PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15016, 10 July 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

0 ■%■*• Dr." Bamford went North last nighi'; V| Dr. Finch left for Wellington last-/-evening. , : v ■The Hon. T. Fergus left for WeUing--** ton by the Wahine last evening." ;; Dr. H. T. J.- Thacker returned io "£■ : Christchurch from Sydney yesterday V S morning. # > j.". [ Mr Justico Stringer was among ye* ' a terday morning's arrivals from Welling- >\ [ton. , si. ! The Hon. H. F. Wigram, left by tho Wahino last night for "WW*-.'" ■ lington. '*; The promotion of Staff Major W. C. S. Colclough io tbo rank - " of Heutenant is gazetted. • | The Rev. John Patenwn, M.A.< the' : , ! new minister of St. Pant's Preeby- , terian Church, arrived" in Cbristehurpt v , yesterday morning. . > ' '*' Dr. W. H. Simpson and Mr 3 t Se*dr - > - G'owiug left for Wellington * last, *._ ing, to attend the annual meeting „<rf "'} tho Now Zealand Automobile Union.:' . Tbo Westland Presbytery, at its ' = meeting on Monday, sustained -»„- hearty and .unanimous call from UK*--,, congregation of Hokitika to George , King, of Pleasant Point /- Should Mr King accept this call, half _ the congregations. in the Tinxar* Pr«lbytcry will bo'vacant. Professor Black, lately holding ths .•?-, Chair of Chemistry at Otago Uiiiver-;-sity, and more recently a runholder at , - Mason's Bay, has (says the SouthUum *:- "News") sold his interests to Mr. J- ' Borrie. of Wairhate. Tho Professor has ~; decided, on account of advancing to retire from active pursuits. •'- Mr x\lcx. Hamilton, manager of tho ; National Bank at Riverton. has been >s Sromoted to the position of manager at. •, amaru, in succession to the lato Mr l" McDouall. Mr C. R. S. Barrett, ac- ,- ; countant at Invercargill, has been pro- •Ji. moted to the position of manager or VJ the Riverton branch. The mothers of tho Sydenham kindergarten met on Thursday afternoon, » _-, the Schoolroom, to bid farowell to 3US3 i Bull. Opportunity was taken of «c -* occasion to present her with a handset"*, drcssing'-caso suitably inscribed, **» . presentation bein;- rsada by Mrs GWr plestono, on behalf of the parents. Auss - Bull thanked the parents, and ™° TX *' ed them of the work sne is ondertas- : ing in Rhodesia as a missionary. 5W Hull spoke of Miss Bull's good wor«during her term in tho kindergarten. ,