Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20084, 13 November 1930, Page 10

Personal Items.

• Hon - P- A. de la Affairs) and the Hon. - A. J. Murdoch (Minister for Agricul ture) will attend the Canterbury* and P. Association's Metrot)oi;<b>» Show at .Addington to-day and The Minister for Education (the Hon* H Atmore) left Wellington yesterday for Napier. He is expected to to Wellington next Sunday. Mr G. S. Turn bull from Wellington by the ferry steamer Testerd»» morning. M . r J- A- Roberta, who has been on a visit to England, returned to din on Monday. . Messrs W. Henderson (Invereamim and H. E. Taylor *££ staying at the United Service HoteL Mr J. Roy Smith, secretary to tha'' Canterbury Chamber of Commerce k». returned to Christchurch from G™7 mouth.

Mr E. W. White, who has been to Greymouth on business, is staying at Arthur's Pass until the end of fk. week. u«j Messrs C. Galway, F. G. Savillo (Pal,, lie), A. Graham (Blenheim), "and S. Little (Oamaru) are staying at tW ■ Clarendon Hotel. . " Messws A. H. Allam, C. H. Tripp as*' R. Allen were among the arrivals fraa the north by the ferry steamer veafam. day morning. Mr James Findlay, New Zealand n. presentative of the Shaw, SavilL and Albion Company, Ltd., returned to W! lington by the Tamaroa yesterday tmm a visit to England. * •• The Rev. W. H. S. Hine has been tia> pointed to the new parochial distr&~ of Fortrose. The Rev. J. J*. Gordoa'will succeed Mr -Hine at Stewart I*.' land. " ■

To be elected president of the Wellington branch of the Royal Life-savin#, Society for 20 consecutive years Is tjfrecord of Mr G. S. HilL At the aa. r.ual meeting of the society last weft/ members placed on record their appt*;' eiation of the services rendered byhh#/ Messrs N. J. Gribble (Ancklind) 0 Jones (Putaruru), S. T. Bielunoni (Blenheim), G. A. McKsown (Twutru) A. Walker (Oamaru), L. P. SWiek (London), J. Scott,'A. Scott (Qm) and G. G. Murray (Lake Tekapo) «tr« guests at Warner's HoteL

The death of the Bev. David - Moderator of the Bay of Plenty Pre*" bytery, was the subjeet of sympathy * reference at yesterday's meeting of t5~ Christchurch Presbytery. It eided to send a letter of condolence Mr Hird's relatives, and to the Bay Plenty Presbytery. Mr Leslie Holland is a pasengei {rife 1 , the ferry steamer which will from Wellington this morning. Jft. Holland is coming especially to pl*r his old role of leabod Bron»on in tlft "Belle of New York," wiUfef" produced at the Theatre Koyal Saturday. ~'}i~ Dr. A. G. B. Fisher, professor,-" economics, and his wife, who is hil* turer on nutrition in the Home School of the Otago University, -fejft Dunedin by the north express oa Jfot- ' day, on an extended tour abroad. Th» will probably be absent from thj) J)*' minion for about 18 month*, MrftW intend to visit Peki®, Mukden, uj Moscow, while oa their wayto Brit*ifc v The resignation of Mr G. B. Wrijii, J treasurer, was accepted with regr«t 'at I yesterday's meeting of the Ohnsteburdi!f Presbytery, Mr Wright, who ted baas* Ul, ha«J intimated that reaaftKflK he found H impossible to-carrr.ait-Ms Wm duties, The Presbytery decided_ draw op ; and send ftp appreciating job hi* services to Mr Wright, Mr D.,® Barns was appointed to snceed hjjn.rNg . Mr J. H. Martin, secretary for terbury for'the Queensland Co., Ltd., and chairman- of th« bury Fire and Accident Undewflteiffil; Association, has received notifieatwu ' transfer to the management of t§i% Auckland branch of his company. Martin leaves for the North Islawl «fc : ; December IGtlj. Mr aeeretary at Timaru, iuwm4s Mr M*fc tin at the Christehnreb hriwah. . % Advice has been received that Douglas Young, second son of Pf, jwdj Mrs William Young, of Wellington, Jws left England oq his retuns to Saw Hetr- - land, Mr Young has completed his tlifftLi years' course at Jesus Calltft Cite| bridge, having gained bis BA wb®! the law Tripos, He recently the final examinations for the English Bar, «n4 towards &«. «£ of this mouth will be adwitttS Gray's Inn by projqr. *; i-i'*' Mr B. S. Knoj, Town Clerk «f ' Hutt (formerly of Christchurek)| w has for several years acted as www. er in the district for the Eoyal Jw saving Society, has. been orary district representative of-V='Sf* Society for the Hutt VaßejrJSflPwk tn offering Mr Kno? tlte society congratulated hira on ths v ,W9$he had already accomplish^:!'«; Knox was elub captain of t#fc«||E||' Brighton Surf Club, an 4 WMfIRK number of years Dominion secretary of the .Eoyal eiety. . The Hon- R. MoCalluro, .Wtwii completed 81 years of C° ntiwuflflßjfj® vice as a member of the WllK.. Governors of Marlborough when tbe BdUrd met on MoaWMBKI the anniversary of the first Bg|S|&.; held in 1899- As a mark of tion of Mr McCallum's long WWj, ■ the principal (Mr J. Stewart, asked him to accept a from the school. 1" e took the form of a speeiiwMjSg..' copy of Cortyle's "Heroes Worship,'' bearing the College jggis Mr MoCaHum, returning he deeply appreciated the as a very graceful act, jjrajHfe!