Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18674, 24 April 1926, Page 14

Personal Items.

Sir Hehry "Harwell, South AustwU4> is at the United Service Hotel. Mr C. Ronn and . Mrs Rena leave this evening for Wellington, en route for England. The Prime Minister, Mr Coates, who has been at T6kaanu aid Taupo/ returns to Wellington to-night. ,* Mr G. G. Dennis ton, secretary of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, baa resumed his duties after his recent in* disposition.

Among the guests at Warner's Hotel are: Messrs A. ML Warreq, D. Allan (Wellington), W. M. Oarry, D. K. McAustin, and W. McKail Geddee (Auckland). . ' (

Messrs W.. Roseiler, F., Adatnson (London), L. Wbitcombe, M. J. JJmley (Wellington),, R. T, Haas (6s» Louis, U.S.A.), and A. G. Pilmer (Masterton) aro among the guests at; the United Service Hotel.

The Rev. I). Schloss, who has been in charge of the Canterbury Jewish congregation for the past ten yeats, and who has completed the term of his engag jment, loaves for England in two or three weeks. So far, his successor has not been appointed.

Recent arrivals at the Clarendon Hotel include Messrs W. G. Blackburn (Waipukurau), A. G. Macdonald (Auckland), G. and F. MacMahon (Nelson)/ I> W. Smith (Cheviot), H. J. Delargy (Hakatarainea), J. A. Pears (Nightcaps), Neil K. M. Keen (Invercargill), and ft. C. Bennett (Geraldine).

The Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer;, who his been chairman of the Sydenham School Comfnittee for several years, lias become ineligible for re-election, lis ho has gone to reside outside the boundary of the School district; though still in Sydenham. ' Yesterday Mr Archer was the guest of the headmaster, Mr W. A. Rumbold and the teachers at morning tea. On behalf of the teaching staff Mr Rumbold thanked Mr Archer for the interest taken by him in the teachers and the scholars.

There was a gathering at the Trades Hall yesterday afternoon oi trade union secretaries, and the staffs of Trades Hall, to bid farewell to Mr Chris Bcnn, who leaves this evening for Welling* ton, en route for San Franeisco, by the; Tahiti. Amongst those present were the Mayor (Mr J. K. Archer). Mr E. J. Howard, M.P„ Mr D.' G. Sullivan, M.P., Mr T. H. Armstrong, M.P., and Mr W. J. Hunter, president of, the Canterbury District Law Society. Mr l'J. Pnrlanc, who presided, presented Mr Ronn with a gold-mounted fountain pen and a gold pencil, as a parting gift from those present. ■