PERSONAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17881, 29 August 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr G. A. Lamb, secretary of the South Island Dairy Association, left Christchurch for Dunedin yesteraay.

Private Roland Sinclair Williams, of Ashburton, who was reported in yesterday’s issue as a prisoner of war, is still in the firing line. Mr A. Kibble, editor of the “Ash-> burton Guardian,” has been passed as fit for military service, and ordered to parade for camp in January. A Press Association message states that Mr Thomas L. Hart has been appointed chairman of the Waimnta County Council in succession to the late Mr Robert Heaton Rhodes. i Lieutenant-Colonel D. S. Wylie..officer in charge of the Orthopedic Unit, accompanied Lioutenant-Colonel T. H. A. Valintine, Director of Military Hospitals, on Ins visit to Haunter yesterday.

The deat-li is reported of Sir Ernest Justin Narhy, of Hukanui. Mr Narby was only twenty-eight years of age at tho tim 0 of his death. He was born and educated at Akaroa, having been a pupil at the Convent School, and had a great reputation as an athlete, more especially in the football field. . One of his brothers is now away fighting with the forces in France. Mr Narby entered camp in New Zealand in May, 1916, and there contracted the illness of which he died.

Mr N. P. Digby, who has been North Canterbury agent for' the firm of Pyneand Co. for the past two. years, has. been promoted to the position of man-; ager of the firm's branch at Kaikoura. Prior to his departure from Culverden, where he has been located, Mr Digby was entertained at a smoko social by the residents of the district, and presented with a cheque for a substantial amount. Mr F. E. Croft ■ presided, and referred to the efficient and genial manner in which Mr Digby had carried, out his duties, and to the willing way he had always responded to any ro-j quest for assistance in regard to enter-; tainments for patriotic purposes. Hia qualifications as an auctioneer caused many requests for Ins services in respect to sales of work, produce, eto,, ini connection with Red Cross funds, and such services were always gladly given by their guest. During the evening songs were contributed by Messrs Orchard, Smith and Nottingham, and a recitation by Mr Flewellyn.