PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18218, 11 October 1922, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr. H. B. Leatham, of New PW-sJ" ia at the Central Hotel. '"**» Mr. C. E. Matthews, inapeetcr # prisons, is at present in CJhristcaijjcJj * Mr. J. B. Reid, of Oamaru, writs* 1 from England by the Ruahine yesterday Mr. M. R. Smith has been chairman of the Martinborough Town Board. ™ Sir. W. J. O'Donnell, borough .airi neer, Greymouth, is an inmate of &1 Grey River Hospital. " Mr. J. M. Barr, of Makaxama, uqa Messrs. H. Gilmer and A. 8. Moss 0 # ; Wellington, are at the Royal Hotel ' Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Jones, of Christ. church, who have been on a visit to E'Oeland, arrived by the Ruahine yesterday. * Mv. E. Gillon, chief mechanical engineer of railways, has returned to Welha K * ton from a visit of inspection to the South Island. The Wanjjanui Presbytery has unani. mously nominated the Rev. Profesicr Cummings as the next ccoderator of the General Assembly. Superintendent Marack, who has been promoted to take charge of tho Duaedin police district, is expected to leave Napier to-morrow to take up his new duties. Mr. E. B. O'Rorke, son of the late Mr. E. Dennis O'Rorke, who has beuc attending Cambridge University, arrival from England by the Ruahine yesterday., Mr. and Mrs. W. Raymond, of Tisam, Mr. and Mrs. W. Price, of Thames, Mr.' ... Seymour, of Christchurch, and Mr. !R. N. White, of Wellington, are at the Central Hotel. Messrs. J. M. Smith and W. Ball, of ' Sydney, and Messrs. C. G. Hume, W. Q. Hume and C. Birch, of Wellington, and Mr. E. W. Lowery, of New York, are at the Grand Hotel. Mr. G. E. Mannering, manager of the Christchurch branch ot the Union Bank of Australia, was a passenger from iing. land by the Ruahine yesterday. He is accompanied by Mrs. Mannering, Mr. F. J. Nathan, of Wellington, arrived from Sydney by the Manuka oa Monday to cect Mrs. Jacob Joseph and Miss Joseph, of Wellington, who returned from England by the Ruahine yesterday. Mr. H. D. Robertson left by last even-* ing's express for Wellington to attend ' a meeting of the New Zealand Executive of the Red Cross Society. Mr. Robert--son will visit Christchurch before returning to Auckland. Mr. J. Marsden Canghey, director of Smith and Caughey, Limited, who hes been on » seven n.onths* business viiiit to London and Paris, arrived by the Ruahine yesterday. He is accompanied by his wife and daughter, Mr. H. S. W. 2£ing> of Devonpoii, was yesterday elected chairman of the Board of Managers of the Seddon Memorial Technical College, at the first meeting of the newly-appointed board. Mir. T. Bloodworth was re-elected deputy-chair-man. Major S. Walter, of ttie Third Dragoon Guards, was a passenger from England by the Ruahine yesterday, acoompanisd by Mrs. Walter. Major Walter intends to spend some time in the and hopes to enjoy some fishing. ;_}, Lady Eveline Maude arrived from England by the Ruahine yesterday on a visit I to her iftep-brother, Captain G. F. Huston, D.5.0., of Christchurch. Lady/ Maude is accompanied by her mother, Mrs. G. H. Hutton, whose first husban'l. was Captain the Hon. Cornwallis Maude/ Mr. and Mrs. J. J. MoGrath, of WeU lington, who have been away from tf#. Dominion for over ten months; arrivejJi'. from England by the Ruahin-i yisterday.. Mr. and Mrs. McGrath wen> the fir*' people from New Zealand or Australia to; have an audience with the prseent Pope. They also attended the Econonic Confer 1 ence at Genoa. The Rev. C. F. Askew, for 11 years' vicar of St. Mark's. Wellington, has i(K r signed, desiring a less strenuous sphere after the strain of the past five yearn, during which he was very active in cbnV aection with the new Anglican Cathedral/ Ho has accepted the living of Nelson,; shortly to become vacant owing to the resignation of Dr. Weekes, who is going to Australia. "