Personal Items.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18107, 24 June 1924, Page 6

Personal Items.

* *?•. H - Stewart (Pleasant Poinrt arrived in Christchurch yesterday &«i is staying at the Clarendon Hotel

Yesterday's arrivals at the United Service Hotel included Messrs R T Postles (Aucklnnd), J. L. Norton VSvrf wy) Hope Gibbons (Wellington), «Vd" G. Duncalf (Timani). '' Wa

Advice has been received that D» Geoffrey Barnett; eldest son of Dr L* E. Barnett, C.M.G., of Dunedin, 'has passed the primary examination of the Eoyal College of Surgeons of England. Mr Cyril A. Stringer, of the legal firm of "Raymond, Stringer, Hamilton and Donnelly, has been appointed to' the Board of Directors of the Mahakipawa Goldfields Ltd., in place of Mr F. B. Hughes.

The employees of Messrs C. 9, McCully and Co. met on Saturday to farewell their principal, who is. leaving on a visit to Australia with the All Blacks. On behalf of the staff Mr S. McGee presented Mr McCully with a handsome writing-case, pen and shaving outfit. In accepting, Mr McCully thanked his employee's, and expressed his appreciation of their kindness, and his confidence in the otaff'j loyalty during his absence.

Mr Brian McCleary, the boxer and All Black footballer, was y': entertained by a number of his friends "'• and well-wishers at a social evening'' ■? Mr Arthur Fraser, being in the chalrlH* The chairman referred to the sterling' fS qualities of Mr McCleary as a sports-, man, and said he was a better foot« : *:-t bailer than he was a boxer. When, the 1924 All Blacks had been selected was no more popular name on tho list % than Brian McCleary. After toast of "The Guest" had been hon- Hs

owed, the chairman presented Mr Mo-- | Cleary with a pair of binoculars, and 1 wished him a very successful second" visit to the Old Country. Messrs 0. • Turpin (Limvood Football Club), g! '~'i P. Payne (Eugby Union), E. McGul- ,• lough and T. Aspell also spoke. Musi- 'f cal and elocutionary items were giVen' ,: " by Messrs Howard Moody, Arthur '' Macdonald, Arthur Gordon, R, A. '•'.',

Turner, P. Wilson, Frank McDonald, and J. Bigby.

Mr N. M. Orbell, who is leaving Christchurch shortly to take up his residence in Timaru, was ontertained at luncheon yesterday at the Bere'a-

ford by members of the Canterbury Automobile Association. Mr A. D.

Dobson, president of the Association/ in presenting Mr Orbell with a silver; ; > pencil, said that the guest, aB a member. '\ of the Council* was always ready/ ,

to see both Bides of a question, Mr B. W. Loehhcpd said that Mr!

Orbell, as a judge of sheep at too shows, as well as when attending to v the Association's business, had shown*'"judgment and fairness. He had good work for tho Koads Committed \# and in -„other departments of the Ajj«fe v piation's operations. Mr W. f % r , Nicholson stated that Mr Orbell htt ' shown untiring energy in proparfl| the New Zealand wool display for th»i.. British Empire Exhibition; the Absocl'", ation would suffer through the loaf, * even temporarily, of a vory ( active i? member. Mr F. "W. Johnston said m that Mr Orboll always stood strong t f and square on questions of principle; *',3 j and Mr H. G. Livingstone aJded that fai Mr Orbell had been a pattern' younger members. Mr Orbell thanlt- '•* t ed the members, and said that his con"' '*'' nexion with -the Association had glfifn *•;> him much pleasure. "< ,js c > ''§ =====99 <■' •#