Personal Items.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18151, 14 August 1924, Page 8

Personal Items.

Mi-sfrs T. M. Munro, D. Burnett, and W.'"Moody, all of Timaru, arc guests at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr Peter Martin, who lias been caretaker for Messrs Barlow Bros, for the last, eleven years, was presented with a rug by the employees on the occasion of his" leaving the firm. Mr Ernest G. Graham, of the Dunedin branch of the Bank of New Zealand, lias been promoted to tho position of accountant at the Sydney office. Mr Graham has been stationed at Dunedin for 15 years.

It is understood that the Music Committee of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company. Dunedin, has . recommended the appointment of Mr W. Paget Gale, as Exhibition musical conductor.

Mr H. S. Franklin, who has been chief clerk of the maintenance branch of the railways at Dunedin, has gone to Wellington to take over his new duties as chief clerk of the Government advertising department.

The Rev. J. V. Jaeobson, ci' St. George's Presbyterian Church, Linwood, was elected Moderator of the Christchureh Presbytery at yesterday's meeting of that body, in succession io the Eev. W. Tanner.

Mr Allan Fuller, well-known in amateur operatic circles, who has been stationed in Christchureh and Auckland during the past ten months, has been appointed Wellington manager for Messrs W. D. and H. 0. Wills (N.Z.) Ltd.

Mr Alexander John Magson, sheepfarmer, Rakaia, has been appointed, under the Governor-General's warrant, to the Lyttelton Harbour Board, as representative of the combined districts of Ashburton County and Borough, in place of the late Mr T. A. Blackley. The Rev. F. W. Robertson, of the Kaiapoi Presbyterian Church, has received a call from the Lincoln Church. At yesterday's meeting of the Christchureh Presbytery the call was sustained, and was handed to Mr Robertson, who accepted it. Mr Robertson's induction in his new charge will take place on September 4th. The Rev. George Crockott, of Nightcaps, has been called to the Waikari Presbyterian Church. Tho Christchurch Presbytery, at its meeting yesterday, sustained tho call, and decided to transmit it to the Southland Presbytery. In the event of that Presbytery approving, it was decided that Mr Crockett's induction should take place on the 21st inst.

Mr F. Horrell, chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, Messrs Jas. Storry, and R. Galbraithjimcmbers of the Board, and Mr Cyrus Williams, secretary and engineer, left for Wellington on Tuesday to attend tho ninth conference of the Harbours' Association of New Zealand, which opens this morning. Mr C. H. Clibborn, assistant secretary, left last night to attend the conference.

The Kev. T. W. Armour, of Inverness, Scotland, tho new minister of Knon Church in this city, leaves England by the Tainui towards the end of next month. It was stated at yesterday's meeting of the Christehureh Presbytery that Mr Armour would arrive in Christchurch about the beginning of November, and that, at present, it was not thought possible that ho could be inducted before the meeting of General Assembly.

Dr. F. W. Lumsden, who for tho past five years has been stationed at King George-V. Hospital, Rotorua, has been transferred to Hanmer Springs. Dr. Lumsden was a popular and capable officer, and will be greatly missed (says the Auckland "Herald"). Mrs Lumsden was a prominent member of the Ladies' Golf Committee, and a good exponent of the game. At a farewell given by the staff of the hospital, Dr. Wallisj superintendent, voiced tho general regret at their departure, and wished them every success in their new sphere of usefulness. Our Gisborne correspondent telegraphs:—Mr P. Leudan, who was a passenger on the ill-fated Ripple, had been a resident of Gisborne for a few months. He was formerly the head of Messrs P. Leudan and Co., of Salt Lake City (Utah), a large firm of furriers, skin buyers, etc., but lost heavily in the slump in hides, Jus losses being estimated at 90,000 dollars. He came out to New Zealand last January, and was baching at Gisborne up till last June, being engaged in buying wool, hides, and skins, and selling to Wilson, Canham and Co. In June he decided to go to Christehureh, but finding thhigs slack there, he resolvei to come back to Gisborne and was a passenger on the Ripple on her last trip. Mr Leudan was about 56 years of age, and was a Russian Jew, hut went to America when he was very young.

Mr J. H. Murdoch, M.A., M.Com., first assistant master at St. Andrew's College, Christchurch, has been appointed Principal of Scots College, Wellington, and will take over control of that school at the beginning of next month. Mr Murdoch, who came' to St. Andrew's over three years ago from the Gore High School, has taken a very prominent part in the athletic life of the College, and his position, even in the games department alono, will not be easy to fill. An old boy of thu Southland Boys' High School and n graduate of the University of Otago, Mr Murdoch had a distinguished academic career, winning both entrance and senior University scholarships. Before hi 3 appointment as first assistant master at Gore he was on tho staff of the Napier Boys' High School.