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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17295, 5 November 1921, Page 10

Personal Items.

His Excellency the Governor-General and Lady Jellicoe are expected to arrive in Christchurch to-day, and for the next few days they will stay at the Hon. G. J. Smith's residence at Opawa. This tvcning their Excellencies will bo present, at the concert to be given in the Choral Hall by the Christchurch Male Voice Choir, of which Lord Jellicoe » patron. t Mr Claud Haig arrived from the south yesterday to make arrangements for the Christchurch season of Annette Kellerman and her Tivoli Company. Mr F. W. Kirk, who lately underwent a serious operation at "The Limes," has greatly improved in health. The Rev. Clyde Carr, of the Linwood Congregational Church, leaves for Tiniaru to-day. Mr Carr is exchanjging pulpits with the Rev. L. Wilson Potts, and will return on Monday. Reference to the death of Mr R. Leckie waa made at last night's meeting of tflie executive of the Returned Soldiers' Association. The late Mr Leckie was an hon. life member of the Assqciation. It was decided to send »V letter of sympathy to his family, and also to send to the Commissioner of Crown Lands a letter expressing the Association's appreciation of the lote Mr Leckie's work for returned soldiers. The late Mr A. S. Olarkson was a highlv-esteemed friend of tihe Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association, which paid him the honour of electing him an honorary life member. At last night's meeting of the executive of the Returned Soldiers' Association, many eulogistic remarks of Mr Clarkson's work for returned men were made, and it'was decided to hang an enlarged portrait of him in the club rooms. Mr Arthur H. LMckinson, inspector to the Timaru Borough Council, has received notice of his appointment as inspector to the Auckland City Council. A large number of members of the Jnvercargill section of the Public Service Association assembled on Wednesday to make a presentation to Mr G. W. Hayden, who. during his term in Invercargill as officer in charge of the State Fire Office, fulfilled the duties of secretary of the Association. Mr Hayden has been promoted to take charge of the, Christchurch office. Mr T. Pound, who presided, stated that he felt sure he was voicing the opinion of all members of the Association when ho said that they all regretted the occasion which necessitated the function. He asked Mr Hayden to accept a travelling rug, a set of stainless cutlery, a fountain pen and a Loewe pipe in case, as a small token of the esteem in which he was held by the members of the Association. They wished him good luck and hoped that he would rise very High in the service.