PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15773, 14 December 1916, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr J. S. Evans, S.M. of Nelson chairman of the loeal Military Appeal Board, left for Wellington last .evening. Dr T. H. Valintine, Inspector-Gene-ral of Hospitals, passed through Chnstchurch last evening froih Dunedin to\ Wellington. His Honour the Chief .Justice went on to Invercargill by the second express yesterday. 11 expects to leave on nis return the day after Christmas. Mr F &. Pope, Secretary of Agriculture, arrived from Wellington yesterday mornin™ on business connected lt ' l the wheat conference to be held here to-day. Stnff-Scrgeant-Major S. \. Massey, of tlio Christcliurcli Recruiting Office, lias received instructions to report, at Trentham on January 10ih next, for tho purpose of being posted to the -otn Reinforcements. \t a meeting of the directors of the Canterbury (New Zealand) Aviation Gompauv Ltd., presided over by the Hen. Ji". K- \Vigram. Mr C. - lien'ey, who lias for some time been actin"" jus honorary secretary, was appointed to the lotion of secretary to the company. Lieutenant A. V. Williams, N.Z.E., who has been appointed adjutant to the 13th North Canterbury and Weatland Regiment in .succcssion to the late Lieutenant C 5. S. Lanxbie, has arrived m ltangiora to take up his duties. Lieutenant Williams, who an olrt resident of Christchureh and Lyttelton. writ awav jrom Now Zealand witli thf Bth Reinforcements, and was invalincn bark from Egypt. Amongst the passengers by the Moeraki from Sydney on Monday were three Japanese gentlemen who are visiting this eountrv for the purpose of enquiring into trade prospects lietween New Zealand ami Japan. Their names are .Messrs U<lo. .I-'ipanose Imperial Commissionej- of Commerce. Jsgatori, and Nishimuri. Mr Nishimuri is accompanied by his wife. Lieutenant A. L. ('-Archie") Martin, of Timaru, has been awarded the Military Cross for distinguished scrvico in the Sominc battles. Lieutenant Martin was educaU-d at the. Tiinaru 3lain and Timaru Roys' High Schools. A solicitor by profession, prior to enlisting he was ler a number of years on the staff of Messrs Perry. Perry. an<l Kinnerney. solicitors. Lieutenant Martin v. a-, attached to the 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He is a son of Lieutenant S. K. Martin, of Timaru. v.ho wa.-> an enthusiastic volunteer, and is an cx-Ris!ev representative.