PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13098, 24 April 1908, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr W. F. Massey, Leader of the Opposition, visited Palmerston South yesterday.

Bishop Julius and Mrs Julius left for Sydney by the Warrimoo yeeterdav.

On enquiry last night w© wer© glad t-c learn that Mr Geo. G. Stead's medical advffios- fought the patient's oecdrtiion was ifi_£__.tly improved.

Inspector Gillies returned to Christchurch. ou Wedu-esdiay. He will resume his duties on Monday.

Colonel Parry (London-) and Baron von Kussorov (Victoria) left for Wellington last evening. Captain Hare, Commissioner of Police in Western Australia, who had been iu Chrbtchuri-h for a few days on a visit to his brother, (anon Hare, left for Wellington last night in the Wa.rrimoo.

Mr T. Roiravne, General Manager New Zealand Railways, Mr H Buxton, Chief Traffic Manager, -Mr A. L. Beattie, Chief Mcvhanic-d Engineer, and -Mr J. Burnett-, Inspecting Engineer, arrival from Wellington by the Maori vosterdav.

Ca.p-.afn R. .England, recently master of the British Antarctic Expedition's vessel, the Nimrod, and Mrs England returned to town on Wednesday. Capt. and Mrs England in-tt-nd leaving for Wellington next week to join the Ayrshire, by which sfteainer tltey voyage to Groat Britain.

Mr H. Oiarkson and ilr J. L. Scott loft for Sydney by tlie Uaxrimoo yesterday.

Dr. Jessie Maddison, the Rev. Mr Slade, Colonel Parry, Mr and Mrs T. 11. Lowiry, Mr and Mrs Rose Juggar, Mr G." Harper, -Mr Holdsworth, Mr A. J. LeOron, and -Mr 11. O. Haggitt wer© among tho pusiongors for Wellington by the Maori last night. Tho arrivals in Christchurch last evening includes! Mr Jas. Mitchell (Sydney), Mr Forest Brown (Auckland), Mr and Mrs J. Kinder (Wellington). Mr W. H. Ballinger (Wellington), Mr ami Mrs F. H. Courage (Amberley), Mr Edgar Jones (Mt. N easing), Mr P. C. Nefll (Dunedfin), Mr E. 'J. Hy ams (London).

According to tho Gore "Standard," Mr J. Bpnnot, M.P. for Tuapeka, is in a verv grave state of hculth, and it is improbai-tle that he yill take an active part in politics again. Mr Brydgos-Jon •-.->, who has been accoaintanit <at> the Lyttelton branch of the Union Bank of Australia, left by the Worrimoo ye-_.t-c-iday for Sydney. where he will join tlie Orient liner Oruba for England. Mr Bryd-ges-Jouee is on his way Hon;<> t-o lx> married, and exports to re-turn to Now Zealand in a few months' time.

Miss Norah Jaoobson, fourth daughter of Mr H. C. Jacobson, proprietor of the "Akaroa Mail," was married at Sr. I'eU-i-'s Churcli, Akaroa., on Wednesday to Mr Alex. A. MeNiab, of the Christohnroh office of tbe Department of Lands and Survey. Mr and Mrs MoNab k\ft yesterday on- a honeymoon trip to the Southern Lakes district.

Mr Harley Thomas-, La.te of Qnristehurch, is being transferred from the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's station at La Perouse (Sydney) to take up the position of sender operator at the company's station at Wakapnaka (Nelson).

At the meeting of St. Mary's parishioners last evening, the vicar, tho Rev. W. S. Bean, took tho opportunity of presenting Mr A. Schwartz, wl_o has resigned after 24 years of offioe as parishioners' churchwarden, with a handsome inscribed silver tea servioo on an oak tray. In making tho presentation, Mr Bean remarked that when he first camo to Addington sixteen years ago, Mr Schwartz had met him on the Adfclington platform and wolsomed him to the parish. Mr Schwartz, he said, liad stuck to the church manfully during its tips and- downs, and had rendered it invaluable service. He trusted both ho and: Mrs Schwartz would be spared for many years.

The Kev. W. Baumbor, who rooemtly left Cfocrjstofounc-lb to -take charge of th© Wceileyan Circuit at Timaru, was given a very cordial weioome by has new congregation at a gaitbering held in Timaru on Wednesday night. On this arrival in- England, Mr Vincent Ward, son of Sir Joseph Ward, was invited to accept a commission in the King's Colonials. H© declined, but offered to join tho regiment as a trooper, and -was accepted as such. Afterwards Mr Ward lunched with tho Rt. Hon. Mr Haldane, Minister foaWar. The King's Colonials is a crack mounted volun-teor regiment,'of which the Prince of Wales is colonel. It was founded shortly after tile Boer war, Colonca WiWiioupfhby being the first command m-g officer, and is composed of men who have been born in, or have bad intimate relations witfh, British North America, India, Australasia, and the Far East.