PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11315, 3 July 1902, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

. Jfe Jnttiee Cooper, Mr S. Brown, and Mr #/?• ,B*ece left for Wellington by last I «^pA f * fine&mer. j ■'fUt Ry J. Tonks and Mr P. P. Sargood ,?*** passengers from the South by last $Pfa express. "Jfir aad Mrs D. Rutherford, and Mr M. *N« left by tfcs North train yesterday ' '**?* ,J2*ior J. T. M- Hayhurst left for •WBfca yesterday morning. *eT '" c^son wae a passenger for Dun- ? Shy Shy the expmts yesterday. -»« w. J. Kent left for Timaru yesterday ffcWßg. ' ... Jj&* Wellington correspondent telegraphs 's"*M> Albert Cohen was yesterday reSW*4 chairman of the Press Gallery, and «!*™*s. Burns vice-chairman. i^* 0 "** 1 * Bagrie, of Chrwtchurch, has tesatferred to Lyttelton, in place of ***t»b2e Pratt, transferred to the Spit. k*r* A. Harband, 8.A., and Miss B. 'U*** I^, of the London Mwsionarv Society, ■2L aight by the The ;^** r jroceeds to India, leaving Sydney R** yfctori* on July 22nd, and the "latter £jjie*»*fter a stay in Auckland, to leave for ' Jwlnettn mission field, via England, next 3* J. Swieom, ex-Mayor o€ Rangiora, ' fief' pneumonia a week ago, is ■ l2r- ;WS t °* d»ng«V o«t ifc will be some time "Wow. be can leave his residence. i»* teewell social was given'to the Rev. *■*« Baptist minister, at Ashburton eTemn ß- The rev. gentleman lj~ **• recipient of several preeente from and other friends. " - teStE* 4- Bauchop, 0.M.G., who left *■; the Fourth Contingent %s • ' > ' ■whc so distinguished himself j *Bd other contingent* as to win «'- I.tJRS 11 * ***• aas >een warmly congrata-■'^'■ZZj'iFjS*'ellow-townsfolk of Port Ohal'•P I ac a * led the Mayor. I s - *iJJS$ ** delightful ac your congratular ''■«HMM* t! "c*e* Ba«chop (telegraphs our I '^m^*^ * IRB wodotibtediy t*e best re|l ** K«w Zealand contingenter who |^pfeS>.f^ W&e w, and was eeveral tinwt

congratulated by Lord Safcchener on Wβ bravery md skill. The letter's high opinion of him wm no doobt responsible for his promotion. . The Amberley residents tendered a reception to Trooper J. Armstrong, of the Seventh Contingent, in the Oddfellows , Hell on Monday evening. Mr J. M. Brodie presided. Trooper Armstrong waa presented with a gold albert, with pendant, and also wjtih a hunting crop. A pleasant musical programme-waa followed by dancing.

Mrs Christie, of Karori, who arrived ia Wellingtoa in 1851, celebrated her Irondredta birthday yesterday. According to a Press Association telegram the old lady, who was born near Aberdeen, is wonderfully well, and is able to read and converse with her friends without difikmltv.

Detective Herbert, who has been tioned in Auckland for the past five yeare : has been transferred to ChristchuroiL