PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15923, 8 May 1912, Page 11

PERSONAL.

Mr Justice Denniston will return to Christchurch to-morrow. Colonel Hoard, Captain Onslow, and Messrs B. C. limes and R. H. Rhodes left by tho Maori for Wellington last night. Sir J. R: Charlton, M.R.C.V.S., has resigned his position as Government Veterinary''■lnspector. He .will resume work as a private practitioner. At a meeting of the Dunedin Presbytery vesterday, a call from Rakaia to the Rev W. ’’T. Todd, of Middlemarch, was sustained and accepted by Mr Todd. | At the annua! meeting of the Otago .Harbour Board yesterday, Mr J. H. Walker was elected chairman, deicating Mr Belcher, the retiring chairman, by seven votes to six. Lieutenant L. Conlan, of- O. Company (Kainpoi Rifles), has passed the examination lor promotion to the rank of captain in the Territorial iorcea, with exceptional merit in miliary law. Arrivals in Christchurch include toe following:—-Messrs J. Bennett (Auckland), G. A. Bridges (Timnru), A. W. Redstone (Wellington), D. O. Halley (Auckland), D. A. Aiken. (Dunedin), H. Waters (Ashburton) and Lieuten-ant-Colonel Hayhurst. (Tonnika). Last evening Air Austin Wilson, the I special Trade Commissioner from Hull,, i left for Wellington on his way to Syd- ; noy, where he is to attend a. conference of the State Departments of Agri- ' culture in Australia. Mr Wilson .will i return to New, Zealand from Australia and after visiting tho North Island will proceed to Queensland. Tho employees of the Carlyle Implement Works on Monday evening made a presentation to Mr James Edmonds, who was recently married. The presentation was a .handsome oak side-board, suitably inscribed. The managing director, Mr G- T. Booth, made the presentation, on behalf of the employees, referring in complimentary terms to the services rendered by Mr Edmonds in his position of time clerk, and wishing the newlymarried couple health and happiness. Mr Edmonds suitably responded. The teaching staff of tho East Christchurch School met at the Amur! Tea Rooms last week, when a presentation of silver toilet-ware was made to Miss Aiken, who was recently appointed to the Richmond School. Mi; Wake, head-master. Miss Chaplin, bdad-mis-tress,- and Mr S. C. Owen, speaking on behalf of the staff and the school, generally expressed regret at the transfer of --Miss Aiken- ami hoped that the

.step would lead' to ‘further weTt-meMi* ted advancement in her profession.’

On Monday night the congregation of St Columba’s, Hornby, entertained Miss Mary Garrett, who is to be. - implied shortly. During the evening Mis# Garrett was the recipient of a 1 beauii- * ful silver teapot, as it wedding: present from' the worshippers; ofenthp church. The vicar, in- making l , ithe - presentation, said that whenever nielpifor. th© church had been wanted- -in js^py--part- oU the district, Miss Garrett had never failed. Later in the evening, a'deputation -from tho Hockey Club waited, mi. Miss Gdvrett. and presented' 'her- with another small token of affection:' 1 } i