PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14525, 29 November 1912, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr EL D. Acland returned to Christchurch yesterday from a visit to England and other parts. Mr A. S. Paterson arrived from Wellington yesterday.

A message from Westport states that Mr M. McCarthy has been elected chairman of the Bullor County Council.

A telegram from Westport says that Dr. Truby King is lecturing in that district on health matters, and that the Westport Coal Company offer £1 for £1 subsidy up to £ICO for a Flunked nurse.

Arrivals in town include Messrs H. Western (Now Plymouth), L. Moritzen (Dunedin), W. H. Bowater iWestport), W. Murio (Wellington), G. W. C. T. Orr (Sydney), H. Smith (Mnnchcster), H. A. Charles (Wangatiui), P. Mcßride (Sydney), C. Wado (Sydney), W. T. Ritchie (Timaru). A. Stepher.s (Wellington), and W. T. Ritoh (Canada). Mr Jas. Craigie, of Timaru, arrived in Christchurch last evening. Mr C. N. Orbell (writes our Timoru correspondent) has been a member contmuously for tho post thirty-four years of tho Levol3 County Council, formerly known as tha Levels Road Board, which ho joined in. IS7B, and for seven years he was chairman of it, up to 1594, when :t became the Levels County Council. Ever since tho Council was constituted Mr Orboil has been its chairman, and he was unanimously re-elected at the annual meeting on Tuesday, for the twentyfifth successive year.

At tho recent Itoyal College of Music examination, Miss Vera Barker, of Christchurch, who has been studying music at St. Dominic's College, Dunedin. passed tho teachers' examination, gaining 167 marks. Miss Barker received great praise, from the examiner, Mr Victor Booth, and much credit is duo to her teachers on her success.

Mr C. W. Haggitt, of the Duncdin staff of tae New Zealand Insurance Company, has been promoted to the \Vest Australian branch. Mr E. Rawson. Stipendiary Magistrate at Westport, has been transferred to the Waikato district, with Hamilton as headquarters. Mr Wyvern Wilson has b::en appointed S.M. and AVarden at Westport, in succession to Mr Rawson. Mr \V. C. Buchanan. M.P , has just completed thirty years' membership of the Wellington Education Board.

Miss Dorothy Heritage is leaving Christchurch to-day on her way to Australia. "*

Madame Betty Brooke returned to Christchurch yesterday from a trip to England and America.

Sir Georfjo Clifford, Colonel Heard, r.nd Mr G. W. Russell, M.P., loft for Wellington by the Maori last night. Professor C. Coleridge Fair and Captain and Mrs Malet left for Sydney by the Mnnuka yesterday.

At tho annual social of the St. Martins Burgesses' Association, held last

niffht, Mr and Mrs F. Parsons, sen., two old residents who aro leaving tho ? ? / hortI ?» w-«e presented with two handsome armchairs by the members of the Association.