PERSONAL ITEMS.

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PERSONAL ITEMS.

9 • A communication has been received by the. secretary of the St. John Ambulance Association from St. John's Gate, England, stating that the Earl of Liver-

pool's name is to be submitted by tho Chapter-General, by command of tho Duke of Connaught, Grand Prior of tho Order of St. John, for selection as a Knight of Grace. Archbishop C'Shoa and the Rev. Father Herring arrived from Vellington yo*u>rday morning. Captain Blair arrived yesterday morning , from Wellington. Captain Bone, marine superintendent for the New Zealund Company, arrived yesterday morning from Wellington. Mr 11. T. Morten, 8.A.. LL.B. (Ciintab.) was yesterday morning, or. Mr Harper's application, adniitu-d by Mr Justice DeiinLston as a barri.ster and solicitor of tho Supreme Court. Dr. J. Camrbell Duncan, of Jlanmer Springs, returned yesu-rday from a visit to the North Islnnd. where he has been assisting the Health Department in combating tho smaiipox epidemic. Mr H. J. Codec, tho woll-l:?iov.-n oxfootballer who, with Mrs Cooke, is leaving Timaru to reside in Melbourne. w;;s entertained at Tinuiru the other evening by a number of friends and presented with a purse of sovereigns.Mr if. V. Hraddon. the old "New Zealand and NY-.v South Wales fullback and throe-quarter back, has been re-elected p-nsidont of tho Sydney Chamber of Commerce. Mr Brjiddon is general manager of Messrs I>algoty a n<l Co. Mr G. A. Dawsoti. mana.-jer at Napier of i\w Guardian AsMirance Coninany. has been appointed manager at Ciiristcliurch. He leaves Napier about the end of next month. Mr F. J. Parscn. who has for the past ten years held tho position of chief clerk of the locomotive branch of railways a* Auckland, and is well-kuwn in Auckland musical circles, was on AVmlnesday prosontod with a solid tilver salver, revolving butter-cooler, and autograph album, on the occasion of his promotion to the locomotive engineer's office, Mr Murium mado tic pre-entMtion. Ho slid tlial tlio recipient had boon in the Auckland office so long i>s to havo roally become part and parcel of the system. " Mr Parson will bo succeeded by Mr E. H. Scagei-j of Christchurch.