PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14406, 13 July 1912, Page 11

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Bishop Crossley (Auckland), Bishop Sprott (Wellington), tho Yon. Archdeacon Caider, tho Rev. Mr Drummond, and the Ilcv. G. K. Moir, arrived from Wellington by the Mararoa yesterday. Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., returned from Wellington by the Mararoa yesterday morning. Dr. J. Hight and Mr Fairbairn ar-

j Jiruu ironi Wellington Dy tno aiararoa ■ yesterday morning. I Messrs G. W. iiusscil, M.P. (Avon) ;and J. C. Thomson, M.P. (Wallace) J arrived from Wellington by the Mara- . roa yesterday morniiig. J Mr \V. J. Dickie, M.P. (Sehvyn) i arrived f rom Wellington by the Moana i yesterday morning. ! *W. F. Brownsworth left for Mcl- : oo;irno by the Maitai last night. ■ : -Messrs C. W. Sundstruh), A. S. Bar- ; tor. and J. Burke, left for Wellington : by J h « Hararoa last night, I The p IC!V . Mr W hite and 3lrs White ■nnd Jlajor nnd Mrs Jackson left for I by the llaivai last night. j V lsitors to town include:—Messrs 0. ? lotnmer (Leipzig), J. Ed«vn Thomson, I f\v i». • N'allis (Duned-n), K. Parry . OVcUington), J. C. J.cssop (Carow), and i £ T «O!i)as (Tiniaru). J *g P. M. West, of the Christchurch , siaa of tho Government Insurance Department, has been promoted to tiu> 6n -H n of c^ief clerk in thc Tnver " x? rg , ,u office, and on Monday evening iae local officers and agents met to sa»fxi P° to him - The district manager ■•Irv , -' C. Prudboe), on behalf of the Eta ", presented Mr West vrith a silror-

mounted tray and tea semco, and wished him success in his new appointment Mr J. Hchdry, of the Invercarcill ofHoa, has been transferred to thiTChristchurch branch in Mr West s place. • ■ „ , Mr and Mrs Thoraas Tyson were tho recipients of a handsome silver teapot, suitably inscribed, from tho members and friends of the Papanui Presbyterian Church, on the occasion of their marriage. The congregation also presented to Mr and Mrs E. McFadoen, tho parents of tho bride, a Ivniapoi run, in recognition of the many years they have spent in the service , of the Church at Papanui. Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that Mr M. G. Hay, assistant engineer to the Public Works Department, has been appointed to take charge* of the projected irrigation works in Central Otcco. Clhnatic conditions will prevent Mr Hay entering upon his new duties immediately, and in the meantime he is to do a. Httlo survey work for the Department *n North Canterbury. Mr Hay has just returned to New Zealand from n year's tour of the world. Formerly he was employed as an assistant to Mr Holmes (Engineer-in-Chief). There was a large attendance last night of members of tho Amalgamated (Society of Carpenters and Joiners to bid farewell to Mr V. J. Nott, secretary of tin* i<ooioty for eleven years, who is leaving Christehureh for Wanganui. Mr A. Sivwright. president of the Society, on its behalf presented Mr Xott with a handsome- niarblo clock. ■Several felicitous speeches nnd musical items filled up an enjoyable evening. Previous to retiring from office, Mr O. W. Russell appointed Dr. L. G. Cnlkwell. of Remuera. Auckland, as Medical Inspector of Schools, thus com , ploiinc the four appointments agreed to by the late Cabinet.

Mr K. K. Gillon, locomotive engineer of the West Coast section of the New Zealand Government Railways, is tinder orders of transfer.to Duncdin. Tho diango means promotion for Mr Gillon.

Tho Rev. C. C. Bottomloy. who lias Ik-oii iv olinr.co of tho Methodist Church at Pieton for the nnst fifteen months, bar, sent in his resignation to the F.xecutivo of the Conference, nnd has nurchnscd an nld-estnblishwl printing business in "Wellington. Mr Bottoinlev is n master-printer of many years' experience.