PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14900, 13 February 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

His Excellency the Earl of Liverpool - returned from Wellington yesterday morning, and rejoined the Countese o* Liverpool at Elmwood. Yesterday after- " noon their Excellencies opened the Vender Velden Art Exhibition, and in the .'■ evening presented the prizes to "the boye ; of Christ's College. " r : We understand that Mr Palairot baa. lent hie fishing hut at the mouth d ■■ tho Rakaia to his Excellency the \ f Governor. The Hon. T. Fergus left last night - for Wellington. • '/'■ Mr G. H. Scales wa* amonjE - last -/ night's departures for Wellington. ■ ,- CoTonel Hob Say went North by Iμ** ■ night's ferry steamer. . \ Commissioner Richard* and Brigadier.' Bray left for Wellington last night. ~>~ The Hon. James Borthwick (Condon)arrived in town yesterday. ! , z Colonel Woolf arrived from Welling-. '„ ton yesterd.iy morning.' Captain Nicholson arrived yesterday -"- morning from Wellington. Mr J. Royds /returned from the Kortl . yesterday morning. Mr James Stewart, the -well-kn'Qtfß I C.E., of Auckland, di«*l yesterday jaorO- , ing, aged 82. Captain Sundstrom was among y»- •, teFSay morning'e arrivals from »N*»" lington. Mr W. T. Home, manager of the Katoa dairy factory, arrived in Chnwchurch yesterday. ... Captain Shaw, aide-de-camp to h» ._ Excellency the Governor, arrived y«- \ terday morning by the Wahine. The Rer. and Mrs Thomas, from Vancouver, were among yesterday morning's arrivals at Lyttelton. The Rev. Fathers Walsh and Ster«n» " ■were inward passenger* by yesterday* ferry steamer. Mr Marcus F. Marks, supervisor, is spending a short noiiw -j in Christchurch. . -_-' Mr C. F. G. Humphries, ***]». *? ' mother, Mrs Rows*, left Christc«uTsft yesterday on a twelve montne tnp round the world. Mr A. J. Talbot, Superintendent of .". the Christchurch Telegraph Office, leaves to-morrow on his annual holiday. Mr F. C. Itaphael, hon. eecreiarjjjj the Xew Zealand Cricket Cbuncu Wit - | for Wellington by the Willochra jester , , day. afternoon. ■- ] The Hon. W. Scott. Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, arrived at Aunt- . land by the Makura on Wednesday ana to-day leaves for Rotorua. and traT iy* '-. thence through Now Zealand. » c takes steamer at Bluff for Hobart. ' At the opening of the Triple Utfc ; Miniature Riflo Club's season, ' sentations were made to the hon. «£* -\- f rctary. Bro. AW J. Mitchell, and J«« - ' Mitchell, in recopyiition of their w?\ , able services to the club. '- ' In an,editorial on the New ";,-_ honouns. the London "Times" sa SV~SiSU "The appointment of Mr William i^S^ *<■'. th(> Prime Minister of land, as one of th'e new PrivyJjgggiitji

tiljors. deserves a special note, of welcome.' . The Rev. J. E. Watts-Ditchfield, an East London Anglican ctergyman, who vi«ited Now Zealand somo time ago, on behalf of the C.E.M.S., has recently been appointed first Bishop of Chelms*ord Mr Watts-Ititchneld's diocese has been formed out of St. Albans, which, by reason of the ever-increasing growth of London, especially in its north-east and eastern corners, had become unwieldy, and needed further episcopal oversight. Mr P- C. Davis, of the electrical staff at the Christchurch Tramway Board's power station, who is leaving the Board's service to go to Sydney, was presented by tho staff of the general offices and power station on Wednesday with a travelling bag as a token*of esteem and regard. Mr J. A. Borthwick. power station engineer, made the presentation, and referred to the good-fellowship which existed between the members of tho staff. In wishinc Mr Davis cood-bve, he assnred him that he carried with him the wishes of all that his futnro career would-be marked by every success.