PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 31 July 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL

" ; .'» - \ Mr and Mrs C M. ; Baeyertz arrived overland yesterday afternoon Miss D. Broad, who has been on a visit to Christ church and-Oamaru, arrived home, yesterday. Miss McEvedy, of Wellington, arrived in town yesterday and is the guest of the Misses Campbell Mr Wm. MoKenzie, late second engineer of. the s.s Ripple has received promotion to the s.s Lauderdale, and has arrived in town to await the arrived of his new steamer • ~ Colonel Day, of Christchurch, is at present paying a visit to this town. Mr and Mrs Hdoker, of Millcrton suffered a sad loss on Friday in the death of 'their son Harold, 21 years of age. , The Rev. Edward Miles, who has been in charge of Otira for some time preached his farewell sermon at Otira last night', and leaves' overland today by coach for Cliristchurch. Bishop Julpus arilved in Kumara yesterday havin-g" come overland from Christchurch. He was conveyed from Otiara Iby motor car, and last evening he he].d a confinmation service and this Monday evening- ho wiKi ;be entertained a>t a social. ' Mr, J. ■iF. Mikulec,' an Austiriain, -who is walking round the world, arrived in W-ellinigton-last week from Napier. He left New York on January 16th 'last, and came to New Zealand -by the Alexa 'from Newcastle, landing first at ■ Wanganui. . Since theji-.he has,. walked all through the North Island,v inc'Juding a visit to the gum-fields. He says h<e had a grim experoince during die heavy storm at Wairarapa. . From Wellington Mr Mikulec takes steamer to Lytteilton, and after walking to Bluff, ships to Hobart en rout.© East. - Mr Adam Wilson, of the Bank of New Zealand, who as to .be married on Wednesday next to Miss Myra Blackmore, was presented by rhe sxafl; of the Bank with a handsome silver tea Mr J. Ferguson, manager, made the presentation, and during ithe course of his remarks said he conveyed to Mr,. Wison the hearty congratulations of his colleagues . in the ibank on the occasion of his marriage, and wished. him .and his--.br.ide elect 'the utmost happiness in their married life. Mr Ferguson added thaf Mr Wilson had, by his earnestness and devotedness to .the work of the bank gained; the biighes-J ■em.coniuims from all in^ a positiou.Mto judge of- it. AH the ! mem : bers of the staff added their good wishes, and Mr Wilson thanked Mr Ferguson for ■•his- kind 1 express sions and. the ;metmbers of the staff for their handsome present which he would greatly prize on account of the giood feeling which prompted them to givo it hsim.