PERSONAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9545, 10 March 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL

Sir .[as. Afio-n, Acting-Primo 'JMinij.ter. pn.shod i-hrough A&hburton by the express for die north, th\a afternoon.

'flip df.'itli is announced of the Lord Mayor of Sydney. Uo had boon in illhealth for a long time *

The Rev. G. Frost, at the final readr ing of stations .at the JVlethodist Conference at Christchureli on Saturday, Mas appointed to Papakura.

A message from London says it is stated that the King lias cabled to Dame Melba asking her to sing: at a sala peace performance at Coven t Garden in Hay.

The Government has ro-appoinWd Mr Harold Beauchamp, of Wellington, and Mr J. H. Upton, of Auckland; a,s directors of tho Bank of Now' Zealand for » further period of, 'two' years as from March 31.

A London cablegram received io-day stated that a Viscountey had been conferred on Lord, EinJay, a. Peerage on Sir, G«o. Askwith, .a*nrl a' Knighthood on Patrick Quinn, ' Superintendent ot the , Criminal' Investigation Department. " / } It "is announced that Major-Genera] l'\ B. Maurice (who held the post of Director of Military Operations, ImDerial General Staff, and who is now military correspondent of the London "Daily News"), will make a lecture tour of America., Captain W. J. llardham, V.C., Wellington, has been in a very pre'earious condition of health for some 'days as a result of tho recurrence of the effects ol malarial fever contracted in South, Africa. Thero was a slight improvement in his condition on Friday, but he is by no means out of danger yet.

..Mr Harry Rands, M.A.^ arrived by the Moeraki from Sydney last week and, went south to take his former position as science master at Waitaki College. Mr Rands has been over two years in England doing munition work. He is a brother of the late Rev. F. Rands (formerly of Ashburton), chaplain to I the Forces, who succumbed to influenzaon the Rhine some daysi ago.

The. Canterbury Education Board has decided to recommend to the Minister of Education the appointment oPMr J E. Purchase. M.A., as principal of the Christehurch Training College; in succession to the late Mr T. S. Foster, M.A. Mr Purchase, who is 44 yean? of age. has been assistant lecturer at the Training College since May, 1915, and acting-lecturer in education'since February 1, 1918. He started- his career ] at' a teacher at Ashburton, where he was a pupil teacher from 1891 to 1895, when he became a student at' the ~Nor'mal School, as the Training College wa» formerly designated. He was* master at Riverside in 1896, and in the same year was assistant-master at Ashborton for a few months, after which he resumed his position at the Riverside School. In 1899 he was appointed m£ ster of tne Groenstreet School, in 1901 first assistant^master at Ashburtan. in 1909 first assistant-master at. Richmond. ,\vhoro he remained till h^ took up .-the position of' assistant-lee-lurer at the Training College in 10]5.