PERSONAL NOTES.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14982, 1 June 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES.

ft , Mr W r . M. Whitley arrived on Saturday morning from Wellington. Mr J. S. Brown, of Wellington, is at present in Christchurch. Mr E. E. Soldi (Wellington) arrived in Christchurch on Saturday. Messrs H. Bamott, R. Cox, and F.

P. Avery were among the visitors t_ ' town to-day. w .1 M & ? h " rsto, *j I«<"y superintendent of ; - tho Christchurch Hospital, having a _i„ """- recovered from her recent illness __| * " resume her duties to-day. *, ', , Arrivals in town yesterday included _ Mr 11. C. Jenkins (Wellington) C IT - Coleman (Wellington). W. Fo-bes, Will liams (Dunedin), and H. Marsdeu {W-l hngton). v»ei. v Ti i?, Ro / }:" " T - D - J . on *?. the celebrated . " Eiighsu Congregational preacher a _ * - ex-chairman of the Congregational ' Lnion of England and Wales, is m_kuT_ - a tour of Australasia, and will arrive in New Zealand next week. Mr Jones' win spend a few days in Christchurch : _ eluding one Sunday, towards the'end of next month.

•\,. Press Asso "ation message from Wellington says it .s stated that t__ position or Officer Commanding tho Wellington military district -in f_«C«_ ' sion to Colonel E. \V. C. l is taktng up the offico of _dm*«,# General to the Now Zealand be offered to Major Johnston, TciSl of the Imperial Army, who ' is _£"«£ seat on furlough from India M_ior Johnston l* n New Ze?t'_,vW _„: „*7u ' son of the Hon. C. J. Johnston MLU° o: We htigton. H» acceptance remains " subject to th, : approval 0 f the Wa *. Office. Captain C R Mac Donald, of tue Royal Warwickshire Regiment at present en route to New Zealand under engagement to the Defence Department will succeed Lieutenant-Colonol' Braithwaite. who has been appointed Chiei of the General Staff, as General - Maff Officer for the Auckland district -