PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17556, 23 August 1920, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

i t •- - ■ - *" Mr. G. H. Merton has retired from the teaching ."staff •of Christ's . College, Christ-' church, after, 35 years', service. -" * - : Mr. C. Y. Houghton, Auckland manager for v they New Zealand . Shipping Company, left for Wellington last evening. *! Mr. 1 M. A Carr, president -of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, was a passenger for Wellington by last evening's express. Sir James Carroll is to be presented with a gold watch and chain by Wairoa admirers. Lady Carroll will receive a piece of plats. :' Messrs; G. W. Hutchison and. S. G. Chambers left last evening for Wellington to attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Society of Accountants. i Mr. J. W. Pcynton, S.M., who has been presiding at the Teachers' Appeal Board at Wellington, has returned to Auckland, and will take up his duties as second magistrate at the local Court,

Colonel P. C. Fenwick. C.M.G., will relinquish the appointment as AssistantDirector of Medical Services, Canterbury military district, as from October 1. and will be posted to the Reserve of Officers.

. The Rev. E. P. Blamires, chairman of the New Zealand Committee of the Australasian Student Christian Movement, left Wellington for Sydney last week. He will "attend the sittings of the General Committee of tine movement to open in Melbourne next Friday.

Mr. G. C. Fache, Dr. A. W. Izard, and Mr. J. D. Harper, members of the Military Pensions Board, are at present in Christchnrch. There are about 400 cases from North Canterbury set down for hearing by the board..

Professor Maemillanßrown, who went to tie assistance of Otago University after the -death of Dr. Gilray, and who has teen carrying on the duties of professor of. English all this session, will bring his work to an end this week, and hopes to go shortly to Easter Island to resume his life work, which is the stndy of the many fascinating; scientific problems ©resected by the peoples of the Pacific.

Dr. John Kirk, who is associated with the "mission work of the Presbyterian Church at Canton, China, arrived in .Auckland on Saturday from the South. He is making a { tour of tie Dominion for the purpose of giving an account of the work of the mission and educating the church regarding Chinese conditions. , In addition to big mission work Dr. Kirk acts as professor at the medical college at Canton. He preached at St. Stephen's Chureh yesterday morning and at St. David's in the evening. • Dr. Kirk is accompanied by Mr. A. GTWHsop, "who is also attached to'the Canton ? mission. '.

- M?. Justice H. V. Eorst, Grand Sire of \ the - Sovereign Grand Lodge of .'American 7 Oddfellows, will arrive in Auckland from Rotorna to-day. He . wiH attend m a con- '*. versazione given In bis honour this even- ; ; ing at the Town .Hall by the members of \ the Order resident in the Auckland district. On. arrival at the railway station . he will be met by ; the officials of the* - Order. Mr. Borst will be accorded a civic -f welcome -by Mayor at 8 p.m. The Auckland tow Society will be represent*! 2 by the president, Mr. H. P. Richmond, S: and representatives :£ .of kindred friendly r societies also will be,present.