PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17703, 1 February 1918, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr W. Broadway, who hasi been'on a visit to Grey mouth, returned last night.

Messrs J. Jameson and W. Joyivb returned from the West Coast ,last night.

Sergeant D. L. Evan, of the Aslrburton Defence staff, has been transferred to Rangiora.

Sir James Carroll left Christchurch yesterday afternoon by motor-ear roi Temuka, where lie will address a meeting of Maoris on tho .subject of a candidate for tho Southern Maori seat.

A cable from " somewhere in France was received in Christchurch yesterday from Captain Alexander Taylor, of tho Agricultural College, Lincoln, stating that he is well. News has been iccrived in Christchurch'that Canon Garland, of Queensland, who was leading the Bible in schools movemont in New Zealand has left Brisbano fcr Egypt a.-* a chaplain with the Australian forces.

News has been received in Wellington that Mr E. D. Hoben, of the editorial staff of the Melbourne Herald a former New Zealand journalist, who has been ill for some months, is no better. His condition is reported to bo very grave.

On the eve. of his departure for camp last week Mr Patrick was presented by his late employers, Messrs bough and Son with a luminous wristlet watch, and by his fellow-employees with a leather money belt.

Sergeant Nelson, of Christchurch, who has l>een appointed to take chargo of the Dunedin police; district, states the Dunedin correspondent of tie "Lyttelton Times," played in Senior cricket for Carisbrdok when formerly stationed there. Constable Giliigan, or St Albans, Christchurch, has boon transferred to Roxburgh.

Mr C. H. Howorth. C.E., who has recently been inspecting the Gisborno Harbour, with the object of reporting thereon, returned to Christchurch yesterday, and is spending a few days in town, before proceeding to the Most Coast to inspect the harbours there. Tho Rev W. Braniwell Scott, of Springston. •is in camp at . Featherston as successor to Chaplain a. T Peat who left with a recent reinforcement. 'Mr Scott's place in tho Springston circuit is being supplied until Conference by the Rev Oswald Burnet who returned wounded from the front, but who has so far recovered! that he hopes to take up regular circuit work again after Conference.