PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17096, 19 February 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Sir Joseph Ward. Minister of Fii> mice, arrived in Christchurch front Wellington yesterday morning. Ht returned north in the evening.

Mr Charles Wilson. Chief ;Parlia mentary Librarian, left- Christclmrcl for AVcilington last- evening. Arrivals at Christchurch yesterday included Messrs O. M. R. White (Auckland), T. H. Lee i.Recfton) ana’ AA.-.-E Tad ley (AuckTaud). fMr E. J. Fitzgibbon, the well-knowi AVcilington solicitor, is seriously ill it a private hospital.

Air C. A. Piper, North Island Traffic Superintendent, of the New Zealanc Railways, arrived from the north yes terdav. ’• J.

Major AAT C. Finnis. of the loca headquarters staff, loft- for Nelson las evening where he will conduct a sl da vs.' instructional camp for officer: and N.C.O.’s of the Nelson district..

A Sydney Press Association messag announces the death of Mr Phili] Oakden. pastoralist, formerly ot T Ar.au Downs, Southland, ancl Tape Downs, Oamaru.

Mr Hr Holland. Mayor of Christ church, and Mr Cyrus J. R. M ilhajns who have been attending tho Patnoti Societies Conference, returned fror Wellington yesterday. V) Air Frank Hyman ha’s left Christ church for Rotorua, whero lie will at teml the annual meetings ofy.th United Press Association ..and; >;t]v Newspaper Proprietors’ Association. ' Amongst those in England upoi whom tho King has been pleased t confer knighthood appears the pain of Dr Thomas AAhight Parkinson AI.D.. a well-known London physician Dr T. Parkinson is the third sojv o tho late Air T. H. and Airs Parkinson of Kaituna and Park Hill, Canterbury New Zealand. If

On Thursday afternoon the member of the Ashburton Bowling Clubias sent bled on the green to bid fardel to Captain W. P. Begg, who is to llav shortlv for Egypt in charge of horse on a transport, The Mayor- (Mr, R Galbraith), on behalf of the members presented Captain;Bpggywith a casc o pipes and* tobacco; pouch. At tho, bandroonupn/Thursday n |B!s the members of; tho Lyttelton Matin Band took the opportunity to bid rare well to Bandsman .1. Dunbar, who i leaving with tho Eleventh Reinforce moots- as bugler. Corporal Huston Aoi behalf of the members, presented Bug ler Dunbar with.a- silver .wristlet wajeh aiid Mr (L "Whitford, on behalf ’of'Al J. D. Miller’s employees, presents him with a safety, razor.

By tho direct steamer leaving Wei lington for London this week, Mr AY H."’Turnbull, who contested Wellingtoi North last election against tho Hon -A L Herdman, goes Homo to offer hi services to the War Office. He is ai old Otago volunteer, and a well-knowi figure in Wellington business circles His opinion is that the time has conn when business men. and married men too. shouid place their services at tb disposal of the Empire, so as to quick!) end the war.

There was a large attendance o members of the Richmond Am a ten Swimming Club at the (Richmond bath on Thursday evening to bid farewell t< Sapper W.'Sears, Who lias served ot the committee of tho club for a iiiun bor of years, and who is leaving witl the Engineers section of the Tenth Re inforccmcnts. Air E. F. T. Eldridg (club cantain), in presenting Sappe Sears with a pipe and tobacco pouch referred to the splendid work done b; the recipient during his long career ii the club, and wished him the best- o luck and a safe return.

The Catholic Mission in Samoa re ports the loss of one of its oldest mem hers, the Rev Father Jaboulay, win died on January 13 at Moamoa. Hi latest station was Manono Island.; I was there that he was visited with- tff first signs of the unsparing disease -tliaT was to be the cause of his death. IT know from tho first what it meant says a Samoa correspondent. ' But though under tho shadow of sudder death, he stayed gallantly at his post to complete the Work in hand. It wa completed, and he was finally calle< back to Moamoa in December last, t< await the end.