PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19032, 29 August 1925, Page 9

PERSONAL

Mr John M'Grath left this morning for Auckland. Archdeacon Woodthorpe went to Oamaru to-day to take to-mororw’s services for Archdeacon Russell, who is not very well. Mr L. E. Johnson, private secretary to the Hon. W. Dowmo Stewart, went by tho second express to-day, and will be in Wellington the best part of next week.

Mr Ralph Higel, of a pianofortemaking firm in Toronto, has just concluded his tour of New Zealand, and left Dunedin this morning to go to Australia., from whence ho proceeds to China and Japan. Mr James M. Wills, of the .Alliance Insurance Company, started this morning for a visit to the Auckland district. Mr W. A. Moore travelled north by tho second express to-day, intending to make a short business visit to Sydney.

The Rev. A. L. Canter, who is at present in temporary charge of the Anglican parish of Arrowtown, has been appointed to tho cure of Tapanui. Air Cantor will take up his new position about the end of September. Tho general director of the China Inland Mission, Mr D. Hostc, successor to Rev, Hudson Taylor (tho founder of tho mission), is expected to arrive in tins dominion at Auckland on September 8. Mr C. 11. Courtney, secretary of tho Rongotea Dairy Company, was lust night appointed secretary of the Eltbam Dairy Company, out of 111 applicants.—Now Plymouth telegram. An Oainaru message announces tho death of Mr Archibald Gillies, the wellknown Ayrshire breeder, of Hampden, aged eighty-threo, The following candidates have been successful in passing tho St. John Ambulance examination in first aid (names not in order of merit) Arnold T., Allan A. E.. Death J. G. Y., Brain E. 11., Currie W. E., Cayzor 0. W., Connor W. W. (medallion), Darrieott E. R., Farrant A. E. (bar to medallion), Farrant E., Findlnter E. (advanced aid), Clou 11. P., Gilliand W. 1L (advanced aid)), Hamilton N. T., Harrison V. T. C., Hanning R. M., Hook J. W., Lvnskv B. R., Lyon S. J„ Milne L. M‘D., Milne J., Owen W., N. (advanced . aid), Pickard W., Rodger J. D., Shanks A. M., Turnbull H. J. New guests bonked at the Grand Hotel arc Messrs E. Hill and 11. Larcmnb (Wellington), Mrs and Miss Story (Wyndham), Major Kent-John-son,' Air (). L. Baxter and Mrs J. Durham (Auckland), Dr A.' L. Andrew (London), and Mr W. Magno (Sydney) .

Staying at. the City Hotel aro Mr M'Ouiik (Ashburton), Mr 11. Young (Gallium) j Mr W. M'Kegg (Queenstown), Mr Leitli (Wellington). Mr J. Edgar (Tapanui), Messrs R. M'Cauley and J. Kirkland CMuldloinarch), and tliirty-tliroo members of tlio New South Wales football loam.

Those staying at the Excelsior Hotel are Miss M. Eraser (Mahle Busk), Miss J. Robbie (Hedgehope), and "Messrs R Co, Murray, Rnri, Hazlctt, and Rodger (Invercargill). The mayor (Mr H. Livingstone Tapley), who has been indisposed during the past few days, was able to resume bis duties this morning. 'the many friends of the mayoress (Mrs H. Livingstone Tapley) will bo pleased to bear that she is recovering satisfactorily from the operation she underwent last Monday, and that she should he fully restored to health in a few weeks.