Personal Items.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17706, 7 March 1923, Page 9

Personal Items.

The Rev. W. Ready returned last night from Dunedin, where he has been attending the Methodist Conference. r , r - A- A. G. Reed, of Canterbury College, lias passed the final examination for the LL.IL uegree. Messrs W. O. McKellar (Hampden), L- Vt. Harris (Dunedin), and T. L. Hart (Timaru) arrived yesterday, and are at the United Service Hotel. Mr J. Liddell Kelly, of Devonport, arrived from the North by yesterday's ferry steamer on a visit to Christchureh. Mr James Young, Curator of the Public Gardens, wno recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, is progressing favourably. Mr I). Aiken, general manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, left Wellington on Saturday afternoon for Sydney. His Honour Mr Justice Adams will leave Christchureh for the West Coast on Tuesday. He will preside over sittings of the Supreme Court there. Mr V. W. Russell, associate to Mr Justice Adams, has been advised that he has passed International Law and Conflict of Laws for his LL.I3. degree. Messrs J. L. I-light (Dannevirke), E. B. S. Hill (Wellington), H. Simson (Ealclutha), and It. C. Jones (Dunedin) are staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr G. H. Bullard, Commissioner ot Crown Lands, returned yesterday from Ha-nmer Springs and Lake Sumner. Ho has been on a visit of inspection in connexion with forestry work. Mr E. J. Dalziell, a member of the Christchureh Builders' anfl Contractors' Association, has been appointed an assistant building instructor at the Christchureh Technical College.

After service extending over 40 years, Mr S. 'f. Wicksteed, principal correspondence clerk of the 'Government Insurance Department, has retired on superannuation.

Mr F. W. Cone, president of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association, left for Wellington last nijjht, to at> tend a meeting of the directors of the Fruitgrowers' Federation. Colonel Malcolm D. Graham, of London, who is to make a tour of New Zealand, was a passenger by the Port Caroline, which arrived at Lyttelton yesterday morning. A Press Association message fromi Sydney announces the death of Mr William Holmes, «. native of Devonport. The late Mr Holmes was wellknown in Sydney aquatic circles.

A London message says the Rev. L. S. Kempthorne was consecrated Bishop of Polynesia «it Lambeth Palace. He sails at the end of April. He will sp:nd six month* in Fiji before visiting New Zealand. Recent arrivals at Warner's include Messrs S. Harrowell (Auckland), H. W. Brown (Wellington), E. 0. Allen (Wellington), L. M. Browne, P. R. Browne, R,. Curtis (Auckland), L. Lonergan (Auckland), and J. A. Peck (Sydney). At last night's rehearsal of the Royal Christchureh Musical Society, the chairman, Mr W. J. Hunter, announced that Mr Sydney Butler, who acted as conductor during the absence of Dr. Bradshaw in England, had accepted the position of conductor.

Advice has hecn received that Mr Charles A. Thompson, manager of the Bank, of New Zealand at Queenstown, has been promoted to the position of chief Accountant in the Dunedin office, in succession to Mr W. Bannerman, who rotiies on superannuation in June next. Mr J. P. White, manager of the Clinton branch, has been appointed manager at QueenstowH. Mr M.J. Burns, of Canterbury College, who has passed the final examination for the LL.B. degree, is an old boy of Christ's College. He recently joined the staff of Mr C. S. Thomas, barrister and solicitor, of Christchureh. Mr. Burns, who was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court last year, is a, son of Mr A.. M. Burns, sub editor of '"The Press."

Miss Joyce, New Zealand secretary of the Young Helpers' League in connexion with I>r. Barnardo's Homes, states that Mr G. S. Salter, son of the late ,Mr 0. E. Salter, has agreed to take the position of treasurer of the Canterbury branch of the League, in succession to his father, who was treasurer of the branch for many years, and who took a great personal interest in the League.

Owing to the delay in the arrival of the Oorinthic at Wellington by two days, Commissioner Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, who was originally expected yesterday morning, will not arrive in Christchurch until Thursday morning. He will have breakfast at the People's Palace, and will leave for Dunedin by the express. The Commissioner, who is a son-in-law of the founder of the Army and a brother-in-law of the present General, will return to Christchurch later, and will address a series of special meetings here.

Bro. AV. Lee Martin, Grand 'President of the N.L Grand Lodge Bro. E. Cameron, Grand President 01 the Canterbury Grand Lodge U.A.0.D., left by the South express yesterday for Timaru to attend a presentation to Past Grand President Bro. R. W. Simpson, of the Timaru Lodge, who is leaving New Zealand to .attend the Druids Conferences at Portsmouth and Antwerp. Bros. Martin and Cameron will then go on to TJunedin to attend the Otago and Southland Grand Lodges' Conferences at Mosgiel on Thursday. Sir Thomas Clements, of the big provision firm of Andrew Clements and Sons, Ltd., London and Glasgow, is coming to New Zealand. He is due here at the end of this month, and will visit the principal dairying districts and confer with traders in his industry in New Zealand. Sir Thomas Clements is recognised as one of the world's foremost authorities on the dairy production of the world, taking a verv wide view of markets and distribution generally. During the war period he was chairman of the Advisory Committee of Food Control, and received a knighthood for his services to the State.

The Rev. C. B. Jordan, who is to bo the "new Methodist minister at Port Chalmers, was educated at the Mntueka State School and at Nelson College. Whilst a clerk in the Customs Department, he studied law, but afterwards changed his intention nnd bent his studies in the direction of the ministry. Before leaving the Customs Department lie had partly gained his B.A. degree, which, he completed as a theological student in 1907. He has been stationed at several different towns in both North and South Islands, notably at Rotorun, Eketfebuna, Rangiora, and Baleluthn. He' obtained his JI.A. decree (equal to first-class honours) in 1990 and was elected a Fellow of the RoVal Economic Society in 1921.