PERSONAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9598, 30 April 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL

A-: Christchurch Press _ Association .message states that Mr J.-T. Brice, : a candidate for the Lyttelton Boro.ugh ■ Council, died this morning.

I Miss: Clara bale, who has been, employed as a typiste in Mr R. Kennedy's office for the past three years, has ; accepted a position ml Queenstqwn, and ■! leaves for her new sphere to-rinorrow. : During the past eight years Miss Dale has taken an active interest.in Church : • of Christ affairs, especially in connection with the Sunday School, in"-which" 'she was a teacher. : Last evening, Miss, Dale was .entertained at a 'farewell I social by the -. members of the Bible i Class. Sunday School pupils, and the j congregation, and at a suitable interjvallvi'r W. Shearer presented-her with !a. silver cake-dish. In. doing so he' rei ferred to the valuable services rendered :bv Miss Dale in the "interests of the i cliurch. and expressed, on behalf of the ! donors:, the best wishes for her future : welfare. j The London... " Evening.News " states-.-Ithat Mr Asquith is likely to be' ap- | Pointed British Ambassador at Washi ineton. j Mix E.--Norman has. received--advice ' that her daughter Sister- Janie Hunt, •is returning by the Paparoa, due at; j Wellington on May 13. j Mrs T. Addis has received cable i advice that her. son, Sergeant J. A.' j Addis, is returning to New Zealand by j the Kia Or a, due to arrive at Lyttelton I about May 7. Sergeant Addis left New Zealand with, the Ninth Reinforcements, • and saw considerable service- in France, but was sent to England on account of ear trouble caused by, concussion. After . imderg-oi.hg a serious ! operation he had several months'.con-- : j valescence. and has been employed | since at Sling Camp as- bayonet inj structor. < A private cable messnge received in- | Wellington announces the death, .from I influenza, of Mr Frank Hyett.-secre-tary of the Victorian Railway Workers j Union, and one of the best known .men- | in the Labour movement. Mr H. Stephenson, Ashburton, hasreceived advice that his son, Private jR. L. Stephenson, who left with the- } Eighteenth Reinforcements, is returning- ! to New Zealand on the Arawa, due on j or about May 13. j . --.._■ I Mrs A. Hunt has been advised that j Private J. Roberts is returning to New j Zealand on the' Arawa. which is due in ILvtteJton about May 13.

Mrs J. Paterson, Hinds, has been advisod that lw son. Lance-Corporal D. T. Paterson, is arriving in New, Zealand' with the Arawa at an early date. LanceCorporal Paterson left New Zealand with the 19th Reinforcements. Mrs L. S. Hfilem. Wakanui Road, has been advised that her son,. Sergeant W. S. Helena, who left with the 7th Reinforcements, is returning' with the "Arawa," which is expected to, reach New Zealand about May 13.