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Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 November 1939, Page 4

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General Smuts, Premier of South Africa, has accepted in his personal capacity, an offer from America and Belgium of an appointment as one of the three joint commissioners provided for by the 1929 conciliation treaty between the two countries, a British Official Wireless message reports. Mr C. H. Taylor. jun„ has been elected president of the Canterbury Employers’ Association. Messrs H. C. Hassall, F. N. Lawrence and J. Palliser, Timaru are the new vice-presi-dents, Messrs Taylor Hassall, Palliser, W. Machin, A. E. Kincaid and the secretary' (Mr D. I. Macdonald) will represent the association at the annual conference of the New Zealand Employers’ Association in Wellington next week.

At the annual meeting in Wellington yesterday of the United Kingdom Manufacturers and New Zealand Representatives' Association, the following council was elected: —Messrs S. Cory-Wright. W. Simpson, E. A. Christie, A. L. Wall, S. Burnell Browne, H. P. Wrigley. C. J. Ralph, Philip Proctor, J. Sadler, A. W. Hawley, G. E. Stock, H. J. Tubbs. G. Hazlewood, D. Hogg. G. Wright, C. W. Budd, J. Matthews, R. J. Booth, V. L. Palmer, A. J. Rigg, H. S. Hart, G. W Guthrie. G L. Giesen, L. H. Wood, H. C. Murray E. P. Pearce, L. A. Hill, A. W. Caldwell and W. Bacon.

It is believed, a Wellington message states that the New Zealand pilot who brought down a German Dornier plane in France, stated in a cablegram yesterday to be a Wellingtonian named Kain, is Acting-Squadron Leader Edgar Kain, a son of Mr R. G. Kain, Wadestown. Wellington. Mr Kain said yesterday that this son had a namesake in the same squadron, who was also a New Zealander, but whereas his son’s age, 21, tallied with that given in the cable, the other Kain’s age was 26, and he did not come from Wellington. Acting-Squadron Leader Kain was educated at Christ’s College, Christchurch. After training at Rongotai and taking his A licence, he joined the R.A.F. in England, in December. 1936. He is one of the youngest men in the R.A.F. holding the rank of act-ing-squadron leader.

A well-known Wellington bowler, formerly a member of the staff of the Bank of New Zealand, Mr Robert Gardner, died recently. Mr Gardner was born in Scotland, and came to New Zealand in 1886. He took a position in the Coloniarßarik, and later was transferred to the Bank of New Zealand. For 17 years he was manager of the Newton (Auckland) branch of the bank, after which he occupied a position in the head office. He retired 10 years ago. In his younger days Mr Gardner was a prominent rifle shot, and was formerly officer in command of the Garrison Artillery at Auckland. He was also a prominent Freemason, and held office in an Auckland lodge. He was a member of a team of New Zealand bowlers which toured Australia. He is survived by his widow and one daughter. His only son was killed on Gallipoli.