Personal Items.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17812, 11 July 1923, Page 8

Personal Items.

The Governor-General was unable to attend the Trentham races on Saturday on account of a severe chill. His condition is considerably improved, but no definite engagements have been made for the next few days. Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., of Auckland, who has been appointed sole arbitrator in the Paparoa coal dispute, left for Wellington last night. Yesterdav's arrivals at the United Service Hotel included Messrs L. D. Paterson, It. H. Richards, T. Pearce, and W. Evans (all of Wellington), and Mr G. Bowker (Timaru). The Commiteee of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at its meeting last night passed a motion oi sympathy with Mr Leicester Matson in the death of his wife. ' Guests at Warner's Hotel include Messrs R. E. Cunningham (Auckland), T. A. Welch (Wellington), I. H. Stewart (Auckland), P. F. Mulhana (Wellington), A. J. Campbell and JN. Campbell (Dimedin). At the meeting of the. New Brighton Borough Council on Monday,' on the motion of the. Mayor, a vote of sympathy was carried in silence with the Borough Engineer (Mr F. W. Freeman) in his recent bereavement. Amongst the passengers on the Main Trunk express which was partly wrecked at Ongaruo was Professor Pau Sien Chung, special representative of the Board of Managers of the Ling Nam Agricultural College. Advice has been received from the Minister of Eduoation of the appointment by the Governor-General of Sir A. T. Donnelly as a member of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, in succession to Mr G. T. Booth, whose term of office expired on June 30th, but who is not seeking re-appointment. Th© Rev. Father O'Doherty, who has been transferred to liaiigiora, was entertained in the rooms 01 the Ashburton Catholic Club and presented with a waii-et containing a considerable sum in bank notes. A hope was expressed that at some future date Father O'Doherty would be transferred back to Ash burton, Ths Rev. A. T. Thompson left Wellington by the express on Saturday for Auckland, where ho is to meet and arrange with the revisional coram aee for the new edition of the Old Testament in Maori. At present there are no more complete Maori Bibles in print. A conference was held in November when representatives from the Church of England, Methodist and Presbyteran Maori Mission Committees were present, and it wae agreed that the time had not vet come to dispense with the Maori Scriptures. A committee was then set up to consider ways and means etc. Since then a warm supporter of the Bibln -Society (under whose auspices the work will be carried out) has guaranteed £IOOO for this obiect.