PERSONAL.
The Rev A. Hardie arrived from the north yesterday. Mr J. M'Combs..M.P., returned from Wellington yesterday. /
Major. H. J. Robinson arrived from Wellington yesterday. Mr D. A.'Ewen was a passenger from the north yesterday. Dr Chesson. District Health Officer for Canterbury- is inquiring into an outbreak of diphtheria in riokitika. Mr J. Caughley, the new • Assistant Director of Education, commenced his duties at tho beginning of this week. The Rev H. N. Wright, vicar of St Mark's Church, Rakaia, has accepted the offer of tho-cure of St. Stephen s, Ashburton.
Colonel Chaffey. Officer Commanding the Canterbury Military District, accompanied by a number of Staff officers, went south 'by tho second express yesterday.
Among Australian visitors to Christchurch are Messrs A. Bayley, A. C. Forrest, 0. S. Gordon and J. Rodgers (Sydney), and D. Rennie and, C. R. Norris (Melbourne).. s On the. occasion of his transfer to Morven, Mr E. V. Gaw, of the Coalgate railway station staff, was-the recipient of a medal suitably engraved and a smoker's companion from the railway staff.
Mr B. Tripp, of Timaru,. i>s visiting Nelson,' Marlborough, and'the West Coast with a, view to furthering Red Cross work. In Nelson he has round matters so well organised that there is no.need for hira to call meetings there. Messrs C. G. Smeaton and L. Aitchison (Duncdin), H. G. Pillespic, R. Abbot and 0. M. Cowen Auckland , C R. M'Laren and J. Jackson (Wellington), and R. Dunlop (Wanganui), are visitors to Christchureh. The "Southland Times" states that the Rev N. Turner, of Gore has accepted the invitation of the officers ot the Christchureh Meihodist Central Mission to become pastor for. next year, subject to the approval of the conference.
The " New Zealand Tablet" states that the Rev Farther Graham, recently in charge of'Darfield, Canterbury, has been adopted into the diocese of Dunedin, and has been appointed assistant to the Rev Father O'Donnell, Queenstown.
Word has been received by cable that Mr J. A. M. Allan, who left New Zealand iu October to join the , Flying Corps, has been appointed Flight SubLieutenant in the Royal Naval Air Service. Mr Allan is a son of Mrs Alexander Allan, of " Rockvale," WaikariThe resignation of Sir Charles Bowen was -accepted by the Senate of the New Zealand University on Tuesday. Sir Charles had been one of the representatives of Canterbury College on the Senate for many years aud the Senate expressed its appreciation of his long and valuable services.
Corporal Tau Paraniki, a Native of Wanganui, and a member of the First Maori Contingent, who was invalided iiome some three months agOj was the first Maori to receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Corporal Pararuki, at present resident in the Rangitikei district is progressing favouraply,' and expects to return to the front silently.
. Mr Albert van Asslear, a Belgian who took part in the memorable battles at the commencement' of the war, is now visiting Ashburton. He arrived in New Zealand with a letter of introduction to-Mr William Harding, of Willowby, Ashburton, and has been the guest of Mr Harding for some .time past. Mr. H. G. Kemp, electrical engineering cadet of the Public Works Department in' Christchureh, and Mr Leslie Brain, of <he Christchureh branch of the Union Bank of Australia, left Wellington by the Corinthic yesterday for London, where they will report themselves to Sir Thomas Mackenzie Thev intend to offer their services as despatch rider* Lieutenant Thomas Casserley; who wenc to the front with the Third Reinforcements' in tlie Wellington Mounted Rifles and came back in the Maheno suffering from a severe shrapnel bullet wound in tlie left leg, returned to his home at Loburn yesterday. He was met on arrival at the Rang'ora station by the Mayor (Mr C. T. Jennings) and Councillors' F. B. Lane and W. Rouse, j,ivd'heartily welcomed on behalf of the Rangiora townspeople. Mr John Conolly, who died in Blenheim a few days ago at the age of fifty-nine years, passed nearly all his life in Marlborough.. He arrived in pictou with his. parents when he was eight years old,' and was educated' in that town and at Kaikoura. He was a lawyer by profession, and took over the practice of his father when . the latter became a Supreme Court Judge jle was a member of the Marlborough Education Board, and a prominent Mason.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17077, 28 January 1916, Page 8
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