PERSONAL.
Mr A. R. Muir, proprietor of the “Poverty Bay Herald,” arrived in town yesterday to attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Press Association.
Colonel Porter arrived yesterday morning, and was in attendance at the local Defence Office.
Mr Graham, M.H.R., has been re-elected chairman of the Nelson Harbour Board, unopposed. Mr H. B. Kirk, Mr C. Studholme and Mr W. H. Maitland were passengers for the south by the express train yesterday morning. The members of Pollard’s Opera Company, accompanied by Mr Alfred Hill, the composer of “ Tapu” score, left for Dunedin by the express train yesterday morning. Mr J. 0. Blackmore, Government Pornologist, arrived in. town yesterday morning from Wellington. Mr R. Gilmour (Invercargill), Mr W. P. Studholme (Waimate), il r F. Curtis (Ashburton). Mr R. C. Grigsby, Mr S. Steele, Mr E. Bond and Captain Coleman (Ashburton) arrived from the south by the express train last night. The Rev James Gibb, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, arrived from Dunedin last night. He will be a member of the deputation to wait on the Methodist Conference to-day in reference to the union of the churches.
Mr J. E. Henrys, the well-known handicapper, arrived from the south by last night’s express train, and went on to Wellington by the Rotomahana. Mr George Gardner, president of the Cheviot branch cf the Farmers’ Union, has placed his resignation in the hands of the secretary.
Mr Dugald M’Pherson (Chief of the Dunedin Gaelic Society), who was to have left Dunedin 'for a trip to the Home Country yesterday, intends to spend a. fortnight with Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald at
Ceylon on his way to his native place. Mr Hugo Friedlandor, of Ashburton, intended to leave London on Feb. 27. His health is improved. A clever lady journalist, Miss Winifred Scott, “Magpie,”'of the “Adelaide Register ” and “ Observer.” is at present inChristchurch on a holiday visit. The Rev Father Ainsworth, Dr Fitchett, Colonel Webb, Captain Wilkie, Lieutenant Brydone and Mr Henrys left for Wellington tty the Bjatonw.batia last night*
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13066, 4 March 1903, Page 8
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