Personal Items.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 17016, 13 December 1920, Page 6

Personal Items.

A message from Capo Town announces tlio death of Olive Schreiner (Mrs S. C. Schreiner), the authoress. A London message says Sir Ronald Munro-Ferguson, late Governor-Gene-ral of the Commonwealth, becomes \ iscount Novar of Ilaith. The Kennedy Scholarship, of £40 annually, tenable at St. Patrick's College, "Wellington, for two years, _ has been awarded to Fred Crowle, Waiinatc. The London "Gazette" announces that a baronetcy has been conferred on Hugh Vere Lucas-Tooth, eldest son_ ot Hugh "Warrand, who married Beatrice, the lnte Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth's eidest daughter. Mr Clarence Crawford, who left for America in the early part of the year to complete his studies at the Koester College, Chicago, Illinois, received his diplomas in advertising and windowdressing, and returned to New Zealand by the Niagara a few days ago. Mr Crawford is now on the staff of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-op.. Christchurch. Word has been received that the Bishop of Christchurch, Dr. Julius, is to return from the Lambeth Conference on Wednesday morning. Yesterday tho congregations in all thecity and suburban churches were notified _of a short service of thanksgiving, which is to bo held in tho Cathedral on "V\ ednesday morning, at 9.45. It is expected that the Bishop will be present at Christ s College prize-giving ceremony in the evening of tho same day. Mr W. 0. Ennis, late chief clerk at the District Traffic Manager's offire, Railway department, Greymouth, arrived at Christdhurch on Thursday to Mr R. M. Isaacs as chief clerk. Prior to his departure from Greymouth he was presented by the Traffic Manager (Mr Cameron), on behalf of the staff, with a travelling-hag and ft sot of military brushes for his own use, ana n pieco of silver plato for 'his wife. Mr Isaacs, who has been promoted to bo assistant traffic manager at Dunedm, will tnlco up his new duties after tho New Year holidays. Mr A. 1). Bayfield, a well-known member of tho Star Boating Club, Wellington, who, after a lengthy period of service, flias retired from active participation of tho club's affairs, was on Friday evening presented by the membei-s of the club with a substantial gift in recognition of their esteem. In making tho presentation; Mr J. G. Duncan (vice-president) said that Mr Bayfield in all his contests was a keen fighter, and took his successes with j dhnrming grace. He had represented the club successfully in Tegatta races I on eleven occasions—>a wonderful performance. He was stroke of the only Star Boating Chib crew that had ever won thio Champion Fours, since they wcro inaugurated some thirty years ago. "I think you will agree with me," said Mr Duncan, "that Artlhur Bayfield is tho greatest oarsman that ever rowed for the StaT Boating Club." (Loud applause.) _ Subsequently Mr Bayfield became* interested in the administration of the club, serving for seventeen years as an executive officer, as _ cantain, and treasurer, besides which he was still secretary of the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association, tho governing body of rowing in New Zealand.