PERSONAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 143, 23 July 1914, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Colonel Nicolls left for.the north last evening. ■ . Mr J.-Deans left for Wellington last evening.- ;' , <.

Among the passengers for Wellington T>v the ferry steamer last evening was Mr .6, W. C. Moon. Messrs D. Watson, of New Plymouth, aud T. Nicholls, of luglewood, are ou a visit to Christchur.eh. ,

Mr C. 11. ,Biss, district railways engineer, who has been rather seriously ill, is gradually improving in health. ; Messrs D. K. Edwards, of Nelson, and A. Pirie, of -Wellington, are staving at Warner's Hotel. Mr W. S. Fish, .of Racine, Wis., U.S.A., arrived front the north this morning. He is staying at Warner's Hotel. /

Mr F. C. Brown, Government poultry instructor,, was in Christchurch to-day, and left for Timaru by .the second express, where he is to officiate as judge at the Thnaru Poultry Show. A private cablegram/ received in Wellington announces the death in don of the Hon. John Blair Whyt.e, formerly a member of the Legislative Council. He was a farmer in the Waikato. —Press Association. Visitors to Christchurch who are staying at the Clarendon Hotel, include Messrs I). Coghill Peacock, R. Evatt, F. Barker, and P. Steayart, all of Wellington; H.. Macalister aud J. Bruce Thomson, of luvercargill; and A. E. Svkes, of New Plymouth.

Senior-Sergeant W. H. Haddrell, officer in charge of the police force at New .Plymouth, will retire from the Service at the end of September, after about 42 years' service. About 26 years of Senior-Sergeant Haddrell's service was in Canterbury. . Pie has been in charge at New .'Plymouth for the last thirteen rears.

Some time ago the Royal Holloway College, London, an educational institution for women, founded' a scholarship iu connection with Canterbury College, and news has just beeu received that Miss Edith M. Bruce has been nominated as the first holder of the scholarship. As the term at Holloway College commences on October 8, Miss Bruce will probably leave for England next month. ..."

Rifleman €. Cross, who the cabl-es report as doing so well at. the Bislev meeting, is a striking object-lesson of the value of boys adopting a hobby. With his brother, Vivian, he. early took up ride shooting as his hobby, and now at the age of 28 figures as the top scorer in the Australian team that won the Kolapore Cup, and also as winner of the All-Comers' Aggregate. It is not generally known that Mr E. Y. Chaffey, manager of Whitcombe's Book Store, Christ-church, is a cousin of Mr Cross.