PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12968, 22 November 1907, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Lady Mill* arrived from Dunedin by tho Marama yesterday morning. M-Sars W. G. Gunning (Sydney) and C. F. Gardner. (Auckland) arrived in town yesterday. Bishop Ncvill, Sir K. Douglas, tho Hon. T. Y-. Duncan, Major Keddell, Captain Livingstone, tho Rev. T. Hamilton, Mr C. A. C. Haroy, Jf.H.lt., Mr Bennet. M.H.R., Mr Held, M.H.R.. Mr Mncpherson, M.U.R., Mr J. V. Maddison, Mr Hutherfortl, Mr F. L. Mr liiing Moiison arrived from Wellington by the Maori yesterday morning. Mr W. A. Hudson (Dunedin., Mr •0. 8. Forbes (Waimate), Mr W. T. Bims (Hawarden), Mr W. J. Croft (Dunedin), and Mr E. Roberts (Dunedin) arrived in town yesterday. •Mr Robert Hardio. general manager of tlio New 'Zealand Farmers' Co-oper- ; otivo Association, has resigned his position. Mr Hnnli*. ins been nearly sixteen years in the Association's employment, and for the last nine years k-S been general manager. He reliin--Itiishfs duty on January 31__t. On Wednesday Professor Haslam took a turn for the better, and thAt improvement was maintained yesterday. Mr P. .Cleary, of the Government Life Insurance Department, has been transferred from Wellington to Christchurch, Previous to leaving Wellington, he was the recipient of n presentation from, his fellow-workers. Mr Cleary wtrn a Wellington representative footballer last senfton, also an .Oriental Club player. He. will play for th© M ©rival© CI ub next season. '' Miss Hera Stirling, who was so well known ns missionary at To Ar*aitourn Pa during tho Exhibition period, arrived in Christchuroh on Wednesday night from Riverton, where she has boeh on a visit to her family. Sinoe leaving. Tp Arniteuru. Pa, Miss Stirling has devoted herself entirely to mission work among th© Maoris of tho Hawke's Bay district, under th© superintendence of Mr Williams, flho is a {treat favourite with tho natives, and ier. work-ia highly spoken of. She loaves for Te Ante this evening, and, is accompanied by Miss Towle, of Colao, who will assist her in mission work. .''■ ' Misa Harhand, 8.A., of tho London Missionary Society, Madrns, South India, arrived in Christchurch on Thursday on her 'second furlough.