PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mataura Ensign, 25 January 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Tin' death is aiiium:]' •a ol .Mr I'.u:. yachting .skipper (states a Umdon Press Association cablegram). Mr Lloyd Ccorge (Chancellor of vie Exchequer, who has been ordered to give up public engagements on account of a throat affection,' has left lotItaly (states a London Press Association cablegram). Air E. L. Batchelor (Australian Milliter for Foreign Affairs). Mr \V. M. Hughes (Attornev-Ccnerali and parly pass?d through (lore en loute to the Xorth from the Lake- district yosterday afternoon. Air Flanagan (Yaluer-CencraP and Mr Kensington (Secretary lor Land-) were ua.sseiigers by the s-eo:id express yesterday. The latter hm, been attending to Departmental business in Southland, and broke his journey at Clinton. Mr F. J. Dight. who :, well-known throughout the Dominion ;i < manager of the Manulactunrs' Limited, has just returned utter a visit to England and the ("en: ine;t. .M r Dight has much admiration tor the Utter class of English textile manufacturers. These men, he considers, are still able to teach the world, and are keen ; ,]„| a |<. r t to the requirements of the colonial trade. In the matter of courtesy and hospitality .Mr Dight has found that the English people have no equals. The employees of the .Mataura Paper .Mills met the other evening to bid farewell to Mr J. Peddie. who is severing his connection with the mills to take up an apixiintment at the Canterbury Technical College. Mr .1. Heslin acted as spokesman and referred to the great interest Mr Peddie had manifested, not only in the engineering department <f the works, but in his ielh.iv-eniplovees. His advice and instruction had been willingly given and his great desire was to assist his fellows and impart knowledge to them of their work. The fact that Air Peddie had during the past four years supervised the erection of three turbines at the mills, one at Beattie and Coster's co;d pit, and a fountain at the school went to show that he was an engineer of repute, and the Canterbury Technical College was to be congratulated on obtaining t'.o services of such a man. The shaker asked Mr Peddie'- .»■■■ eptanr j r microscope and a _ ,M brooeh ,<„■ y\ t< Peddie as a mark <>;' rue < -deem •,, which both were held by the .•nijiloy.,, of the Paper Alills Company. Mr Pc.j- ( die feelingly thanked the donors. Mr and Airs Peddie let j.y Ahmday's ex- j press for Christchun h.