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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16811, 14 August 1922, Page 8

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VICE-REGAL. His Excellency the Governor-General and Lady Jellicoe attended the races at Rieearfcon on Saturday. Lord Jellicoe afterwards left by the ferry boat for Wellington. Lady Jellicoe will remain in Christchurch until to-mor-row. \ Sir Joseph Ward arrived in C'hristhorcl#oi! Sntnrdav. and will remain i the city for several days before u r ing north. He is staving with Air Cyril Ward. Mr Walter Monk, representative for J r.nd X. Tait’s theatrical attractions, sjr town making preliminary arrange ’iients for the local season of Tosoh t. ->idej. the famous Russian violinist. Canlain .1. K. p. Harper. R.N. N A .0.. has recently been appointed t<> •ommanri of H.M.S. Resolution. Captain Harper, who was head of the committee appointed to report on the Jutland dispatches, is a New Zealander. The new head master of the 'Wanganui Collegial*- School is the Rev C. E. Pierce. AI.A.. at present of Queen Elizabeth's Schodl. Cranbrook, and formerly of Magdalen College. Oxford. •Mr Pierce expects to arrive in the Dominion before next term. The Re.v Dr C. H. Laws president of the N>w Zealand Methodist Church, passed through Wellington on Friday From Auckland on an extended visit to ihe South Island, during which lie will poy an official visitation to the churches in Canterbury. Westland. Nelson, and Blenheim. A pleasant gathering took place on t'riday evening last, when the employee- ol Alesvrs (3. M’CTatchie and C«.. Ltd., assembled to wish bon voyage to their manager. Air Partridge, who. accompanied by Airs Partridge, is leaving to-day for America. A presentation was made of two travelling rugs and a lady’s hand-bag as an expression of appreciation and esteem from the employees 1 b*-* death is announced at Invercargill of Air George Young, one of Southland's early resident*. The deceased, who was in his seventieth year, landed in Southland in the early sixties, and acquired a block of land at Davidson’s Bush, which he farmed until about 1574. when he removed to West Plains, purchasing part of the land held by rhe late Air P. M’Cauglian. This lie improved and made one of the most highly productive farm* in the proince. featuring high-class dairying. He also went in extensively for root crops*, and was a very successful prizetaker at Invercargill and Dunedin m inter a how*. He was for many years a director of the Southland A. arid P. Association, and on more than one occasion refused the presidency.