PERSONAL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 90, 18 April 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mile. Antonia Deplores and her company left Blenheim to-da_y for Wellington, en route to "Napier.' '

Mr G. J. Riddell. intends • seeking re-election to the. position of Mayor of Picton. .'.■'." .

Mr 'Seyniour Fell has-been re-eleot-ed chairman of tihe. Picton Hospital Board.

Messrs N. Bragg, H. Lankow, and J. Both am have been nominated for re-election to the Picton Road Board.

JLieuteuaait H. E. Avery^whb has had the temporary rank of.' captain for some time, has been proiribted to bo captain in the DefenceTTbi'ces.

Mr C. H. .Poble, ex-Mi., has definitely announced that he 'has decided to be a candidatei .'ffar Auckland "VVest at the forthcoming elections. Three years ago TMJr Poole was defeated by Mi Bradney/. r:

Tlie Bishop of Nelson will arrive in town to-night and hold ordination and confirmation services in the Church of the Nativity at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. respectively^ He will remaim in Blenheim until af^er the Home Mission Festival on "Weftnes<3ay. ,- : ;;■ . -

The Rev. Dr Kennedy, rector of &t. Patirick's CoJ]es;e, and the. Rev. Dean Holley. of Wanganui, have been selected to accompany Dean R«gnault in representation of "New ?2eala.nd at the General Chapter of the Order of St. Mary, .'to heTield in Belgiirm lat-er in the year.-^Pre&s As^ Eocia^ion. .) /

The death is announced <>j^tr; John Aristide Dallas, formerly. French Master aifc the Otago Boys' and Girls' J-l igh Schools, and lecturer in French at the Otago University from 1579 to 1901. He came to Dunedin from Melbourne, among his pupils there being Madame Melba.—-Press Association. .