PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12570, 13 August 1906, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Governor and party are expected to amve from Wellington to-morrow morning. The Premier,. Sir Joseph Ward, will also arrive in Ghristohtirch from Wellington to-morrow morning. Mr Frank T. Bulteii arrived from Wellington by tho Rotomahana yesterday morning, and will leave for the South this morning. Dr. Barcroft, Mr Parata, Mr J. C. Maddison, Mr F. Waymouth, and Mr and Mrs F. de C. Malet arrived from Wellington, by the Mararoa on Saturday morning. Mr R. S. Rankin, Mr Watson, Mr Levinsohn, and Mr G. Joachim (general manager of the Wostport Coal Company) left for Dunedin by the Mokoia on Saturday. Mr Rutherford, Mr Rounthwaite, Mr Palliser, Mr Meredith, Mr W. G. Riddell, Mr R. W. Holm.ss, Mr Monck, and Mr J. Chaxlton left for Wellington on Saturday evening. Captain Bingaam, Oapta.in Mitohell, Mr Hayr, Mr Pharazyn, Mr Hamilton, Mr Kitto, and Mr McKelvio arrived from Wellington by the Rotomahana yesterday morning. Visitors to Christclmrch for Grand National week include:—Messrs D. E. Davis (liawke's Bay), J. S. McLeod (Hawke's Bay), A. J. East (Wellington). H. W. Phillips (Winterstow), W. P. Sbcricher (Timaru), J. Ritchie (Southland), G. Briggs (London), T. Black (Orkney), R. Lee, W. B. Holmes (Auckland), f. MclndoT (To Aroha), W. Adamn (Blenheim.), E. C. Wool-ft-nden (Palmcrston North), J. Clarke (Gieborne), G. R. King (Hawke's Bay), C. L. Cadell (Orari), A. Davison ,(Portland. U.S.A.), A. C. Haidon (Dunedin), A. Sinclair (Dunedin), ]R. Harp (Duncdin), J. A. Sutton (Waitaki), R. H. Rhodes (Blueclifls), E. J. Denny (Dunedin), R. Hudson (Dunedin), C. L. Mackersoy (Hastings), J. Chadwick (Auckland), A. D. Herrick (Hawke's Bay), F. D. Herrick (Hawke's Bay). A. T. 'Williams (Wellington), V. Ri.ldiford (Wellington), D. Riddiford, T. H. Lowry (Hawko's Bay), N. Wilson (Bulls), Ralph Beetham (Masterton). 0. B. Pharazyn (Wellington), J. A. Orr (Ashburton), J. Holdcn (Wellington), Tudor Atkinson (Wellington), end 6. H. Gollan (Hawke'e Bay). The members of the Canterbury boxing team, and of the Canterbury College football team arrived from Wellington by the Rotomahana yesteiday morning. Mr W. S. Jlitcholl, of Amberley, leaves shortly on a visit to the South Sea Islands. The Greymouth "Star" states that tho Rev. W. J. Elliott has officially informed the officials of tho Hokitika Methodist Church that he is unable to accept an invitation to remain at tho Hokitika Cliuroh for a fourth year. Mr Elliott has engaged hinwelf to an important Christchurch churoh, and if Conference endorses the <aigagement ho will enter the responsible position in April, lfiO7. Mr Samuel Robinson, who has been secretary of the Wellington and Wairarapa Charitable Aid Board, and Welington District Hrapital Board for some years, is resigning l>oth positions. Hβ ifl leaving New Zealand to enter into business in Melbourne. Miss Alye Lowth, a London journalist, who was tho first lady to make the trip to Tutoko from Sutherland's accommodation houso at Milford Sound, and had a somewhat trying experience in the bush on that occasion, is again visiting New Zealand. Sho is expected to reach Christchurch this week. One of the successful candidates in the iecont Board of Education election in Marlborough was the Rev. W. B. Scott, formerly Methodist minister of Amberley, but now of Havelock. Mr Scott was a candidate for the West Ward with four other gentlemen. Hβ was returned at the head of the poll, obtaining 152 voted out of a possible 170.