ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 22728, 2 November 1935, Page 4

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr T. A. Duncan, chairman of the Meat Producers’ Board, will pay a visit to Invercargill next Thursday.

Advice has been received that Dr. Brian Dunne, formerly of Dunedin, has been appointed superintendent of the Dreadnought Hospital, Greenwich (London).

Messrs D. H. McLean (Caroline), A. G. Fleming and M. Gilroy (Dunedin), J. L. South (Oamaru), J. White (Christchurch), D. Paul (Dellington) and F. W. Oakley (Melbourne) are at the Club Hotel.

Mr S. Kingston, the recently appointed organizer to the Southland Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Fa.mers’ Union, was welcomed to Southland at the monthly meeting of the executive yesterday.

M Mr H. J. Kennedy, who has been ‘manager of the Majestic Theatre for the past three and a half years, leaves at the end of next week to manage the Majestic Theatre and the Theatre Royal at Timaru. Mr Errol Fuller, formerly manager of the Regent Theatre, Invercargill, and now in Timaru, will take Mr Kennedy’s place.

The death has occurred in a Wellington private hospital of Mr J. W. Longman, aged 68 years, manager of the Gear Meat Company’s preserving works at Petone. The late Mr Longman was born in Canterbury and during his residence at Petone served on various educational bodies. He took an active interest in a number of sports and was a prominent Freemason. — Wellington Press Association message. An unassuming young man just in his twenties is Mr George Vanderbilt, a member of one of the famous wealthy American families who arrived in Auckland on the Lurline yesterday with Mrs Vanderbilt, his young bride. They were married in September last in America and are continuing their honeymoon on a tour to the East, which will include a month in New Zealand. Mr Vanderbilt, who came of age on September 23 and inherited a large fortune, is a son of the late Mr Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who lost his life in the sinking of the Lusitania.—Press Association message.

Superintendent A. T. Emerson who has been attached to the Police Force for 43 years and who has been, stationed at Wellington since 1926, will retire on March 3, 1936, and will enter three months’ retiring leave on December 3, states a Wellington Press Association message. Superintendent Emerson joined the Police Force at the age of 21 in 1892 and shortly afterwards was sent to Invercargill and later to Ar rowtown. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1906 and was stationed in Dunedin and then at Ashburton. While at the latter town he reached the rank of Senior Sergeant in 1915. In 1917 he was transferred to Wellington and in 1919 became Sub-Inspector, reaching the rank of Inspector two years later. He was transferred to Whangarei to take charge of the Police district there. In February 1926 he was promoted Superintendent and came to Wellington.

Mr W. A. Beehan, of the Stamps Department, who leaves Invercargill today on transfer to Christchurch, was yesterday presented with a cut-glass water jug and a set of candlesticks from the members of the Invercargill Stock Exchange. Mr A. W. Jones, president, in making the presentation expressed on behalf of the members their appreciation of Mr Beehan’s courtesy and assistance given to members at all times in the performance of his duty. He congratulated him on his promotion and wished him every success and happiness in the future. Mr Beehan, in thanking the members of the Stock Exchange for their present and good wishes, stated that he was sorry to - leave Invercargill and that it had always been a pleasure to-him to work with members of the Exchange. Members of the legal profession met on Thursday afternoon to bid farewell to Mr Beehan. Mr J. C. Prain, president of the Southland District Law Society, spoke in glowing terms of Mr Beehan’s never-failing courtesy and willingness to discuss with practitioners questions relating to the assessment of duties. Other speakers included Messrs C. S. Longuet, E. Russell, and B. W. Hewat. In formally bidding Mr Beehan . farewell Mr Prain presented him with a case of cutlery as a token of the esteem in which he was held by members of the profession in Southland. Mr Beehan suitably responded.