A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
, COLONEL JOHN: M. DENNY. ; , Colonel John M. Denny; head of tho famonn Dumbarton firm of shipbuildersj will,arrive in Wellington' from' tho South this 'morning. Colonel Denny,-who. is'ia practical cngi-. ncer,. occupied' tho," eminent position of Prey sklent of the Institute of Marine 1 Engineers of Grpat Britain, an offico nOw held by Lorq Pirie,'bf the firm of Harland, Wolfo and Co.-, of Belfast, and he'has been associated closely with-. the construction of many of the Union Company's steamers, and as late as last yearpfficiated■ at. the .launching- of- the turoino steamer Maori, when Sir Joseph and Lady. Ward were present. , As a tribute to his high standing, among engineers; Mr. Denny will . bejwelcomed by the Institute of Marine Engineers; of Australasia, and to-morrow, mornihg. will bo presented with'a life member's gold badge of the Institute at a function to be presided over by the Prime Minister at the Commercial Travellers' Club.. Invitations have been issued to- several 'of Wellington's leading citizens, and a liappy littlo function should -result. On Friday 'Colonel' Denny and Miss Denny/will leave, on a-tour of the North Island as guests of the Union Company, under the escort of. Mr.. .W. A. Kennedy, local manager of . the Union Company. . . ■ ' ... : ■
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 184, 29 April 1908, Page 8
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205A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 184, 29 April 1908, Page 8
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