PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11956, 8 August 1904, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

.:y'.,;:'-:.v. j .. 1 *~. .. t ..,::// Mr R. H. Mitchell left for the Soatb by Satvrday inoiakig. express. ■ Mr Ingram (Oxford), Mr Gunson (Wellington), Mr B. O'Sbe* (Wellington), Mr Hunt (WeUington), and Mr Fox (Welling- , ton) arrived ia town on Saturday. Mr R. Heaton Rhodes, M.H.R., Mr James Allen, M.H.R., Mr C. Lewis, MJ_r.R., Mr I*. Wilford, M.H.R., arrived from - Wellington try the Rotomahana on Batarday. ■-.. "Rev. Mr Foston arrived from tho North by the Rotomahana on Satorday. Mr Frank Graham, chairman of the Lytteiton Harbour Board; and Jlr C. Hood Williams, *ecret*ry to the Board,. have been attending the Harbour Board Conferenoe at Wellington, returned by the Rotomahana op Saturday. .' The members of tho cunmercial staff of "The Press*' office met on Saturday to mako a pwsenterion to Mr N. D. JfcLsod, who is leaving the Company's service. The manager, Mr P. Selig, made the presentation, aid referred: to the high esteem in which, tin*. recipient waa held in toe office, not only by his comrade* but by the management as well. Mr McLeod, he said, was'leaving the Company's employ to better himself- after three and a-half yean* e«rvio% and hevioak^with _im .the,beat wiahea of the staff for his fstar* *ncce*t. Mr McLeod suitably replied. The present consist id -of,a a|lver thivfag set, "V. r : '; a ,; W; Barrett' and Mr Bonnhigton were passenger* to Wellington ;on Saturday night, to aAtend the Pharmacy Boards'Oonfcrence,';..''-.':' Mrs and' -Miss- Davison (St.. Leonard's) are in town*'v.'■'.-•■ ■: ■.-'•'■•■•:'■.-'•-" '.."■'.- Mr Fraser arrived in town on Saturday. •• Mr C4M.' Oray, Mayor-of :Onristchurch, and Mr !W. ft. Oooper, TJhairmatt of ".the Abattoir Committee .of the City Council, returned from Wellington by the Takapuna I yeatordoy. Hon. O. McLean left for Wellington by the Rotos-shsna on S*4*rd*y night. ~' - Sir Joseph Ward baa bam suffering from influent* for the post week. On Saturday be wa* wons, and. took to hi* bed. i