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Southland Times, Issue 20082, 20 January 1927, Page 4

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Mr A. E. Featherstone is at preaent vtaß* ing Oamaru. Mr. A. J. Geddes is at present on & holiday visit to Queenstown. Mr A. J. Daly, of Palmerston North, arrived in Invercargill by last evening’s express.

Mr Lambie, British Trade Commissioner, who has been at Stewart Island, is expected to return to-day. Mr W. J. Hampton-Reynolds, of the literary staff of the Auckland Star, and Mn* Hampton-Reynolds spent the week-end in Queenstown. Dr. W. D. Bathgate, of the British Hospital, Nazareth, is visiting Queenstown. He is accompanied by his small daughter and some friends.

Mr Eric Begg has been appointed manager of the Dunedin branch (head office) of Messrs Charles Begg and On. Mr T. Ritchie is general manager.

Mr. and Mrs. John McCurdy and family, who have been on an extended holiday visit to Queenstown, are expected to return to Invercargill to-morrow. Mr G. L. Burdon, Mt. Creighton, left Queenstown on Saturday for Auckland, where he will make one of a party deep-eea fishing in Auckland waters.

A Press Association cablegram from Sydney announces the death of Mr James Oabb White, a member of the State Legislative Council, at the age of seventy-two years. Mr C. Sinclair, Inspector of Health, left Invercargill by yesterday morning’s express, to attend the Sanitary Conference which is to be held in Auckland next week.

Mr D. W. Officer, of the National Mortgage and Agency Company, has been promoted to salesman at the Waimate branch and leaves by the first express this morning.

A cablegram from Perth reports that the passengers by the Naiders will include the Hon. Mrs Greville, who is en route to New Zealand. She will return to Australia in time to meet the Duke and Duchess of York, who spent their honeymoon at her country home.

Commissioner James Hay, 0.8. E., territorial leader of the Salvation Army, accompanied by Mrs Hay and Brigadiers Saunders and Burton, arrived at Gore yesterday. In the evening, Commissioner Hay addressed a large gathering in the Goro Town Hall and received a very cordial reception. To-morrow morning the party will leave for Mataura where a civic reception will be extended to them.