Personal Items.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18242, 28 November 1924, Page 8

Personal Items.

Mr A. Taylor, who loft last April on a visit to England and tlio Continent, returned to Christchurch yesterday. Mr J. C. Adams, who went, into Leuisham Hospital recently tor an operation, has made a good rowoi\, and lie will return to Ins home to-uaj.

Mr Stroimch Paterson went north last night oiv the first step of Ins journey to England. Mr E W. Cave, formerly clerk ot tho Magistrate's Court at. Christehnre.h, and now Registrar anu Official Assignee at Phniedin, was a passenger by the ferry steamer .to \\o.Ungton last night. Our Ciisbornc correspondent telegraphy :—Advice* lifts been received, that the' Hon.' Sir .Tames O.rroll, M.1..1 .. is indisposed in Wellington. Jjndx I arroll is leaving at onco for Wellington to join him.

Captain J. T. Uolls, late of the E.M.S. Niagara, who recently retired from the sea, arrived at Wellington this week from Sydney by the Manuka, to meet the directors of the Lnion Steam Ship Company.

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that. Mr (t. Mitchell, formerly M.P. for Wellington South, chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board, has announced that he will lie a. candidate for tho Mayoralty. There will probably also be ;i labour candidate. At last night'B meeting of tho Canterbury School Committees' Association, Mr T. W. West was nominated as committees' representative on the Hoard of Governors of Canterbury College, vice Mr T. Haberlield. who has resigned. The Christchurch Regatta Club passed a motion of. sympathy with the relatives of the late Mr F. S. Otley and tho late Hon. Chas. Lonisson at its third annual meeting which was held last night. Both gentlemen wero vice-presidoiits of the club. Mr G, I?, Couling, who has been associated with the accountancy department of tho Otflgo Farmers' Cooperative Association, JJunedin, for about 10 years, has been appointed secretary of the New Zealand Paper Mills, Dunediu, Guests at Warner's Hotel include Messrs L. C. Ohaytor (Blcnhoim), A. N. Tartakover ■ (Wellington), H. Prat, 11. Kirby (Wellington), J. Dunlop (Dunedin), 0. Holdsworth (Wellington), A. Bowman (England), D. L. Patterson (Oaniaru), and AV. H. Turvey (Oaniaru), Mr W. Burton, for some years manager of His Majesty's Theatre, Wellington, has arrived in New Zealand from Sydney to make arrangements for tl)e coming of the Seymour-Hick? Comedy Company mid <! The O'Brien Girl," two of the Ward-Fuller attractions for New Zealand at Christmas,

At the Communication of the New Zealand Masonic Grand Lodge held at Auckland, tho rank of Past Junior Grand Warden was conferred upon Mr J. C. Watson, of C'hviatchurch (not upon Mr J. & Cooper, as stated in the message, >,-nidi appeared in yesterday's isaiftf).

Recent arrivals at the Clarendon Hotol' include Messrs G. Prevost (Adelaide), A. Georgo (Sydney), S. J, Hill (Wellington), C, H, Croker (New Plymouth), T. C. W. Rushbrogk (AVellington), A. Hall (Wellington), P. McLennan. (Dunedin), T. L, Huggins •(Dunedin), A. MacmiUan (Dunedin), W. Goodfellow (Hamilton), and J. Maefarlaue (Parnassus), , - Mr Sidney Williamson, the conductor for the Jtoyal Christchurch Musical Society, was presented with a gold monogram badge during tho interval of the performance of "King OJaf" last night. Mr W. j. Hunter, the chairman of the committee of tUe Society, made the presentation on behalf of tho chorus, and expressed appreciation of tho good work put in by Mr Williamson during the year. Mr Williamson thanked the Society for the token, Mr W. E. L. Napier, of Auckland, has been appointed an "Qffieior d'Academic' 3 by the French Government, according 'to information received by the Consul foy Prance, M, Paul Serre. The French Government conferred thft appointment upon Mr Napier as a reward for his publication "With the New Zealand Trench Mortars in JVance," as well as to recognise the services rendered by Captain Napier, of the 2nd Auckland Infantry Battalion. Among tho guests at tho United Service Hotel are Messrs C. Horsley (Melbourne), C. Hughes (Wellington), D. Walker (Melbourne), K. J. Fulton (Dunedin), W. W. Aitclieson (Wellington), S. M. Skidmore (Melbourne), E, E. Fishov (Auckland), J. H. Musaou (Wellington), F. Milne (Hermitage)» H. Amies (Wellington), F. W. Grainger (Wellington), F. Kingsland (Invorcargill), T. C. Novell (London), G." T, Matheson (Invorcargill), I. H. Stewart (Auckland). J. Moody (Timaru), and H. J. Skingle (London). Constable B. Tarrant, who has been in charge of tho Miramar and Sentoun police districts in tho past six years, is retiring from tho service on pension at the end of the present month. In 1880 Constable Tarrant joined tho Armed Constabulary, and the following year he transferred to the police. During his 38 years' service he has been stationed in potU the North and Soutfi Islands. In tho groat flood at Napior in 1897, Constable Tarrant did very good service in rescuing peoplo from flooded houses and shops. The Eev. John Newlantls, who was recently licensed by tho Dunedin Presbytery, lias receivod a call to the Walau Presbyterian Church, North Canterbury. Tho call was considered by the Chrigtc'hurcb Presbytery at a meeting yesterday. The call, which was signed by every communicant \and adherent of the church, was plaepd in the hands of Mr Newlands, who accepted it. Tho induction will talso place on December 4th, the officiating ministers to be the Eevs. W. Bower Black, J. B. Bickerstaft', and Theo. Patcrson. A call was also dealt with to the Eev. F. J. Tylce, of Dipton, Southland, from the Akaroa Presbyterian Church. It waß decided to sustain the call, which v>as practically unanimous, and transmit it to the Southland Presbytery. Dr. Allan George Barnard Fisher, 8.A.. of Melbourne, who has been appointed to the position of Professor of Economics at the Otago University, is a grandson of Mr and Mrs George E. Fisher, and a nephew of Mr John Fisher, Otautau, says the "Southland Times." He is a New Zealander, and was born in Christchurch. In his career both at school and at the University, ho was the winner of scholarships at nearly every examination, his last honour entitling him to a three years' course at the London School of Economics or Oxford or Cambridge Universities. After returning from three years' war service, and before proceeding to London to complete his special studies, he acted as lecturer of psychology, ethics and logic at Melbourne University, and during that time was an associate of Dr. John Smyth. Of Melbourne University, who is himself an old Southlander. Dr. Fisher's only brother and sister have also earned distinction, the former securing his medical degree, being one of the youngest students of his vear, and tho latter having graduated M.A. at Melbourne Methodist Ladies' College. Dr. Fishor is a son of Lieut.-Cojonel and Mrs Allan Fisher, of the Salvation Army, -now of Sydney, who aro both natives of Now Zealand. He leaves London m December for his new appointment.