Personal Items.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17740, 17 April 1923, Page 9

Personal Items.

'ur 11 It Inland lOainaru) is among ; are staying at tne Clarendon K. Hohuwood (Wellington), B- MMa^nnru!) Uk 2o "among tlio SS. U. a mectina of the Council ut Chris"•A Congregations last evening, the , jjjH uout Jouglun, of tliJ Council, was ro-ro-'iet, .Mr Jmujl.in having oi o. .U—nltU Tho A. Hay wa.s appointed vico- .£***> "* - ut 'jfutod lWJlii, <-"»liiisiionor of , S ' r Jo Hoy Scout:,, vva) i.s at present ;2SSSr».m, at- ' nie met'iin- ot uio Dominion ni glte .\cu- /.L-avuid li;,y to bo held in Ohrisuhurch next Sir Alt red has luui'l it jmptfs'*M«' owing to Jus onaagemenus in iralia to attend, but- it is aiit-icipat-j®VU »«« *-*»* ... "tor Standi*!., <..11.11 D.5.0., ot ' . band will tako i-i.ver the duties Ol t charge oi the Umicdui District) m hucewsiou to Majoi ffla*", «'! IU . is , rclinU ° fienter into busnies-.. Majoi l,ampui 1 orl the Indian Anuv m 11/iAJ at the '■£ d . "hi S..UI, AJv,«m 'St.o Irora Sa to South Alri.ii, tho,e troops Mine l>riscoli's Scouts and Lunudon b «if e . Being in tlx: Indian Ami}, -Major Lampcn was debarred irom pei- ; jonallv participating m thai war. hiibMouently lie V(: " 1 l " tlk! IIUh:,J " SUew War in an unofficial capacity lie spent his leave there, ihen he served in the Great ttar. Ho was ■r |t Home n'hen that nr broke out and enlisted in tho Ilnti;;li .section of tho jlew Zealand Expeditionary Force. ?>i in unusual coincidence was recorded * to the Be*. W. Walker at the opening of his ministry at the Ceinral .Mission "MTV-ice m tlio Octagon riajl, IHmedui, n Sunday night, (says tne "Otago ; Daily Times"). At the iir.st service ; «hich ho conducted in I 1 ranee as a i jhsplain. the soloist was .Mr George k'Ptoctor, and the pi;* iubt was Mr f Charles A. Martin. Hl2 sanio three y. men performed similar duties on bundav evening, at the .lii'st service ot tho r'ltev. Walker's ministry Here. It was ft itr&n|s6 coiwcidciico thiifc they should ? all m eet again after year.; of separa- * tion. During the service the circuit ilewaxd (Mr Cameron) expressed the ' sleaiure of tho mi.-sion officials and con- ■ tremtion at tho presence of their new jnliuster and wished him every blessing ' in-his ministry. The itev. -Mr milker ■preached ajl impressive evangelistic Sermon from tho words: "Look unto •Jb and be J'O saved," to the very Urge congregation assembled. A pleasing little function took place in the Builders' Association Rooms, 011 - Saturday evening, wlien the members oi the Caledonian Society's Fipe Hand ; met to make a presentation to two of ' the pipers who had recently joined • the ranks of the "Uonedicte." Mr W. Koea, Drum-Major, was voted to 1' the chair, and presented Pipers W. ; fowler and W. Johnston with a set of 't Btainleas carvara from tho members ot the Band. Their health was drunk i'liith musical honours, both pipers suitfcjjjly responding. The toast list comf 1 prised: ''Tto King," proposed by Mr |W, Ross; "The Directors of the Caielionian'Society," proposed by Mr W. feliVhit»: '.'The Caledonian Society," proExposed dv Mr' "W. Morrow; "The \ isi|tors,": by Mr J. McLaughlin, "The . Ladies," proposed by Mr IF, Bell. During tho evening items ? were given by. Messrs Ross, W. Geo. J Jlrass, G, Sey, F. Bell J. Shanahan, i W. White and L. Shields. Mr Edward Marks, who has been in ; ; business in Colombo street for tho past fifteen, v&ire, is retiring, and is leaving CliristcJiurch tb live' iu Australia. He yesterday by a number of busi- . presented with an illuidped address, containing 116 names I known citizens, headed by the Dr. Thacker. Mr W. E. Simes. de the presentation, expressed iect that was felt for Mr Marks business community and others om Mr Marks had oome in conid wished him and Mrs Marks coess in their retirement. Messrs Brantley Norton, C. Jones, and fhitmore spoke in similar terms, 'ks,' in replying, stated that ho >jleaving Clxristelmrch for any tlnan that both Mrs '(ind his own relatives_ lived •ia a. The address, which was n a be«ntifully-finished leather numerous photorfChristcliui'oh, was the product Christchurch Press Company, ud was as follows"We, tho [Ued citizens of Christchurch, place on record our appreciate many sterling qualities which e shown during tho fifteen years residence amongst 11s. your ability and integrity have opm- • our respect and admiration, art with the best wishes of all." mentation closed with, cheers and Wg of "For He's a Jolly Good 1 ,The occasion was also taken me Mr Marks's successor, Mr Jfl.