PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16568, 4 June 1914, Page 8

PERSONAL.

"-Mr George Fenwick, Dunedin, arrived in Christchurch yesterday.

M Mr Robert Bell, Ashburton, arrived Ibl Christchurch by the first express yesterday. ■. ■

A cable message' announces the death of Mr Justice Power, of the Supreme Court Bench of Queensland.

| Missea Wall, Fanning, Mills and Gill, *f the Nurses' Home, Worcester Street, left last night for a three months' trip to Sydney. . ■•

The Rev A B. Todd yesterday resigned the charge of the Geraldine Presbyterian Church, which he has held for twenty-four years.

' Mr William Murray, general manager of the Christchurch Meat Co., Ltd., left on Tuesday evening for London, accompanied by Mrs Murray. "

Smyth .left ior : Wellington by the Wahine last night to join the Ruahine for London. He was accompanied by Mrs Smyth and family.

fc The episcopal silver jubilee of Dr HigSns, Roman Catholic Bishop of Balrat, Victoria, was celebrated last wejjk, when the golden jubilee of his liojrnination to the priesthood also ocr cufred. Dr Higgins has, as a bishop, been associated with three Australian -States—New South Wales, Queensland "and Victoria.

| - -M.- Poincare, President of France, rrhose love for animals is well known, *has set a new fashion for travellers in 'Franco by taking in ' the train with him on his journey to Nice his favourite 'cat, Gris-Gris. Gris-Gris is a magnificent Siamese cat. "When '.lie train stopped at Cannes, the Mayor oh entering the saloon to greet the President was much astonished to find him caressing the purring Gris-Gris, who had just finished her breakfast of milk out of M. Poincare's own saucer. . When the R.M.S. Ruahine sails for London from Wellington to-day jshe .- will havo as a passenger the Inspecter-General of Overseas Forces, Sir lan Hamilton, who has been in New Zealand, on the of the New Zealand Governjnerit, to inspec:fc..the Territorial forces. ■SV£, the wharf a; guard of honour, con-; tis'ting of fifty men - and • two officers, one bearing regimental colours, and the band or the sth Regiment, will parade, to give the departing officer a fitting send-off. * r In an interview published in the J" Christian Commonwealth," Mr Keir .Hardie recalls his first entry into the ■House of Commons in 1882 as member for South-West Ham, wearing a cloth 'cap, tweed suit and flannel shirt. "I Jiad always worn a tweed cap and homespun clothes," ho said, "and it never entered my head to make a change. I believe my wife thought about it and bought a soft felt hat, but it had not arrived when I set' out for the House of Commons. I .received eight or ten topihats from good-hearted people in the country afterwards, and several people sent me orders on then- tailors to get a auit of clothes."