ABOUT PEOPLE

Southland Times, Issue 21099, 3 June 1930, Page 6

ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr Andrew Russell was a passenger fo» the north by yesterday afternoon’s express. Mr David McDougall, M.P., left Gore by yesterday morning’s express on his way to Greymouth. Mr P. Gilfedder leaves for Temuka this afternoon to attend a sitting of the Native Land Court.

Mr Donald Macdonald, of Edendale, travelled to Dunedin by yesterday morning’s express.

Mr A. Simson, J.P., of Queenstown, is visiting Invercargill and is a guest at the Grand Hotel.

Mr Donald Gray, of Lake Wakatipu, arrived in Invercargill from Queenstown last evening and is a guest at the Club Hotel.

Messrs J. R. Bell and G. Purdue, who were chosen to play for the Southern Maoris Rugby team in the Prince of Wales Cup match at Christchurch to-day, left for Christchurch by the express yesterday morning.

Mr G. A. Lee, consulting engineer of Auckland and late engineer to the Bluff Harbour-Board, has been engaged to report fully on the Mackay Harbour, Queensland, which is the centre of one of the chief sugar cane districts. Mr S. McDougall, who has been acting secretary of the Invercargill Returned Soldiers’ Association for some time, was appointed secretary at a meeting of the executive last evening. Mr McDougall was chosen out of nine applicants for the position. Major Peter Mackenzie and Messrs John and Hugh Mackenzie, all of Walter Peak Station, Queenstown, arrived in Invercargill yesterday and are guests at the Club Hotel. To-day they will compete in the Invercargill Gun Club match at Wallacetown.

A Press Association message from Napier announces the death of Superintendent J. H. Riddell, of the Napier Fire Brigade. He was injured on May 5 last when he fell down one storey while inspecting a building partially destroyed by fire that morning. He' had been connected with the fire brigade for over 30 years. The death occurred at Oamaru on Sunday morning after a short illness of Mr George Harold Lister, aged 39 years. Mr Lister was a very popular figure in Oamaru, his genial personality winning for him a wide circle of friends there during his comparatively short residence in the town. He was born and educated in Invercargill, and was well known here as a member of the Oreti Rifle Volunteers and of the Invercargill Fire Brigade, of which, he was the last horse driver. He offered his services during the war, but was not accepted, and served for a year with the home defence at Taiaroa Heads. He went to Oamaru two and a half years ago, and commenced business in Lister’s Service Station. He was a member of the Druids Order and of the Savage Club in that town. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs J. H. Lister, of Invercargill, and is survived by his widow and a son and daughter. He is also survived by a brother, Mr Henry Lister, of v Listers’ Motors, Timaru, and five sisters—Mrs H. L. Butler and Mrs Crisp (Timaru), Mrs Broad and Mrs IL Ferguson (Invercargill), and Mrs Pybus (Port Chalmers).