PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16161, 15 March 1918, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Contain Reynolds loft Christehurch for Greymouth yesterday morning. The Rev.- W. Baumber left for Nelson last evening via Wellington. The Rev. A. C. Lawry returned to Christchurch from l>unedin yesterday. Yesterday's visitors to town included Messrs John P. Bourke (Wellington) and L. Vincent (Auckland). Mr J. E. Lancaster, formerly of Christchurch, but now of Sydney, is on a holiday visit to this city. The Minister of Education (the Hon. J. A. Hanan), having contracted a severe cold, has had to cancel his proposed visit to the South Island. Sir J. A. Connell, who has resigned tho editorship of the "Grey River Argus," Greymouth, arrived from tho West Coast last night on his way to Wellington. Mr Walter Martin, for many years clerk of the Magistrate's Court, Cnristtyiurch, but now on the Civil staff of the Administrator of Samoa, is at present in Christchurch on sick leave, and will undorgo an .operation shortly. Mr C. E. Archibnld, secretary of the tOtago Land Board and receiver of land revenue for the Otago district, lias, been appointed to an important position in the head office of the Public Trust in- Wellington. .Miss Mavis Ashman, a former pupil of the Christchurch Girls' High Scnool, has received notice from the Registrar of tho New Zealand University that she has qualified for matriculation. In the published list Miss Ashman was credited with a partial pass only. Mr T. E. Rees, second officor of tho Wairuna, who has reached London, has twice suffered at the hands of the enemy. He was second officer in the steamer Ashburton when she was torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay, while on a voyage from Wellington to London/ in lyiti, laden with wool and jute. Mr N. M. Richmond, son of Mr M. Richmond, of Christchurch, lias received advice that he has passed his final examination for tho B.A. degree, and has secured a senior University scholarship in applied mathematics. He is at present in camp. Mr Hunter, Rector of the Gore High School, accompanied by Messrs I>. Gilchrist, J. Mac Gibbon, and J as. Blaikie (members ,of tho Board of Governors) left Gore' yesterday afternoon on a visit to the secondary schools of Otago and Canterbury. They exncct to visit Lincoln Collego on Saturday. The object of tho visil is to inspect and repart on agricultural experimental plots and school hostels. Tom Sullivan, who has been released from prison in Germany, after being a civil prisoner since the outbreak of the war, was formerly a Wellington resident. and was a member of tho longdefunct Submarine Mining Corps la permanent corps stationed at Shelly Bay). He became prominent as a member of the Wellington Rowing Club, and for some years was a member of the club's four which held the Amateur Championship of New ZeaJand as long as its personnel remained intact. Tho names of the crew were W. Bridson (bow), E. Rose (2), Tom Sullivan (3). and Tom McKay (stroke). Mr Bri'dson is at present manager in Wellington for Briscoe and Co. Mr Sullivan also became a very strong single sculler, and won the championship of New Zealand. Later ho went to England, and after sculling in various events on tho Thames settled down as mine host of a comfortablo inn on the banks of the Thames., where, as a trainer, he became an identity in the English sculling world. _ His list of wins in amateur championship events in New Zealand would probably compare with tho record of any other living oarsman.