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Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14869, 18 September 1918, Page 3 (Supplement)

A recent vooipienfc of the Military Service Medal-is Private Victor McNamara, son of Mrs V. T. MoNamara, Murchison. < The Hobart "World" of August 24th says:—"A wide circle of friends and fruitgrowers-in-particular, will regret to learn that Mr "David Rundle, the Government fruit standardisation expert, will leave Tasmania at the end of the year. Mr Jtundle has tendered his resignation of the official post-which he has held for some time past, and has accepted, the position of manager of the kelson Co-operative Fruit Company: New- Zealand. Mr Rundle will take Up his new duties on January Ist, 1919." Mr TV Cole, who has for a.number of years occupied the position of foreman of the packing and shipping department of Messrs Kirkpatrick and Co., Ltd ana. is preparing to leave with the next drart for the military training, camp ™* fcu-ewelled-by the employees, of the X 'factory on Friday afternoon, and presented with a. silver wrist watch by JMr W. F. Thomson-,-the factory foreman ?.? ™half of Ul? staff. and employees! Mr Ihomson-referred, in complimentary terms to the high esteem in which Mr Cole was held by everyone in the factory, and : to the conscientious and tactful .manner in which his numerous duties were performed Mr B, Neale, on behalf of the office staff, Mr W.' Webb .(of,the spico department), Mr H. Stemicnson (of the jam department), and Mr J. W, Ching (of the preserving department) also added their testimony to the high esteem in whicli Mr Col 6 wats held, and wished him the best of luck' while on active service and'a safe and speedy return to Nelson. Mr Cole suitably acknowledged the presentation, arid cheers for -Mr and: Mrs, Cole and family terminated -the -gathering, r