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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 638, 13 July 1917, Page 1

PERSONAL.

Among those who ha,vo been recommended for the* D.C. Medal is Sergeant R, T, La,timer. He is (a son of Mr B. T. Latimer, -Oraj-i, and left with the/ Rifle Brigade a's Corporal. He is 1 1 brother to Mrs Bert, Cairns, Sheamii'm St.., AVaimate., Hon. Sir Henry Miller is retiring from the Legislative* Council, after I'orly'-years’ service's a,s a Councillor. The retirement of Sir Henry leaves Nor|.h Otago, wholly unrepresented in the; Council,-—Sir Henry was,'an* early settler In the district, and his political career commenced as 1 far back as May, 1863, when he was elected to the Otago Provincial Council lajs, Hie representative of Oamaru, The Hon Sir Francis, Bell ;announced in t.he Legislative Council on Wednesday afternoon that 'Die Speaker (the, Hon. C. J, Johnston) had left the Dominion under urgent. medical orders to receive spe-. ci.al treatment abrotad l . On Die Leader’s motion, the Hon. W.- C. E. C.amcross, who had been reappointed Chairman of Committees, was appointed Acting-Speaker, and the Hon. (/. Samuel A cling-Chair-man -of. Committees./ A motion was passed ■ expressing the desire of the Council that (the Speaker would return fully, restored to health,