were successful in passing the recent State examination:—Nurses Weir (honours), Murchison, McNeill, Ronald, Morton and Ward. The Rev. W. W. Ewart, of Bluff, who has been exchanging pulpits for the holidays with the Rev. Hine, of Stewart Island, returned yesterday to take up his accustomed duties.

Present visitors to Stewart Island include Mr A. le H. Hoyles and family (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs Prentice, Mr and Mrs L. Watts, Mr T. Watt, Mr Oakley (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs George Smith (Christchurch), Misses Gooder (2), Miss Beattie and Mrs Bay (Christchurch), Mr Kirk (Wellington).

Sir Dudley de Chair, Governor of New South Wales, accompanied by Lady de Chair and two members of their family, will arrive on the West Coast on Saturday, and will visit Franz Josef glacier on Sunday, returning on Tuesday.

The death of Mr Joseph McQuilkin occurred at the Buller Hospital following a heart attack. He was formerly president of the Blackball Miners’ Union, and was one of the original directors of the Grey River Argus Company. He was 40 years of age and unmarried.

The Rev. J. W. Burley has been appointed by the Bishop of Waikato, on the nomination of the Diocesan Board of Nomination, to the Parochial District of Christ Church, Taumarunui, according to the Waikato Times. He will be instituted after Easter.

The Rev. W. M. Clow, D.D., late Principal of the fresbyteriau Theological _ College, one of the most eminent preachers and scholars of the Presbyterian Church, arrived in Auckland by the Marama in the course of a world tour. His father built St. James’s Church, Auckland. He goes south in three weeks’ time. —Press Association.

The death occurred at his residence, Mt. Barker, on Wednesday last of Mr James Smith, a well-known and highly respected resident of the Wanaka district at the advanced age of 80 years. The late Mr Smith acted as judge of draught horses at the first Lake County A. and P. Show, held at Ayrburn in 1904, and he had attended every show held by the society until last year, when he was absent owing to illness. He was a widower, and leaves a large family of sons and daughters to mourn their loss.