Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19972, 5 July 1930, Page 16

Personal Items.

Mr J. McCombs, M.P., was a TnWifflfwl gcr from the north by the ferry yesterday morning. Dr. F. W. Hilgendorf arrived the north by the ferry steamer yeraHfll day morning. • ,'JBHj The Rev. A. H. Norris hag appointed as acting rural dean oflaHH rural deanery of central Christohiutfgna Messrs J. Sutherland Boss, J. jraflj phy, and Dr. Christie were among ffISH arrivals by the ferry steamer yeaterfr|ffij Mr A. S. Taylor was elected dent, and Mr L. H. S. Hamilton tmBI president of the Christchurch CitixMujjjj Association, at last night's meeting||H| General Committee of the AssociafwHl Messrs A. P. Siraester, L. J. CIuSbI B. Pettit, G. E. Young (WellingtSfli N. J. Walton, A. B. Ilae, J. /ttffln Souter (Timaru), G. W. Lane (Miltunfl| F. F. Reid, and M. Wood (BtenbenMH are staying at Warner's Hotel. A vote of sympathy in the' deatfrsHl Dr. Charles Chilton, a great supportjH of the Society, was passed at nual meeting of the ChristchmHH branch of the Plnnket Society Mr Percy Burraston, organist ;'|wj tho Civic Theatre, who recently went an operation at Lewisham pital, returned home from that ijdfHH tution yesterday. Mr Burrn»fa|fflHj hopes to be able to resume his dwOH at the Civic organ on Friday nerafjßfl Mr B. F. Goulter, who hag juft jjjH tired after seven years as presidenfrlßH the Marlborough Progress League,. JgH been elected first life member of'fXHH body in recognition of his outstanljfflß services for the League and the jt|&B The Rev. C. L. B. Brown. vicuflH Methven, has accepted appointmeitfggHl vicar of Waikari, m succession tovflH|| Rev. W. Orange, and will take the duties abont the middle of AuranH Mr Orange has assumed charra|H| Mr E. Abbey-Jones, manager "Southland News," and chairmatfjm directors of the New Zealand Association, arrived from yesterday and is staying at United Service Hotel. He goes dmj&KM Wellington by to-night's < {|H Messrs H. J. and E. L. Nits ierton). A. W. Macdonald, J; Fraser . (Dunedin), M. Uptoe; Fookes (Ashburton), A. L. Gee, McLaren (Timaru), D. J. Ron JBH grove). J. Bennetts (Roxburgh), and W. P. Dyer (Mosgiel), and |JHH Bussell (Fairlie) are staying at/'wH Clarendon Hotel. Archdeacon Purchas, of who was hurt when the bug' jip riding in collided with a train Hornby crossing, a considerable 'JuUfl ago, is making slow recovery fromjiljHH injuries, states the "Church has been spending a little time 'imH Mr Cholmondeley at Governor'g'|fimH and hopes to return to Geraldine tomnjH

Messrs McGregor. E. H. Andrews . and Dr. . HwlHflH have been appointed dejftfcltßHßil from the Christchurch cal College Board of 'GavumfHH to the conference of the Education Association of New to be held in Wellington August-September school vacatk>&'|jHHH| A three-party exchange arranged between Anglican cleqnHß the Canterbury to take place towards the August, The Bev. H. J. W. of Amberley, will go id HokitilsHH Hey. E. E. Maiden, .of jSt. wotid; wilt- g6 Y to AiAbCTley/,«EMHHHH| H. N. Wright will gp' tHjjjHH It was reported at last night'*jfljj|R ing of the Technical College Governors "that the following of the Board wijl .retire by rotatilSH this year* —Messrs 6. E. Franklin (p&rVH ents' representative), . S, (employers' representative), G. T. ston (employees* representative), Bowse (local bodies' representational • and E. H. Andrews (Board of tion). The election will be keU'fljH ing August. It was stated thai retiring members were eligible election. Messrs H. E. Burton,* M. J. , 'Viajj|^H E. Montgomery; T."H. O'Brien land). W. W. Groye. R. B. fimithllwH C. Halley, E. Tait Oram,. F. H. -Lampen, J. S. H. Fergusson. J. Sceorgie, N. Lard. J. and P. Campbell (Dunedin), J; Pbilps. R. Isaac. C. S. Brace,. Don, G. Farrer. C. WhitehowMH (Timaru), M. C. Smith (Petone)v/f|9HB Mitchell (Liverpool), W. S. (London), J. W. Hannon, M. Dsb|H| (Greymouth). A. Adler W. Hayes (Waimate). D. W. (Hakataramea). L F. Gilmour, Hamilton (Motueka). C.. M., F. W. Hamilton (Nelson); and..DtJ|HH P. Johnßon (Hastings) are stayj&fiHH the United Service Hotel. A letter of sympathy ;in of Mr F. R. Cooke is to be formmHH to his family, from the lego Board of Governors. ing of the Board last night, man, Mr McGregor Wright, that Mr Cooke had been a the Board from February, 1922, gust, 1928, during which time performed a great amount of the interests of Technical School education. Members of the stood in silence for a moment mark of respect for Mr motion of sympathy and ngiSH the death of. Cr. Cooke was at yesterday, 's meeting of. church Domains Board, of which' . mmMBB a member. The chairman Harper) spoke of Mr Cooke's ness and good service to the Cit^S^^H