Personal Items.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17701, 1 March 1923, Page 6

Personal Items.

The Hon. W. Nosworfhy, Minister ot Apiculture, was a passenger from Wellington by the "Maori yesterday morning. » . T> H T?.van. of Papanui, is on a "J w» Wn ' M * J Nathan has decided to conJPS. Majorat of P«Wo» William Mcßride, of Timaru, has i " t\aA nresident of th© ZcaS:Se P r Association for the Association message irony yesterday, and will sail for Samoa on Saturday. At the adjourned annual meeting ot St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Ivaiato! it was unanimously decided to^gne ITVall to the Kev. F. Robertson, 8.A., of Wellington. Mr Rov Mathews, who has beeu on &££?• "XtZ E to B 'cLShurci, yeSay.' He made the return journey via Australia. The Rev. Dr. Kennedy, of Hokitika, i o Phristcliurcli to-night for Au v " and the United States. ; T)r K (J- Salmond, medical supennj 7 „f thn Picton Hospital, has Svcf A months' notice of hj» inter'ded resignation to th© Hospital Board. Dr. "Salmond intends to pra - tise his profession in Feilding. , The Mayor (Dr. Thacker) arranged to leave on Ins visit to the Lnitea States bv the s.s. Maunganui wluc U due to" sail from Wellington for San Francsco, about May 16th. Dr Thacker wiil be in Christchurch for the installation of the new Mayor. Air P Selig, who lias been connected with the Christchurch Press -Co., for the past 33 years, since 1901 as manager, retired as from yesterday. He is succeeded by Mr A. M. H for many years accountant to tne company. Our Dunedin correspondent states that Mr A. G..Ross, caretaker of tbe Carisbrook Ground, has been awarded the New Zealand Cricket Councils prize of £lO 10s. for providing the best wicket for the matches in which the Englishmen were engaged. At yesterday's meeting-of tlie executive of the North Canterbury Farmers Union, Mr Geo. Gardiner, who is to leave to-day on a visit to fcne _ Old Countrv, was accorded the executive s best wishes for a pleasant voyage and a safe return. Mr Gardiner suitably replied. Signor Paganelli, a leading member of the Sistine Choir, has presented 1 Signor Truda, choirmaster of tot. Mary of the Angels, Boulcott street, "Wellington, with three sacred compositions, "Tantum Ergo," "Benediotus," and "O Salutaris," which he has composed during his New Zealand tour. Mr J. G. Hewitt/ S.M., wiil take over the duties of Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M.j at Timaru during Mr Mosley's absence on six weeks' leave, which he will spiend in Sydney and Adelaide. Mr Hewitt has been Commissioner at Rarotonga during the last twelve months, and was formerly Stipendiary Magis-J irate at Marton.

At the annual meeting of the Wellington Law Society, the following were appointed officers for the coming year: —. iPresident, Mr W. Perry;' vice-presi-dent. Mr M. Myers, K. 0.; hon. trear surer, Mr P. Levi; councillors, Messrs 0. Beere, A. W. Blair, H. H. Cornish, R. Kennedy, M. F. .Luckie, and H. J?"O'Learyauditor, Mr W. -F. Ward, r • Mr B. Gordon Bender, dental surgeon. Wellington Hospital, is at present with Dr. McKesson, of lel'edo,, carrying out some research k m connexion with, blood pressures during the induction of nitrous oxide anfflsthesia. Mr Bender will return to New Zealand about the end of March to take up his duties at the Wellington, Hospital. , , At the School for the Deaf yesterday Mr J. E. Stevens, the director, who is retiring after thirty-six years' service, was met by the staff and presented with a pair of binocular glasses. Mr J . M. B. Crawford, in making the presentation, referred to the work that Mr Stevens had done .among the deaf or the Dominion and to the esteem w which he was held by the staff. Opportunity was taken to present Airs Stevens with a handbag, and Mr Stevens appropriately acknowledged the gifts. Mi- and Mrs Stevens leave today to join the Ormonde in Sydney for England. At the public meeting held in Sumner last night, the Mayor, the Hon. J. Barr, said that lie had definitely* decided not to stand again this year for Mayor. He felt , that he needed a rest, and although he loved the work, he was giving it up, at least for a time. jJuring the six years he had been Mayor he had received great assistance from the residents, and his experiences wer» now very pleasant recollections of help always given wlien asked for. thanked them heartily, particularly the deputation which had waited upon him. Mr G. H. Holford, B. Agric., who for the past six years has been head of one of the departments of the -tow Zealand Farmeis' Co-operative Association, has accepted the position of South Island representative for the "New Zealand .Farmer." Besides having a wide experience of both the scientific and practical side of farming, Mp Holford has taken a leading part in most of the recent movements which have for their object the benefit of the farming and stock-raising industry as a who'e. The present rep.esentative of the "Farmer," Mr W. W. Dunsterville, will leave for Auckland to take up the editorial duties at the end of March.

On Tuesday afternoon two very pleasant functions wok piace when the start of Messrs Jiing, iiarris and Co., Ltd., met to say au revoir to tue manager, Mr S. A. Orchard. The first took place in the altarnoon, when fse departmental heads and travellers entertained Mr Orchard at afternoon tea in Baliantyne's in tne private tea room, where a, very dainty repast had been prepared, the tables ueing beautifully decorated with flowers for the occasion. Mr C. N. Fraser made feeling reference to the popularity and high esteem in which the guest was held by the staff and all with whom he had come in contact, and referred to his many good qualities, both as manager and friend of all those under hini. He had much pleasure in asking Mr Orchard to accept from those present a gold Eversharp. Pencil, and trusted that he would enjoy the well-merited holiday granted him by the firm. Messrs F. Leach; H. Thompson, J. Pedaie, E. J. Johnson, A. Christie and M. nail also spoke of the good feeling existing Between their esteemed friend and the staff. Mr Orchard suitably replied, after which the gathering adjourned to the warehouse, where all th© members met, when Mr P. Leach, the oldest employee of the firm in New Zealand, asked Mr Orchard to accept a handsome pair of binoculars, suitably inscribed. He was also asked to hand to Mrs Orchard a beautiful xylonite toilet set, and the hope -vras expressed that he would be lone: snared to take >1 prominent part in tl.e company's service. Mr Orchard, in responding, stressed the fact that he had always done his best for his etafF, with whom he had the (Continued at foot of next column.) I

most friendly relations he would in tne futurei b {UrrfpftJl portion of the company ' would never forget hj» staff, whom he 1 0 nt ® friends. A very happyj concluded with cheers Sirs Orchard.