PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 16061, 16 October 1912, Page 9

PERSONAL.

Mr and Mrs T. G. Russell left for the north last evening. Sir George M'Lean and the Hon C. Louisson left for Wellington last night. Lieutenant H. E. de P. R«nnick, of the Antarctic exploring ship Terra Nova, returned to Lyttelton yesterMr H. M. Campbell, M.P., who is ill of typhoid fever, is slowly recovering, and is expected to l«av© his bed in a week ' Messrs G. W. Hulme, J. B. R«id, C. F. Todhuuter, and W. Wood were passengers for Wellington last evenarrivals in town include Messrs J. Mandel (Wellimxton), A. Kidd (Auckland), W. E. Davis (London), T. Brown (Auckland) and A. W. Rutherford (Mendip Hills). A telegram from Wellington says that the Ross and Glendining Company, warehousemen, celebrated the jubilee of the firm by presenting a month's salary or tnges to all its employees. Mr A. E. Purcell, of the rnilway staff at Rakaia, who has been promoted to Gisborne, was presented by the staff with a pair of military brushes, and by the residents with a travelling bag, on the eve of his departure. On Wednesday Mr H. R. Hean, for a number of years head storeman for Messrs Macfarlane and Company, was presented by the staff with a case of pipes on the occasion of his leaving the firm to start business on his own account. Mr F. A. Goode made the presentation on behalf of the staff and Mr Hean brieflv responded. The AVollington correspondent o{ the " Lvttelton Times" \stat<« that tho health of tho Hon Sir William Steward, formerly member for Waitaki. is giving cause for serious anxiety. The veteran parliamentarian! who is seventy-one years of age. has been failing for several months; in fact, his retirement from the more active sphere of tho Legislature was due to health reasons. He has beeu living with his son at Island

Bay: '"Throat trouble'has b'ecomo'acute during the last few weeks, and Sir Wfllianv-has not: able to leavo liis residence. '-.•*• - ■ Mr W« H/Hargreavcs, a very old member of 'the*-Diocesan Synod, announced 'his intended resignation from that'.body yesterday.' Mr Hargreaves Baid that in consequence of the almost complete loss of his hearing-he felt the necessity laid upon him of tendering the resignation of his seat after the 'close of'the session. He had enjoyed the confidence of the vestry and parish St John the Baptist continuously for' thirty-five years, and 'the Synod had expressed its confidence in him in placui"- him for near thirty years successively in a seat on the . Standing Committee, arid • also for twenty-eight successive years on the Diocesan Board of nominators. Ho felt a sort of uprooting at giving up what had always been a labour of love, and a great blessing.to himself. What little ho mi'dit have accomplished had be?n done with a single."eye:.to duty, because i Trhile it had been congenialat.was'also a.work for the Mastornvhpm-they all. professed to love,and serve.- - --|