PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14306, 18 March 1912, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tho Hon. D. Buddo, Minister for Internal Affairs, arrived from Wellington by tho Mararoa yesterday. The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister of ■Railways, arrived from Wellington by tho Maori on Saturday morning, and • vent on south'by tho flrsfc express. Tho Hon. D. Buddo and Mr James "Allen, M.P., will be in the Waiau dis- . trict to-day and to-morrow, and will ■ receive depiitatious regarding tho proposed railway extension. Tho Hon. H. F. Wigrain, M.L.C., arrived from Wellington by tho Mararoa yesterday. Captain J. B. llairiey, marine superintendent in New Zealand of the ' ; Tyser Line, arrived from Wellington by'tho Mavaroa yesterday morning. "Colonel Burnett-Stuart left for Wellington !>y tho Maori on Saturday hisht. Messrs It: D. Bell, Harcourt Turner, T. Kincaid, J; Hall, and W. Scott, left for Wellington by the Maori oh Saturday night. Mr Thos, Brown left for Gisborne V tho Monowai on Saturday night. Tho Rev. J. M. Cole left* for Wellington by tho Maori on Saturday night. Mr F. J. Dignan, who recently relumed to from Fiji, leaves to-day for Nelson, to, tako over tho management of tho Nelson branch of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr_ Robert Parker, who has been prominently associated with the development of music in Wellington for many yours, has resigned his position «;■» conductor of tho Wellington Musical Union. Mr F. G. B. Waldograve, Commissioner of Police and Under-Secretary for Justico, rctirts on 31st inst., after 38 years' service. Hβ intends to visit ■England and may settle there. Air Wyvern Wilson, S.M. Groyitwuth), arrived in Christchurch from Wellington yesterday. Messrs J; B. Reid, W. Milne, F. Cowlishaw, R. B. Beals, A. E. Crad«ock, F. M. Warren. H. D. Bell, and ■A- It. Holdship, arrived from Wellington by the Maori on Saturday morning. Arrivals in town include: —Messrs T. Owen Jacobscn (London), H. Morean (aydney), Thos. Thompson (Dunedin), • K. Ellison. (Auckland), W. J. Pugh "■ Wellington), A. C. Hargrove (Sydney), M. and J. MeLagan, F. H. Norton ISydnoy), B. C. Dunn (Chicago),, F. F. A. Ulrich (Timaru), 0. T. Smith (Melbourne), H. H. Osley (Auckland). A. E. lUckson (London), A. A. Stichbury (London). A. Byrne (Dunedin), J. Iteanie (Timaru). J. T. Carswoll (Invercargill), X. C. Gilchrist (Oamarn), Wm. MeLellnn (Wellington), and R. A. Bring (Dnncdin). Mr P. Chevassus, editor of tho "North Auckland Times, - ' Dargaville, and formerly on tho • staff of "Tho Press," has been appointed to succeed R. W. Robson* as editor of tho . "'Woirarapa Daily Times." Captain Mitchell, for many years •'iperintendent of tho Dunedin City MB brigade, is resigning in consequence of failing health. • Mr C. H. A. T. Opie, Mayor of New Brighton, informed a "Press" representative on Saturday that ho would not f , *- , a candidate for tho Mayoralty at tho next election, as he purPosed tskhvj a six months' holiday trip to tho (lid Country. Mr Opie stated that no intended to tako particular notice of the English and Continental marine resorts, with a view to introducing improvements to New . , Brighton on his return. Mr Opie, who ■ is a member of tho Canterbury Col- ■ * iege Board of Governors, tho Technical College Board of Governors, and excaAirman of ihe North Canterbury J . Education Board, also expressed his t. intention of seeing what the English

schools were doing, and bringing bacis with him any ideas which might prove of benefit to the schools of the Dominion. Ho will sail by -the Turakina on April 3rd. Constable Mackintosh, -who has been transferred from Stratford to Chnstchurch, reported himself here- for duty on Saturday morning. On Friday evening at tho conclusion of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club's evening meeting, Mr E. H. Wright, a nrominent member of tho Clur>. was tho recipient of a handsome clock, suitably inscribed, on tho occasion of his recent marriage. Mr Deni? Hoare made the presentation on behalf of the amateur athletes of Christchurch.