PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14347, 6 May 1912, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

! Tho Rev. 11. D. Burton, vicar of St. J Michael's, returned to Christdiur.-h !on Saturday. j I>r. aud Mrs Keuman arrived from j P.oton on Sormlay ironiins. j Tho Kov. IJ. JijJn nn.l Mrs BkH arrived from Wellington, by the Mr.oii j on S'atuidsiy incrr.in.r. I J Tho IJ.■-.-. Father K;ir.bc!i arr:v:-;l j from \V»!lin£tcm t.y the Maori t-:j .-:.:- ; ' urdny Kcja:: , .:. \ Mr tbvd'xk Wi!.«on, ---norr.l .vere- ! tai-y of the rational Sailors' and Fin- ! men's L'niuu of tho t.'niiod Kui-uoin, i aeco.-npaniod by Mr 1?. F. ' I ciafo sccrcUny, and Mr \V. Uolehcr. j s'.fi-etar.y r;f tho Diinodin Jv-ami-'n's ' Union, arrived from \\\'liinf;ton hv t!:» j Maori on Saturd/r- :\m] \% 0.-'t on to Dtinodin '<v l!i<: <m< t'.nU e\].r<.v' I Mr HavrJor!; V\ v .-ili p',>v, t ,,i t o I Aar-ourv.a hy th.- .\ioana. .Mr Ceil S I who Ls a unlive of Lyttflton. Aril! rej turn to C'hnfi-.cinirch next v.cek. and will lc:-t'ire in Chrif>?chim-h on .s:urlnv 12th nisi. * ' MfwrsThor. Broun, G. W. H'jhi">, and F. Graham arrived from V.\l!iiv:ton by the Maori on Saturday la-orii-icg. Mr M.P., the? retiring Mayor cf Timaru, w;>.s or.n-rtaii;<d on Friday night by the- 'OUL'i-iJior.s and w.ui a group j>hoto cf tho Council. Many reference* were made to tho progress niad'j during tha ten years of Mr Craigio.'s tonn ot office. Sir Gforge Clifford, Bt.. returncl from Wcliinyton by tho Mararoa vostsrdnv. Tho Urn. J. T. Paul, M.L.C., arrived from Wellington yesterday morning. Lifiutonant U. L. L. Ponneil. H.X.. of tho Terra Nova, loft for 'Wellington by tho Maori on baturday night. Dr. K. Lerini''", Messrs J. Murgatroyd. J. F. Andrews. 11. B. Lu<k, :invl If. 11. Leo lot",-, for Wellington by the Maori on Saturday nipiht. Brigadier Ura.v (Salvation Army) left for \\elliiigton on Saturday night. On Saturday Mr P. Murray, principal warder «t Lyitolton Gaol, who is retiring on sujierannuatioi; after twenty-seven years in tho prir,:>:i &or- j vice, -was pre?er»tcd by his fellow oifi- j ecn; and the. other members of the saoi ' senff with a Kaicpoi ni£ and •'' travel- j lint? ba# suitably inscribed. Tho pre- j fiontation was made by Mr H. *Mc- ■ Murray, chief gaokr. Rcferenoc-s wero j made to the lony and faithful eorvices i of Mr Murray and. to tho general j esteem in which he is held by nli mom- ] hers «f tho ctaff. i Mr il. Buxton, chief traffic manager j for railways, and Mr A. L. Deat;io, ! chief mechanical engineer of railways, j I roturne<l to Wellington on Saturday • j Uiignt. j ! Arrivals in town include Messrs J. S. | Harrison (Wanganui),' J. E. Bono ; (Dnnedin), J. Breland (Oam/jru), W. { Steele (Wellington), AY. i<La:n <Dune- [ din), J. Pearso (Fremantlo). ./. M. Niven (Dunedin). F. P. Jiolt (Toronto), { A. W. Young (Dunedin), A. Spaethe (Gera). A. B. Norwocxl (Wellington), and C. E. Downcs CDuneflin). The Tinwald Sports Club .lins preuont- | ed the .secretary. MrH. N. Wilson, with it. solid silver entree dish as a mark of appreciation of tho valuable, -work he has done-for the club. .Mr A. H. li. Amcss. formerly second master of tho Ashburton High School, and who resigned to accept an appointment as assistant instructor in agriculturo for the North Canterbury Board of Education, -was presented oh Wednesday by Mr W. .F. Walters (headmaster), on behalf of the staff and pupils, with a suit case, a pair of field glasses, and a silver matchbox, «s a token of the C£tcem in which he is held.