Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19815, 31 December 1929, Page 8

Personal Items.

M««sr* .!. F. and .1 V. tji%n|M| tliivcrcargill) are gim»t* at Wiikii^

Mews A. Drummi.ml Dtit.ta. S J, Harris, and Captwni Martin Hntiaf%i lire alaymg nt th« dm* i ttdori Hot«l.

Mr W. A. W hit!... k, of the attff «f the "Stiti." AucMnnd. formerly n f Christchur. hj, has been «k|«f subeditor of the " hoimioeii," Wefta* ton.

Mr F D. Uelm.re (Chrutcborckt Mr C. (J. McKcllhv iCliriHtchiiKh), Mr D. 11. S. Kidtlif.rd (WnirarajwJ mA Mr C S. IWli-makor (South (\»Ur. huryi return vi t rom a trip U» England by the Hangitnta

Lieut .4 oi.u.-'l V Kitr.herhert, wfo was m i'barge .'1 No* Zealand lleeordn dunne; th.' war, is making a visit to New Zealand in the mternfe of in.s business. M<*l ol his ttn» will !>»■> spent in Wiititiunu

Mr D. H. Viraham, wtn> i* making r*. searches into .New Zealand m oaq wltoaa. and has been appointed biologist at tilt marine biological slat ion at near Jhmedin, spent Ihc- week »»d Christehurch. He left for Duaadia vesterdn v.

Mr H. B. Wlntla. Hole selector of t|* Canterbury represents n e criekat taut and one 'of the title, tor* of th,. Ntw Zealand team, is at present m Widlingi. ton. where the New Zealand Releetla* committee is meeting this wa*k. R« will return to < 'hrislchuri h today «tr tomorrow, but it it uncertain wh#» tka committee's decisions will be raattt jutfe. lie.

Mr .1. H. < . Bond Dominion nput. intondent and director ot th* jimr Zealand Hoard of Management «f tilt New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived by the Rangitata. H» oirtnrraad the ndvteo that the company" is build. nig ihnv note motor ships for tha company's •. argo trade The enginai, ate to be ot «be Dm'm I t>p*, similar to those of the ltangitnta and Hang*. tiki.

The literary staff <>l The Pitata gathered last evening to ««v f«rew*|| to Mr K. C. Ken tie. who leaves tonight to take up a position on the staff, of (he "nonunion." On behalf of th* stuff, the Editor, Mr Oliver Duff, pr*. sen ted Mr Kemie with fi pocket Wiflei, In doing so Mr Duff spoke very highly of the work done bv Mr Keane wall* on the stuff, nnil wished him ever? IM> ces* in him new position. Mr fceaita replied suitably.

Sir .lames Mills, chairman of dire* tors of the Union Stenm Ship (lew* pauv, arrived by the Itangitafca on t health trip, uud will upend t«a months in the Dominion. H« stated that hit* oontpnriy vrnx building a sister snip to the Aorangi for thn true*. Pacific trade, but an lie hud tte*n mil of touch with affair* for some tint* because of ill-health, he oould not *ar inmh about it. Sir .lame* will t»p«n4 most of hi* time in Christrhurrh.