Personal Items.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18141, 2 August 1924, Page 14

Personal Items.

A London cablegram say 3 that the Rev. Dr. E. W. Barnes, Canon of Westminster .succeeds the Rt. Rev. _ Dr*t±er.ry Wakefield in the Bishopric of iiirnungham. Messrs H. R. Duncan (Nelson), Ernest Groorae (Hastings), W. Halt iFororata), G. Moor© (Wairarapti), and A. G. IWncdonald (Ceraldine) aro staving at Warner's Hotel. A large congregation attended St. Bartholomew's (Jhurch, Kaiapoi, list when the induction of the Rev. 4. Paddison in succession to the Rev. L. A. * Kuight, was conducted by his Grace Archbishop Julius. Kir James Gunson (Mayor of • Auckland) says that there is absolutely no n»t-lK>rity, so far as he is concerned, for tlve report in Wellington that lx 1 will oonu*rt tho Auckland ilxst seat at ♦iie next «»l»<ction. jttr *4. A. Staples. who h&s repreI denied tho Ricen rton-Sockburn «»l<on the CJu-istchurch Tramway Ho:w> , Aas decided not to st-nut ',' or rejection *t tin* Board's «,tmera] election this year. It is reported thai Mr John Wood, who was a member of t).-* 15<>ard, will bo a ctuididate far w-e lliocarinji-iSockburn sub-district. Professor D. M. Y. SojnmerviLlo, ! Victoria University College, -aid Mr A. M. Wright, of Christchurch. have been appointed the official delegates from the New Zealand Institute, to the General _ Council of the Australasian Association for tbo Advancexnetit ot Science, whicli meets in Adelaide from the 25th to the 30th of August. Mr W. G. Miller, of Paliaarsfca** North, has been transferred to the i>hri*U;hiirch' branch of tho Baofc of New Zealand, where he will occupy tin* position of accountant. Mr Miller, who lor a number of yeaxs hna been secretary of the Manawatu Crickot Association, was recently the recipient d a pair of entree dishes from the cricketers of Palmorston North and district,, tie president of the Association (Mr J- Oakley) congratulating liim on his promotion.

11 ayes (Duncdinf. ari> guysus »t raoro aro 'amongst tlie United Service HowsMr H. G. Warbortao, signed from the Veiling* on, w;ir the of a prespnt^tkw|^W!T^^* "New Zealand the *«r a thermos flask. In of the ability Mr J'flnce in his fnt^ro, eae "Burns, assistant W. r'wtnn'* work, JCJO-i-Vi in his WW burton leaves to-nigh*