ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 18836, 1 June 1920, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr Justice Sim arrived in Invercargill by the through express last night, and was met at the station by members of the legal profession. Mr C. R. Gooch, who has been in the service of Neill and Co., Dunedin, for 16 years, is leaving for Auckland to manage the New Zealand interest of Lipton, Ltd. Lieutenant C. Dolling-Smith, one of the pioneers of British aviation in the war, has returned to Auckland. He spent three years in Germany as a prisoner of war. Messrs J. Milne and D. Marshall, who have been attending the Board of Agriculture Conference at Wellington, returned to Invercargill yesterday. A telegram from Marseilles published in London in April says that the jewellery of Gaby Deslys, the dancer who died recently, is estimated to be worth £212,000. According to her will, it will be sold for the benefit of the Marseilles poor. Dr 1 oung i.auiiicd to his home yesterday, at riving by the through express. He was me: at the station and given a welcome back by many of his friends, who all expressed pleasure at again seeing him home. The name of Captain T. E. Y. Seddon, 13th New Zealand Regiment, has been brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War for valuable services rendered in the United States of America in connection with the war. Mr and Mrs John Tail and Miss Tait, of Edinburgh, are at present no a visit to New Zealand, and are the guests of Mr and Mrs Peter Tail, Mataura (says the Ensign). Mr John Tait is well known at Gore, and used to be in business in the butchery line some 10 years ago. The visitors will remain about 12 months in New Zealand. The Chief Justice of Fiji (Sir Charles Davson) returns to Fiji by the Navua about June 2, aflcr a 12 months' vacation. The Acting-Chief Justice (the Hon A. K. Young, K.C., Attorney-General) leaves Fiji for England, via Sydney, per Levuka, on May 25 and will be (he guest of Sir Walter and Lady J.)a\idson in Sydney. Mr S. McMillan has tendered his resignation as a member of the South Invercargill Borough Council for the North Ward. At last night's meeting the resignation was accepted with regret and it was decided to thank Cr. McMillan lor his past services, regret being expressed that his business activities prevented him from giving time to the Council. A delegate at the recent Fruitgrowers’ Conference said it had been stated that the New’ Zealand public consumed 1,000,000 cases of locally-grown fruit. This could easily be increased fourfold, if the growers eliminated the retailers and dealt direct wtih the consumers. So long as the public had to pay fictitious prices their appetite for fruit, would not be stimulated. The Government should be approached for assistance in the formation of co-operative fruit-selling agencies in (he. different centres. The Government was asneiated with the production of fruit, and there was no reason why it should not be equally concerned with its distribution. The conference referred the whole matter to a special committee, which is to meet the Departmental officers.