PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 December 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr S. J. Mathieson, who has laboured so successfully with the. Church of Christ, Waimea-street, has deemed it owing to ill-health; to take complete rest for a time. In consequence an invitation was forwarded to Mr P. A. Dickson, s,t present minister of : one of the city churches in Adelaide, who had wish for a few'years' -chatige, in New Zealand, and yesterday a cable message was received from him accepting the call. ■ Mr Dickson, who has an ex-. cellent reputation as'a preacher,, is-ex-pecte.d to take up the work here early next month. . Mr R. P. Hudson, M.P., for Motueka, was in the city to-day, and received many congratulations on his victory at the recent election. Mr It. Allan, "Honaki," leaves siortI - for a trip to New' Guinea and Borneo, jjor some time pa'sfc; Mr Allan has beep collecting butterflies from the Pacific I* : lands. Oh his recent trip to the Solomon Islands, where'he spent five and months'without even a dull half-tour,.-he made a specially fine collection of butterflies. Duvinp his travels Mr Allan visited lands inhabited by cannibalistic tribes and had many adventures that would have been decidedly unpleasant to a less. daring personality. During his NewGuinea tour Mr Allan will make special collections at the. request of the Canterbury Museum authorities