PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17199, 20 June 1916, Page 9

PERSONAL.

Sir Joseph Ward, Minister of Financo, spent yesterday with friends in Clmstehurclf and left for Wellington m tho evening. The Hon G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, arrived in Christchurch from Dunedin by tho first express yesterdav. He met the executive of the Women's National Reserve m the ministerial room of tho Government buildings at 5.15 p.m., and left for Wellington at 7.23 p:m. The Hon J. Barr, M.L.C., Colonel R. H. Rhodes, M.P.. and Mr G. Witty, M.P., loft for Wellington last evening. Colonel C. J. Cooper left for Wellington last evening. Mr R. Fnirbairn has been appointed a member of tho Kirwco Domain Board. Mr P. de la Cour has been appointed a member of tho Lake Ellesmero Domain Board. Mr J. H. A. Langley has been appointed n, deputy-registrar of marriages, births and deaths for the Akaroa district. Colonel Chaffoy's appointment as Officer Commanding the Canterbury Military District has been extended dunug tho period of tho war. News has been received that Captain Leopold M'Laglan, who has been with his unit on the Western front, has been detailed for service in East Africa. Colonel T. H. Yalintino. Director of Military Hospitals, arrived in Christchurch'from the south last night and went on to Wellington. The Lyttelton Borough Council last night placed on record its appreciation of the services of. Corporal Harold Rhiiid, who has been awarded the D.C.M. At last night's meeting of the Lyttelton Borough Council, the Mayor ami councillors congratulated Councillor W. Toy on the step he had taken in enlisting for active service. At the meeting of the Ricearton Borough Council last night, Councillor W. Dallcv, on behalf of the council, presented the clerk (Mr W, C. Cropp) with a chair on the occasion of his marriage. The appointments of the undermentioned second-lieutenants (on probation) Ist Canterbury Regiment havo been confirmed:—Charles Bell, 11. R. Brittain. P. R. Busliell, H. S. Hobb, R. B. Lucas, S. J. Sampson, F. F. J. Trent and H. Watts. A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that Captain Arthur John Ketley, aged seventy-seven, died suddenly in the street on his way to church on Sunday, tho onuso of death being heart failure. He served in the Navy and arrived in New Zealand in] 1862. i