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Evening Star, Issue 21747, 15 June 1934, Page 9

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—Vice-Regal.— Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Bledisloe, who have been spending a few days’ holiday at Mount Maunganui, left this afternoon by train en route, for Wellington.—Tauranga message. Mr E. E. Collier went North to-day to embark on the Maui Pomare for a trip to Samoa. Mr J. R. Leggo left Dunedin for Nelson this morning. Mr W. Garrett travelled by train today from Dunedin to Christchurch. Mr L. M. Wright was a passenger for Christchurch by the first express this morning. Tho Rev. E. M. M'Lcvic, curate at Masterton, has been appointed vicar of the parish of North-east Valley, in succession to tho Rev. S. A. G. Hurd, who takes charge of the Dunstan parish. Mr M'Levie was formerly assistant to the Rev. Fielden Taylor, of Wellington. At yesterday’s meeting of the Peninsula County Council, Mr Hunter Macandrew was re-elected unopposed to the position of chairman, thus adding another term to an office he has held since the inception of the council eight years ago. Mr Macandrew thanked the. members of the council, both individually and collectively, for the assistance they had given him at all times.

The death of Mr R. Ferguson was a subject of reference at the annual meeting of the School Committees’ Association last evening, members standing in silence as a motion of sympathy was carried. The president (Mr H. H. Johnson) said that the late Mr Ferguson was one of the earliest members of the association and one of its life member's.

The late Mr Robert Love (who was accidentally killed in a gelignite explosion at Conroy’s dam, near Alexandra,a week ago) was the second son of Mrs C. Love and the late Mr James Miller Love, one of the pioneer farmers of Galloway. He was born at the latter place in 1888, and during his early years was with the other members of his family engaged in farming on his father's well-known property, “ The Willows.” Soon after the outbreak of the Great War Mr Love joined up as a member of the Eighth Reinforcements.; and throughout the period of hostilities served with distinction, attaining the rank of captain. Shortly after returning to New Zealand Mr Love purchased a pastoral property in Matakanui district. This ho successfully worked until some five years ogo a war disability compelled him to relinquish farming pursuits. Since that time he had resided at Alexandra. In 1921 he, married the youngest daughter of the late Mr John Noone, of “ Fair View, Ida Valley. Of a retiring disposition, he was held in the highest,esteem by all with whom he came in contact. He is survived by his wife and three little children. The funeral, which took place on Sunday, was attended by a large and representative gathering. The returned soldiers of the district followed their former comrade to his last restng plaice, and at the close of the service the ‘ Last Post ’ was sounded. Mr William Ruffell was this morning admitted as a barrister of the Supremo Court by His Honour Mr, Justice Kennedy.

' By the death of Miss Edwards, ’ who resided at Waitati for many years, the Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Association and ex-servicemen generally lost a good friend. A quiet, unassuming worker, the late Miss Edwards had the welfare of returned men very much at heart, and did a great deal to give assistance in cases where required. Ever singe Poppy Day was inaugurated she gave valuable assistance to the R.S.A., and,though unable' to take an active part in the campaign during the last few. years as the result of failing health, she was still deeply interested. Last year she was visited by the president, the vice-president, and the secretary of the association, and thanked for her efforts in the interests of returned men.Mr I. A. Peters, whose death took place yesterday at Auckland, was well known in business at Port Chalmers as a' watchmaker before ho recently left for the north for health reasons.