PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15113, 31 October 1914, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

I»lr V. A. Aircy bus been chesen as the Auckland candidate for the -New Zealand llhodes Scholarship.

Dr. Mortensen, Marino Biologist of the Copenhagen Museum, after interesting work at- Port .luckson, leaves for Now Zealand next iveok, says a. Sydney message.

Mr Graham MolFat, tho well-known Scottish actor-author, will arrive from Wellington to-day. Mr Moffat is aeeompauied by Mrs 31off.it and his daughter. Miss Winifred Moffat. .

Mr Thomas .Reginald "WngstafF, .son of Mr T. Wafistaff, lato of Tiraaru, has joined tho 42nd Keghnent of the King's Royal Highlanders, now training at Aldershot.

Mr J. Brownlow Griffiths, trho ha.s been in the Timaru office of the Christelutreli Moat Co. for several years, has receiver! an appointment villi the Whnkatu Freezing Works Co.. Hawke's Bay. and leave.; to take up his new position at .tho end of .next month.

-Mr 11. Jinadxhaw, one of Messrs i^trangy and Co.'s packer?, who line given very valuable assistance to tho Ladiivs' Committee of tho Jtritain and Belgium Fund, was presented with a suitably inscribed silver cream jug and sugar basin at tiny last meeting of the committee yesterday, as some slight recognition of the appreciation the committee* felt, at Mr Bvadshaw's excellent work. Mrs Beauchamp Lane made, tho presentation.

The Rev. John Paterson. of St. Paul's Presbj-terian Church, Christchurch, has taken up tho honorary position of general secretary to the ■ CanterburyWestlaud Central Commit too of tho UiMe-in-Seliools League, thn position which Ay.is Jicld by.the Rer. John until his departure (or. Melbourne. Mr Patorson was educated Hinder tho New South Wales system, and ho lias also for'.elevei) years given scriptural instruetiors under that system.

Jn movinc the usual motion in tho House oi Representatives yesterday, appreciative of the services of tbo chairman of tho Labour Bills Committoo (tho "Hon. J. A. Millar), tho I'rimo Minister paid a generous tribute to tho veteran Labour member of the House. ''I understand that Mr Miliar is retiring, for a time, at least, from active political life," said Mr Massey, "and I think it is opportune to say that there- is no man in Parliament who has been moro useful, and who is to-day more highly respected and more -worthy of tho confidence of tho people of this country, than the Hon". Mr Millar."