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BEFORE THE
PUBLIC
MR. V. W. Cutten, a member of the
Adelaide Stock Exchange, returned to
Adelaide in the Westralia yesterday after
a visit to Perth.
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The Mayor of Unley (Mr. F. J. Bar
rett), who has been spending the holidays
at American River, Kangaroo Island,
expects to return, to Adelaide on Thurs
day.
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The Mayor of Henley and Grange (Mr.
O. Chambers), will be present at the offi
cial opening of the new swimming pool
at Henley on Saturday.
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The sales manager of Holden's Motor
Body Builders (Mr. J. Horn) returned to
Adelaide today from a business visit to
Sydney.
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The Bishop of Ely (Dr. L. J. White
Thomson) died last night at the age of
70, following an illness extending over
several months. He had been much af
fected by the death of his son, one of
four Eton College masters killed while
climbing in the Alps in August.
Mr. William George Rhodes, of Fourth
avenue, St. Peters, who died yesterday,
aged 80, was a son of the late Mr. William
Rhodes, a founder of the firm of W. & T.
Rhodes Ltd., Port Adelaide. He left two
sons —Messrs. R. H. Rhodes (Semaphore)
and F. C. Rhodes (Western Australia).
The remains were buried in the Payneham
Cemetery today.
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Mr. Vernon Smith, who has been ap
pointed the new general manager of the
Shell Co. for Australia and New Zealand.
was born in England. He was educated
in Paris, and at Cambridge, and has a
brilliant war record. He has been asso
ciated with Shell Co. for many years, and
arrived in Melbourne to take the position
of assistant general manager for Australia
and New Zealand three years ago.
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Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, Premier of New
South Wales, is 45 years old today. His
political career forms a dramatic chapter
in the history of New South Wales. He
was Under Secretary
to the Treasury and
Director of Finance
when Mr. Lane be
came Premier. Mr.
Lang quarrelled with
him because he had
introduced certain
reforms, of which
Mr. Lang did not
approve, to increase
the efficiency of his
department. He was
threatened with sum
mary dismissal, but
resigned his position,
which carried a
salary of £1,500 a
year. In 1927 Mr.
Stevens was elected
for Croydon to the
Legislative Assembly,
and was appointed
Mr. B. S. B. Stevens Help
Mr. B. S. B. Stevens
Treasurer in the Bavin Government.
Within about four years of his election
he succeeded to the Premiership, much
to the mortification of Mr. Lang and
his followers. This turn in fortune's
wheel was regarded by Mr. Stevens'
friends as a fine example of poetic justice.
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