PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14326, 11 April 1912, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

9 —> Sir Robert Anderson. Bart., and Lady Anderson, of Belfast. Ireland, accompanied by Air and .Mrs AY. H. AicLaughHn. arrived in Christchurch la<t night from Dunedin. .V complimentary social will be tendered to the Hot'i. H. Ci. EJi by his Christchurch friends early next month. It is expected that Sir Joseph AVard and the Prime Alinister will be present. Captain R. Strang, Alarine fcuperintendent for the Union .Steam Jship Company, and Captain J D. Watt-on, Secretary of the Merchant Sen-io Guild, arrived from Wellington b;. the Mararoa yesterday morning. Professor Laby left for AA'elbngfon by tho Mararoa inst night. ~Alessrs H. D. Bell and A. Kaye left for Wellington by the ferry steimer last nightMr and Airs W. B. AVilliams and -Mr and Air* T. Larcombe were pawenser** for AVellington by the Mararoa last night. I'hc Rev. Father Burke returned to Wellington'by the Mararoa last. nigh*. .Arrivals in town yesterday included Alessrs J- S. Hilson (Wellington). -Mrs Adam Barnes (Oamaru). -Mr and Mr*. F. Acbe.ioti (Dunedin). Air and Mr*. S. Cowles (AVellington), Air and Alns 11"-------char.an ("Masterton), Air R- AL Doughty (Wellington). Air and Airs L. R. Wihon (Dunedin). Air Titos. G. Young (Dunedin), Mr S. Solomon. K.C. (Diined-tH, ' Mr Jas. H. Edwards (Hobart). A!r JL G. Thompson (Invercargill). Air AY - I*. ' Kdmond (Dunedin). -Mr A. Johnson < (Dunedin). ? The following left tho West Co.i.st • (overland) for Christchurch yesterday: — \imc» Pong. O'Nei.'l (2). Adam*. Haves. Davitt, D. Parsons, and AL -• Roberts, Mesdames Sliivas. J- DaviC A AlcLean. Berad, AlcKane, Dv *cm and A Crocker. Messrs Godfrey. K. •»•. Rothw'ell. R- Leitch. D- Thompson A. - L. Parsons, AI.-6. .Brown, C Hill, «J.\- ' AlcCkavc, J. L. Stubberlield,. Budd, ~

it*-""*" "' «.-..—i ' ftothwrll. AT Fitzgerald. A. Atkin-on,! G. Anderson. J. Porter, W. L. Prime, j j.-' AA". Flanagan. A. P. Harper, Anil t-honv Crocker. D Ncave, R. English, 'i J S. D" Ecu. Alckanc, A. McLean, ■ Af. Dorrington, S. C. .<ethna, A. C. i'ddv. Al- Stevens. G. H. Andrews. J. „-. Loriiner. J- W. Bennland. J. M. TayX' lor, J. Shivas. and J. Corcoran, and llcv. J. DavieAt the annual installation ceremony nf the S->uth Raka'a Masonic Lodge I but. week. R.W. Hro. v. A. C. Hardy, P.P.G.M.. on behalf of the meml;*r.s of the i**oii:h Rakaia Lodge, presented Hro. P-31. Charles E. Tubb with a solid silver trn.. and a set of solid silver fruit knives anrl forks. In making the pre-r-entation Bro. Hardy spoke in high -terms ot praise oi the good work Bro. Tubb had done a-s a Freemason in the Rakaia. dYirict. and also of the good j work he had done generally as a re-si- j d"nt of Rakaia for .*<. pie thirteen year*. | Urn. Hardy a..'del that Br«>. Tubi> liad. I rrrcntly taken up his residence at J p Prehb!'f>-.on. and be felt sure that nil ! 1 would heartily join with him in wish- ! ing Bro. Tubb and lii.s- family every success in thetr new home. Thf Rev. and Mrs N. Turner were 1 entertained at ■~ farewell social in the | Alctliodist Af's.si'on ifall. Durham street. ' on .Monday evening. Air T. G. Rob- j son occupied the chair. Speeches wore by AI.-N-.rs .-rtopnen. Hitehen. I Hyde. Kerr. Joiir.stnit. R. 11. Turner and H. Holland, and musical items | / were rendered by Mi.v; Archbold. H. i iH-ibson. and F. Turner. Air Turner r.as the recipient of a valuable present of boo!:**, including "The Expositors' Dictionary of Texts," and Has,'iiig.s's j "Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels." j t. Airs Turner wa>. presented with a rcti- • .L culc. Misses Eva and Lucy, and Alas- ! tors IlcrWrt and Stanley ' also being I '■onsidered. Air and Alr.s Turner made i-.ir'table replies.