PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14907, 4 March 1914, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

3fr 3- t"sii'™n 'Tyiinn, Vlrtorin'" nrtfroi I" C-hrsrri-jrrh !«-■=•-. r.ig'r.i. 'Dr. A. J. C<\h-:\ a/>-orp. N.S.W.^ 3lr H. Mr->i'.> ftnH Mr J. E Ramsay enived frTMn hx\ ni-hi. Mr T. ?■■ Johttf'onp -.Glenraark) arir. tovn Izei ni^hi. Mr Fri?dbnn--T lAshburtosJ arrirwi in wire even ma;. Sir A. "ft*. Beavea arrirod from the Serti by tie farrr ntcanir-r Towrday. Bγ T. Cotrl:ahaw. »f Christchurch, Is ai ere*eat b "VYc'Jingt-cn and leaves ftf iacklaac in a day or t^-n. Jt G. L. St«»d arrirwi yesterday noraias T eteaau-r-J£r F. A. cc To'.«lo (>"«»Tr York) and Vγ S*tu.ragaw3 arrivM ia ChristJmrra ye«*J~d3v. Mr C. J- MarsJiaU has been appointed officer ior tia borough of Jletr Bnsktoa. I*dy Sybil Grey, daughter of Earl Grey, arriVed froa I>unedin b- tho «*- ---ootid express last night, and left for "WedsStoa by tie Wahine. }ir TT. G. Asx>iEall and Mr James G«H CTeiEuka.l/and Mr E. W. Cardbb (Ashb-ort-on), in wn by lie aeoosd express last nigbt. Sir A.- K. Baker. LL.B. was yesterday edEatied as a barrister and solicitor of tfce Sowreme Ccnn., on tie motion oi MrH-lßdgax.

At * smoking concert held by the IretteHon Swimming Club on Monday, fir J. Reed was presented with an oak afid s2rer tray ac an appreciation of has services as captain.

Hon. D. Buddo, M.P. for Kaiapoi t who has been some -weeks in AusjnHa, joined the steamer at Melbourne a fern days ago, and left on a trip to England. Hβ will return to New Zealand about the beginning of next sestsaa.

Arrivals in town last night included Mr D. A. Fiaeer and Mr F. R. Aveling (Wellington), Mr The*. Shepherd and Sir G. T.. Baxter Wilson (Dunedin). Mr l>. S. Patterson (Oamaru), Mr and Mrs A.' Bell (Blenheim), and Mr H. W. laylor (Auckland.

Mr A. Donald, of the head office of &» Department of Labour, is at present officer in charge of the local bureau of the Department several re-arrange-ments are being made in the Department, and Mr Donald -expects to remain in charge at Christchurch till these have been made.

A large and representative gathering of cycle and motor traders assembled at xhe Occidental Hotel on Monday e-ren-ing, to bid farewell to Mr W. E3.es, on the ere of his departure for England. Mr G. D. Cameron occupied the chair, ajjQ in. proposing, the toast of "Our Gaest," referred to the many services "xcaSrred to the trade bj Mr Hiles while "oMßSjfijsg <&c pasition of chairman of H» pvafo Traders' Association. Iα waSsag Mr Hiles good health and jrueperilf', the chairman, on behalf of it» feafie, presented Mr Hiles with a Katapoi travelling rtig, and Mrs Hiles *ift » ch-er manicure set. Songs and jpt&Ssoßs were contributed by Messrs T.-A&namM, H. G. Jamieson, Bareden, Boom, and C. Orr.