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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17287, 30 September 1916, Page 3

PERSONAL.

General-Sir A. W.-Robin willarriv* in Christchurch to-day and will stay over to-morrow:-/.,. A cable message received'in Blenheim states that Brigadier-Gcneral-Er W. C. Chaytor -has been awardedrthte ;Serbian White Eagle. '- \ '.- -x . ; : l ' The Nelson Presbytery has nominated 'tho Hoii J b Gl - W: r “ AitEen, of - Wellington, as moderator of the General Assembly-for ' 1917. - .V.-V.'-V T Mr W. Averiil . Humphreys', whpr was recently gazetted a second-lieutenant, is now attached *co . tho 2nd Rcserv< Cavalry Regiment, stationed at Aldeiv shot. -. Tho Rev Valmont Trigge, of Mel* bourne, who is to conduct a.mission in Wesley Church, Fitzgerald Avenue, will arrive in Christchurch from tho West Coast this evening. ' Mr F. W. Horner, solicitor at Wyndham, has disposed of his. practice in order to take up Y.M.O.A. field service at tho front. Ho is tho first represeit • tative from Southland. • Mr W. ‘ M’Master, representative ol Messrs Burns, Philp and Co., the Australian shipping firm, arrived in Christchurch last night. Ho will spend seve- •; t ; ral’ days in' this city: ' ' , - Tho Employers’ Federation, has decided to nominate Mr William Scott n employers’ representative, and.. Mr William Pryor as employers’ deputj 1 'i representative cn the Arbitfr.tioi Court. ■ ■ ... -• ■ Hr P. Challi;, manager of Gladeat the bead of the Milford Track, who ij the Government'Tourist agent of the track, is at present in Christ-: church, making arrangements. for the coming season on Milford Track.?. ' Tho Wellington Cricket Association, 4 at a meeting on Wednesday evening, . j decided to forward an expression of #1 sympathy, to - the Canterbury Cricket ] Association in regard to the death of | Sccond-Licutenant R. G. Hickmott. Dr Mullin, of Ashburton, will go into camp at Fcatherston about October 13 * for six months. Dr Hunter, of .Ash« , burton, has almost completed his, term '. of service at Fcatherston, and will return home to take up> his practice. Mr S. C. Baron, of Messrs W’ Dimock and Co., Ltd., Wellington, and who was formerly connected with the Christchurch Meat Company, Ltd-, has been 4 appointed general manager of the. New - Zealand Farmers’ Co-operativb Bacon.? and Meat Packing Company. Ltd. Mr/a Colin Munro, secretary of Messrs W. Dimock and Co., Ltd., and also formerly of tho Christchurch Meat Company, Ltd., will be secretary of the new organisation. Mr W. J. R-odger, who-,.. . ! ,wns Auckland manager for Messrs W. Dimcck and Co., Ltd., has been- ap- - pointed manager of the New' - Zealantt -; Farmers’ Co-operative Bacon and Meat., Packing Company, Ltd., Auckland. Mr G. Elliot, who has been appointed a momber of tho Auckland Military Service - Appeal Board, is one of ,the( best known of Auckland’s business men. 'He was president of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce for _ tho year 1911-12, occupying that position when ho was elected president of the Auckland’Exhibition in March, 1912. The success of the exhibition owed much -to Mr Elliot’s energy and business ability., Since the war opened lie has been prominently 'associated with patriotic efforts,, notably the highly successful. Queen Carnival held at the end of last year,.'which resulted in tho raising of over £205,000 for the Patriotic Fund. He is a ' member of tho. Aliens’ Commission, which deals with tho internment of every alien ’, and . ha was a member of tho special commission which recently inquired into and y reported on the position of the Dalmatian guriidiggcrs in the North of Auckland. Ho is a native of Jedburgh.