PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14583, 6 February 1913, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Colonel Knox;, Major Brown, Captain Critchley-Salmonson and Captain Smytho left for Wellington by tno Mararoa last night. Count Herrman left for Wellington by the Mararoa last night. Tho Rev. Mr Blamires and the .**• Air Williams left for Wellington Of '"~ Mararoa last night. , ■ Arrivals in town yesterday included Mr J. N. do Beer (Ashburton), Mr A> F. Roberts (Teviot), Mr Ash well ("V** ganu.), Air A. R. WaJlis (Dunedin), Atf R. Thompson (Timaru), .Mr )>• »• Wales (Wnort). Mr F. Richarasott (High Peak), Mr D. G. Evans, Mr,fell. Golman (Sydney). Mr F. Prince, iU"». Mr A. Woru.cn (Wellington). , Mr and Mrs D. Hawk, of Oxford, who have been on a visit- to tho_UJo Country, returned yesterday. i-« e J _ will go*to Oxford to-day.

-Mr Reynold. Denniston, who has been in Dutie.iin tor some has heon offered the management or the Standard Theatre in Sydney, where a rcf.'iitlv-f'un.rd organisation is undert"kin""tho produce on of some of the more Ylasd.-d phi vs. Mr and Airs Dennr-tou leave Wellington for Sydney

to-morrow. .V well attended and very representative pubic m.-eting was held in the Jtshburton .Masoni': Hall last evening c!r the j ;ir;ifi-|. ~;' considering whether <!•',. time bad arrived when the political sendee* cf Mr W. No-worthy, M.P., (iVcu'd receive fitting public recognition. Mr Joan Sf.;dho!ine was voted to the chair The m< etiric v>as unanimous in expressing the opinion that Mr Nosworthv's services had been of *tich irn at "value- that the time had arrived when Kcur.e rub'ie recognition should be given of t'ho'-e services. A telegram was' read from the Prime Minister, stating that he bait made arrangements to he'ai .V-hburton on March 12th; that he would be present at. the first day of the Ashburton A. and P. Association's Autumn Show, and would bo pleased •" be pre-cut at any function which minlit be held in honour of Mr Nos'vo.rhv. The meeting decided that the function should rake place on the first night .»f the Ashburton Show, and n strong cv.-ciitivo was appointed to arrnricc nil details w<\ do all possible to make the gathering a largo and thoroughly representative one.