PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13713, 21 April 1910, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) arrived in the Ruahine district ' ye&terday afternoon. Sir James Mills, managing director of the Union Steam Ship Company, ietnmed from Wellington yesterday, sad left for Dunectin by' the secon'l express. l'he Hon. Dr. Findlay has resigned his seat on the Victoria College v/ouncil Mr Geo. Hicks, who has been a jntmber of the staff of the "Otago Daily Times" end "Witness" for tne past ten years, has purchased the i*atca "County Press," and assumes control at the beginning of May. Among the arrivals in town yesterday were: —Mr and Miss Lelievre (Akaroa), Mr E. T. Clemens (Dunedin), Mr C- A. Griffith (Wellington), Mr H. T. Little (Hawarden), Mr A. Wheeler (Dunedin), Mr P. McNeil (Dunedin), Mr A. W. Holmes (Rakaia), an d Mr G. 0. Greenwood (Teviotdale). Word has been received that Mr Peter McEvedy, eon of Mr P. McEvedy, of "Blackwater," Southbridge, who is studying in England, has passed the London matriculation examination. Mr McEvedy has now qualified to enter Guy's Hospital,, where he will complete his studies for, the medical profession. Between! forty, and fifty farmers, business men.and others assembled in the Southtmdge Town Hall on Monday evening to wish'-'bon voyage" to Mr ~* A Greenwood, the function, which was a very enthusiastic one, took tbV form of a smoke concert, and the chairman of the Town Board, Mr B: G. Hubbard, presided. After a lengthy toast list had been gone through, Mr A. J. Inwood, on behalf of those present, handed Mr Greenwood a handf some Kaiauoi rugOn Monday evening a number of ? friends gathered ati, tie homestead of '" *'Cn»ssgates," Southbridge, :: the;: farm of MrGV.'H. Andrew, for the purpose of -entertaining- Mr Arihnr Freeman, AiWt.tnakinsr Mm * present prior to hie €]?jw«,fiuro for England. Mr Hunter ■preside*!, apd presented the gueet with t»ro; pipes in cases, as tolcPDs of tie esteem in which he was •■ heW.^V:y^:■:•■. . . . . - Th»'irnsir)rjof St. James's Church. ~ SJontlibrMße,';inet : on Monday evening fey for-thevWJrpose-of saying good-bye to "tfii.Mr.-'Aijljnr Greenwood, who is J»bont ; " : The Rev. H. G. ; -e%c-|liVHri_jt^«A<?nt^.Mr^'(Tr'<»*>nwb<>< : l with pocket wallet suitably V; - ■" - '■ • • Mrs Mnc-L%i:wlw»^':itn3.-"M^i''Mac , fcen»ne are l»nv-f~#tlgit-flani»dJnvon ; the let'Mny for Mcl- ? fr " route to Tsn?lßnd, i)er on a holiday trip. Mr ! family,-have 'hfwn j of tlia CeleMr; Mao-. !^f:ia^e^yw>'. : .riMefttrn.-".■■'•■■■•.■.■''• .'■ 'withnv Wd- I .;'.«t; arrived m. '; last evening from tho Sonih. % „.