PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 18033, 29 July 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr H. Y. Widdowson and his wife- left Dunedin this morning for Christchurch. _ Air M. Barnett travelled from Dunedin to Christchurch to-day.

Mr G. Skellemp, of the Para Rubber Company, went to-day from Dunedin io Christchurch.

Tho mayor (Mr J. S. Douglas) returned last evening after attending a meeting of the Plumbers’ Registration Board at Wellington. Tho death is announced by cable from Cape Town of Lieutenant-commander Lionel Robinson. He was an Australian naval officer, who served with distinction in tho European War, Our Christchurch correspondent' telegraphs that the. death has occurred in Wellington -of Mr A. R. Barker, at ono time champion cyclist of New Zealand. Ho was known on the Hack as “Joey" Barker, and was champion over all distances from one to tea miles. He had been connected with the bicycle andmotor trade for many years in Christchurch, and was fifty years old.

A Wellington message states that nine Now Zealanders passed the examination held in the four centres in April for inspector of nuisances and in sanitary science. The successful Dunedin candidate was Mr James Albert Freeman. Mr Leslie H. Goddard, the well-known Dunedin organist and conductor, has accepted the position of organist and choirmaster to the Hawera Presbyterian Church.

Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., who has been stationed at Gisborne for the past four years, has been transferred to Wanganui. Miss L. Black, who has been transferred from the local district telegraph engineer’s office to the Chief Postmaster’s office, Wellington, was presented by tho staff yesterday with a gold bar brooch.

Messrs A. Glass and James Macaldstcr have been appointed to fill the vacancies on the Southland Power Board caused by the resignations of .Messrs R. A. Anderson and A. W. Rodger. The Eev. Clarence Eaton, who has had charge of the Methodist Central Mission for eight years, has accepted, an invitation from the Taranaki 'Street Methodist Church, Wellington, to become its minister, from next April. Our Christchurch correspondent telegraphs that Mr C. W. Hervey, widely known in athletic and commercial circles throughout New Zealand, has resigned the secretaryship of the Canterbury Automobile Association, which he had held for many years.