PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13717, 26 April 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Horn D. Buddo, who has been I on a visit hero in connection with soino <; North Canterbury matters m his <te-]fe*|' jpartment, left last, night for Welling-jLjS ' ten. \lgkMr W. F. Massey, M.P., Leader of i||| the Opposition, leaves Christcburoh this morning for the West Coast. '■£&» Sir James Mills, umnaging director*ijwp of the Union Steam Ship Company, left'Bfil Dunedin yesterday on' a business, to England. Hβ will be absent till tfca:,«i|| end or_ the year. : "Wa It is understood that Mr i*n*» -Si Nieholls will bo a candidate for the Bel- §M fast riding of the new Waimajri Ooao- M tyi '* Mr- F, .Sissofl. will-stan# r for th* - JJ Hare-wood riding and Mr S.vfc.. «t*tfca 'mm for the Middleton riding. tJreH Mr Graham Gow, Government Commissioner, will leave for the -Arges?aj|ii|i tine by the Otaki on April 27th to present the. Government at the national Exposition at Buenoe Ayitt,i^m'. Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., was at Masterton on Friday evening m»*»|| fmrse of sovereigns from supporter* riende i» the Wairarapa. . .yiil ■Arrivals in town yeetirday jncnidw,S3|i Mr G. N.. P.'BoHeston (Timaru) a ndJ|Ri|||| H. McArthur (Dunedin). * s llli The many friends of Mr- Jam»]s||g Goxigh, Kirwee, "will regret to ie«JC|gP that he is seriously ill, and wttflsp fined to hie bed. Mr Goueh wae varmm town on Saturday week, and caught *■&$& drill which obliged him to seek attention. . * <$fi& Mr G. Killner. who has been «&*|m liected with the oumner Post Office JorsLggs some years past, was on Thnredayerea- &sek ing last made the recipient of a guard and case of jpinee. expressed at Mr Kilfncr'e departure from Samner, but this accompanied by hearty wishes for. »»|i|j| success in his ne\it6]>here of work. Mrs Smith and Misses D. and C. Cheeseman. delesates from ; Canterbury Ladies' Hockey to the New Zealand Association, i|?l]igj||g leave for Wellington to-night to *j^ n^^; . the' annual meeting of the Aes«is»«||||i| ! fi*ed for Thursday nicht. «T^^M A very enjoyable "At home" i in "Tβ Whare" on Friday even&i||ifl when the teachers of North CanterbtJrajH|| presented Mis* Hall, head Sydenham School,'on the occasion ;o *§3||l lier retirement from the teaching fe6sion,.with a Eaianoi rug, as a of the affection and eateem in v &*siilje i she is held. The presentation waf 'by Mr Thos. Ritchie, senior in& P* The company included representkSl!i||||| teachers from all parts of North terbury, and also renrcsentetives J&SBB J various educational interests in tho trict. The function was a very able tribute to Mi» jHall on her J*jg*jra| ment. At the meeting of at Kaiapoi last night, a motion '**&&& passed congratulating Miss Hal! on lengthened eerrice in th« cause of cation. Mi» Hall i» well know Katapoi, her father baring been finfr3|| Mayor of tho town. -J^a I Mr James Stewart, who hss I the position of the master of the berley school for a number of years, *#*MM. whe is retiringon superannuation. tendered a farewell social in tbe berley school on Friday evening. Syme, on behalf of the resident*, tentea Mr and Mrs Stewart with * of handsome eaev chairs and » eil«£3pi tea-pot. Miss fe. White, captain> the Kimberley Hockey Club, on of the club, presented Mrs Stewart a crystal and silver butter dish. JMaflM Mcßefch, on behalf of the Cricket Oub, presented Mr Stewart, who has for some time byJjjM captain of the club., with a cricket b<*g|jM suitably ensraved. A number musical items were during the evening, and prcoeodings were of a most pleasant aeo social nature. ix '^β A farewell social was tendered * ff jjy , and Mrs W. Nelmca at Bonnet" orr *.™|fl day evening, nrior to their dfpartei* 'j'wM for Chriitchurch. Mr lias n*lα the position of railway-jjuard at *** n nette" for some years. Diirinp the ?T*°"iSß ing Mra Nelmes was nr?«entcd "l* 1,1 silver tea-rot, and Mr Nelmee nth tobacco-pouch and pine. . ' -'I^β At the annual incotirg of hoBMSsSie holders for the IVcsst CbrJstchu»|«l 6ch003 last evening, reference *«* w*?*il» by Dr- Chiiton to the dexith of-Muf|»: I Mary Grant, who was for ,y I infant and head mistress of the j and on the motion of Mr Da rwolution was carried e*P ressl °e'"Sa|ae appreciation of the householders e *yPfigaß excellent work done by her during -ISjiSB • service on the teachinji staff °*^ school. It was agreed that a M the resolution should be aent to a of the deccawd lady. ";?',fe^^^se Mr Thornne W. Eapley ha* pointed organiser for the LiberaJ: *?ffi&§gm

1 ' New Zealand, in succession ' »? f j 6^- chief clerk of the «• DiiSSent of the Wellington STffipKSo". has been §S* cK* of the borough ot Feild- **%* A meeting of the Canterbury fwfkm Board of Governors yesterduy JS« itive* unanimously agreed, obX commendation cf the College ' gjnmitt**' that Dr. C. bridge Fur, SJduring the past MX >vars has been Sparer on rhy«« *t the Co lege, l>3 printed Professor of Phys«, in ac2rd*nee with the recommendation of iL upntlenien. at Eonic, who acted as Sectors. There wero soma twenty c jadidates. . Mr C. 'W- WHS y^ s tcrd-iy appointeif to represent the Canterbury College Board of Governors on the Board of Governors of Rangiora High School, jn place of Mr Blaekett, who now occupies n eeat on the Rangiora Boaxd in virtue of his position as Mayor of