PERSONAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 98, 1 June 1914, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Mr W. Forbes Williams, of Duncdin, arrived in Christchurch yesterday. Mr and Mrs G. L. Rutherford, of Macdonald Downs, are at present in town. Miss Eoe, of Invercargill, left by the first express for the South this morning. Mr O. T. J. Alpers left by the first express for the South this morning. Mr H. Marsden, of Wellington, arrived by the ferry steamer'from the North yesterday. Mr O. 11. Coleman, of Wellington, arrived iu Christchurch from tlie North yesterday. Mr and Mrs A. B. Scott, of Sydney, are at present staying at Warner's Hotel.

Mr'T. Kershaw, of the Health Department, left by the first express for the South this morning. Mr W. Kain, of Duncdin, arrived in Christehureh yesterday and is staying at Coker's. Hotel. ,

Mr H. A. Jenkins, of Wellington, arrived in Christchurch yesterday and is! staying at the Clarendon Hotel.

Mr and Mrs D. E. Theomin, of Dunedin, are at present visiting Christchurch and are staving at the United Service Hotel.

Messrs J. T. Coyan, T. M 'Gratli, and W. Buffier, of Newcastle, Australia, deft by the first express for the South this morning.

Miss Thurston, lady superintendent of the Chrstchurch Hospital, is now quite recovered from her recent illness, and resumed her duties to-day. Mr William, Walters Samson/ who was Deputy Registrar of the . Supreme Court, Cliristetiurch, has been'appointed to be Deputy- Registrar of Copyright. At, a full meeting of delegates o£ the Ngaruawahia Reform League on Satur : day, Mr R.' F. Bollard, the sitting mem-;, ber, -was unanimously chosen as the Reform candidate for the Raglan .seat for next election.—Press Association.

Dr Alexander ■ Graham e, of Waikouaiti, died suddenly at his residence at 4 'O'clock yesterday morning. It'appears he rose during the night to. take-some mixture of bromide, and must have swallowed /.an- overdose. • Dr Grahame was married and was 42 years of age.— Press Association. :

The death lias occurred at.Liverpool of Captain'L. R. Thomson, late commander of the White Star liner Cymric} after an illness of only a .. few day's duration. Captain Thomson was in - command of R.M.S. Athenic some years ago, and his niany friends here will; regret to hear of his demise. The Rev. D. C. Bates, Government Meteorologist, left- Wellington - oii'. Fri-' day for Sydney, to confer with the Commonwealth Meteorologist and wireless authorities in - regard- to the, establishment of a more; complete system of weather reporting by wireless messages from and to ships. Mr Chas. C. Reade, organiser of the Australasian Town Planning tour under the auspices of the Garden .Cities and Town Planning Association of Great Britain, arrived in Christchurch yesterday morning to make preparations for the lecture season in" July. Mr Reside leaves • for Dunedin on Wednesday morning-' •

The Rev. J. D. Jones, the celebrated English Congregational preacher, and ex-chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales, is.making a tour of Australasia, and will arrive in New Zealand next week. Mr Jones will spend a few days in Christchurch including one Sunday, towards the end of nexjlg, month. • .