PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19848, 23 April 1928, Page 8

PERSONAL

Mr Jnnies Fletcher arrived from the north last Friday, and went away this morning. Mr A. M. Sidoy is off for a month’s stay in Christchurch, and travelled by the 11.34 train to-day.

Mr H. Hart went by the through express this morning, booked for Napier. Mr Alex. Duncan, railway ticket inspector, is transferred to Christchurch as outdoor transportation assistant, and wont thither to-day.

Dr Garfield Crawford passed through this morning on his way from Invercargill to Wellington. Mr Manrico Hodden, M.A., of Palmerston North, came to Dunedin from tho south this morning to carry on a ten-days’ mission in connection with tho new organisation entitled the youth movement against alcohol. Mr T. Gifkison was a. passenger hy the express from Invercargill to-day and proceeded north. Messrs L. IT. and Ivan James, with Mr James Wain (ranger to the. South Canterbury Acclimatisation _ Society) wont to Christchurch by train to-day after fishing at Lake To Anau. Tlio Otago Boys’ T 1 i;gh School Old Bovs’ Association executive has written to'Sir Francis Dillon Bell conveying congratulations on his golden wedding, and enclosing a small memento. Sir Francis is now tho oldest ex-boy, and he was for live years llic dux of the school.

Mr David Anclors-un, of Alossrs Deaths, Ltd., Christchurch, and formerly of Dunedin, who iins been on a holiday visit to Dunedin for the past fortnight, will iroturn north to-mor-row. Sir Walter Stringer arrived from tho North on Saturday. The Rev. J. M. and Mrs Simpson returned to town on Saturday evening after a short holiday in Southland. On Friday evening the pupils of Columba College fa-rewelled Miss Kathleen Miller, New Zealand Olympic representative swimmer, who was a pupil of tire college until tho end Of last year, and also Airs A. Aliller, who is accompanying her daughter to the Olympic Games. Proceedings took tho form of a social and dance, seventy couples being present. A presentation of a, travelling rug (inscribed with Miss Miller’s monogram) and a suede cushion (inscribed with tho college emblem) was made to Miss Aliljcr by Miss ilervey, sports mistress, who referred to the” esteem in which Miss Miller was held and to tho distinction she had won for her college. She wished Miss Miller every success. Miss Miller suitably responding. Miss Aliller loaves by tho second express to-morrow. Lato arrivals at tho Grand Hotel include Messrs F. Bruin and T. Thorp (London), Sir Walter and Lady Stringer, Miss M. Tate, Air R. M* Lieland, Captain 31. .Hilton (Auckland); Messrs jl, E. Schureck and G. Donaldson" (Wellington), Mr A. J. Pratt (Wanganui), Airs JL 11. Bcetham (Masterton), Mr and Mrs (L Agar, Mr and Airs W. Luke, Miss Luke, Mr T. M. Stewart (Christchurch), Airs Bethel (North Canterbury). Among those staying at the Excel - sior Hotel at present arc Air W. D. Stewart (Auckland), Airs G. Hamilton (Lcwin), Alessrs R. Steed, 0 -L Nathan, and C. Zorhah (Wellington), Messrs H. J. Robins and R. T. Cole (Oamarn), Airs Hammond (Dunedin).