ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 18858, 25 June 1920, Page 5

ABOUT PEOPLE

Nurses Garrick, Reynolds and Bums, of St. Helen’s Hospital, Invercargill, all passed the recent midwifery examination. | Lord Islington has been appointed to succeed Sir It. Kindersley as chairman of the War Savings Committee. A Sydney Press Association message states that the passengers by the Niagara, which sailed for Auckland yesterday, include the Australian delegates to the Empire Press Conference at Ottawa. Captain F. C. Dreyer, C.8., C.8.E., who was Chief of the Stuff to Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Jellicoe, on his recent visit to New Zealand, has assumed duties at the Admiralty as Director of the Gunnery Division. Mr W. Hagger, Conciliation Commissioni er, arrived by the express from the north i l as t evening. He will preside at a sitting of the Conciliation Council to-day, when the case of performing musicians will be considered. Before the usual business of the Southi land Rugby Union was taken last night the chairman, Mr A. J. Geddes, moved a vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr C. Todd, referring to his valuable work on the Union. The motion was carried in the usual manner. The Governor-General and Lady Liverpool j were accorded a civic farewell at the Wellington Town Hall last night (says a Press Association telegram). The Mayor (Mr J. Luke I presided, and also on the platform were the Premier and Mrs Massey, Sir Frederic Lang (Speaker of the House), members of the Ministry, and the City Councillors. * At the time of the Prince’s visit a month ago, no one worked more strenuously than Mrs F. G. Stevenson, of Ettrick street, who was unexpectedly called upon at the very last moment to take charge of the luncheon rooms and nurse the casualty cases among the country children attending the historic function. Mrs Stevenson rose splendidly to the occasion and did excellent work throughout a long and trying day. The country teachers were determined that her fine work on behalf of them and their pupils should not go unrewarded. On Wednesday evening a surprise party comprising a number of teachers visited Mrs Stevenson’s home and on behalf of tha subscribers handed to her a handsome teaset. Mr Stevenson thanked the donors for their kind recognition of his wife’s services. At (he opening meeting of the 1920 session of the First Church Men’s League held on Monday evening last occasion was taken (o bid farewell to the Rev. Evan Bissett, who, with Mrs Bissett, is leaving for the Homeland. During their residence in Invercargill Mr and Mrs Bissett have been closely identified with the church work, and have rende/ed it invaluable assistance. Mr S. M. McDonald (president of the Men’s League) and the Rev. J. L. Robinson bore testimony to the character and worth of their departing friends and thanked Mr Bissett for his faithful work. In assuring him of the hearty goodwill of the men of the congregation, the president handed to him a well filled purse and a case of pipes. The ladies of the congregation had previously expressed in a tangible form their esteem for Mrs Bissett. In returning thanks Mr Bissett, who was evidently much moved, referred to his happy connection with the First Church and to the kindness of all to his wife and himself. Mr and Mrs Bissett leave Invercargill by this afternoon’s express. Mr J. M. Wordie (St. John’s College, Cambridge I, who has done a good deal of Antarctic exploration work, and was a member of the last Shacklcton Expedition, is one of the geologists appointed by the Scottish Spitsbergen Company in connection with an important expedition to develop their estates in Spitsbergen. The company is sending three vessels from Grantor., in (he Firth of Forth, with a staff of over 50 members. Dr W. S. Bruce, the leader of former expeditions, is ill, but Mr John Mathieson, F.R.S.G.S., late of H.M. Ordnance Survey, who will lie the leader, is thoroughly familiar with the physical conditions of these islands, having been the chief surveyor to two former expeditions, and having mapped out over a thousand square miles of the country. One of the chief objects of the expedition is to get coal from the Arctic. The principal members of the expedition, in addition to Mr Wordie, are: Organising manager, Mr C. M. Scott; chief mining engineer, Mr A. F. Campbell, of Bannockburn, with Mr J, Moir, of Edinburgh, as his assistant; geologists, Mr G. W. Tyrell, Glasgow University, Dr Robert Cnmpl»ell, Edinburgh University; medical officer, Dr G. W. C. Fairweather.