PERSONAL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLIV, Issue 10133, 10 June 1924, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr J. Hunter, accountant at the Palmerston Nortii branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has received notice of his tiansfer to Ashburton.

Mr Charles Reid has been appointed the Ashburton Hospital Board's repre<sentative on the committee controlling the Waipiata Sanatorium.

Miss M. F. Arnott, formerly of Ash*. burton, has left for the north to connect with the Makura at Auckland. She intends making an extended, holi~ day abroad, and will visit Canada,. England, and the Continent.

Two other changes in the county, staffs of the National Mortgage and 1 Agency Company will take place - shortly. Mr E. Bums, agent at Methveil, has been appointed to the Rakaia agency, and Mr B. C. McGregor, of' the Ashburton staff, has been transferred to act as agent at Methven.

i Mr Thomas Maude died suddenly in--the Christchurch Hospital prior to an - operation on Saturday morning. Mr Maude was a member of an old Canterbury family and a brother of Nurse Maude. He was educated at Christ's College and Oxford University, and for some years practised in Christchurch, being a member of the firm of Messrs.-' Maude and Harman, which had a branch in Ashburton.

A Reuter cablegrapi from New York says that Viscount Walter James Pirrie, head of Harland and Wolffs, the x famous shipbuilders of Belfast, died' suddenly on Saturday night from bronohial pneumonia on board the steamer Ebro when returning from South America. Viscountess ■ Pirrie accompanied him. The body will - arrive on Friday, and lie sent to Ireland on board the Cedric, sailing on Saturday. Lord Pirrie left Southamp- ' ton on March 20 on a visit to South American ports to study shipping prospects. Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P. for Christ--1 church North, has decided that he will' not again contest the seat, says a Christchurch paper. When asked by a, reporter if he would make any statement as to his action, Mr Isitt said: "As I feel at present, I have no intention of standing again." Asked if this meant that he would not stand for any other seat, Mr Isitt said: "If I do not stand for Christchureh North, I shall not stand for anywhere. That is the only statement I am making:."' Mr E. H. Andrews, who was the Reform candidate for the constituency at the 1922 general election, stated last night that he intended to contest the seat again. "That is my present intention," hp said, "but lots of thingshappen in eighteen mr.- : ' «?;"