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Taranaki Daily News, 3 December 1926, Page 6

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A Brisbane cablegram reports the death of Sir A. S. Cowley, ox-Minister of Lands and ex-Speaker, aged 78 years. Exeter City Council has deeded to present the freedom of the city to Mr. S. M. Bruce on Monday, when he will cut the first sod of the future southwest of England University. Mr. J. B. Bennett, master of the Opaku School, Patea, has been appointed master of the Taikorea School, Manawatu, which he will take over at the beginning of the year. A Press Association message from Feilding reports the death of Mr. W. G. Hayfoitt'le, an ex-Mayor of Feilding, an ex-president of the Jockey Club, an ex-chairman of the Rangitikei Sawmillers’ Association, and a prominent Freemason. He was the oldest resident in the Manchester block. Sir Charles George Todhunter. K.C.5.1., arrived in Christchurch on Wednesday on a holiday visit to his mother. He is the second New Zealander who lias been knighted for his services in India. The other was Sir William Sinclair Marris, Governor of the united provinces of Agra and Oudh. Sir Charles Todhunter joined the Indian Civil Service in 1887, and has been chiefly identified with Customs administration. He was knighted in 1921. “India certainly lias her problems,” states Sir Charles, “but from what I have seen of Australia, they have as big if not bigger ones there.” Sir Charles states that the biggest test will come from India in 1929, when the period of the present administration ends. A Royal Commisson will then sit to consider the whole question of Government. A third of India is at present ruled by. native rulers. The cabled) advice regarding the Bolshevik menace from the north lias not been over rated, that in itself is one of the problems which i« facing the Government of India.