PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1628, 3 May 1919, Page 7 (Supplement)

PERSONALS.

! The Hon. G. W. Russell (Minister of Interi>"l Affairs) leaves Christchurch jfor Wellington to-night. I Mr J. Craigio, M.P. for Timaru, arrived j from the north by the ferry steamer this morning. Lieut.-Colonel H. T. D. Acland, C.M.G., I returned from the north by the Maori i this morning. j Mr F. J. Rolleston has been unanimously re-elected chairman of the Tini- ' aru Harbour Board, Mr Ross Hepburn has beeu admitted by his Honour Mr Justice Herdman as a solicitor of the Supremo Court. The Hon. J. McGregor, M.L.C., of Dunedin, was a passenger by this morning's ferry steamer from Wellington... Dr. C. J.Reakes (Director-General of | Agriculture) and Mrs Rc-akes were passengers by the Maori from Welllington this morning.. Major J. B. Hine, M.P; for Stratford, is returning by the troopship Devon, which is due to arrive in New Zealand from Egypt on May 14. I At last night's meeting of the Christ- , church Technical College Board of Governors, Mr R. C. Cartner was appointed an assistant master at the college. Mr H. D. M. Haszard, Canterbury Commissioner of Crown Lands, returned this morning from Wellington, where he has been attending, a conference of Commissioners. » Mrs Ritchie, 80 Clare Road,'has been advised that her husband, Chief Motor Mechanic A. H. Ritchie, is returning by the Makura, which is due to arrive at Auckland on May 6. Messrs L. Bonnington and R. R. j Parnhani, Canterbury representatives of the New Zealand Pharmacy Board, leave for Wellington on Monday evening, to attend the annual conference. Dr. T. Hughes, who is succeeding Dr. I. E. Faris as District Health Officer at Dunedin, was a passenger by the ferry steamer from Wellington this morning. He was accompanied by his wife. • Mrs W. T. Moles, of Amberley, has received advice that her husband, Sergt. Moles, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. ' Sergt. Moles is returning to New Zealand by the Kia Ora. •'. At a meeting of J the Technical College Board of Governors last night, a motion of sympathy was passed to Mr J...H. I Howell (the-retiring director of tl'ie college), who is at present in ill-health.' Mr J. A. Redp'ath, chairman iof the Christchurch Coal Trade Committee, will be entertained to-night by the coal merchants of the city and suburbs, on the eve of his departure for a 'visit to the Old Country. Sir James Allen stated yesterday, says a Press Association message from Wellington, that the appointment of Sir Thomas . Mackenzie as High ■ Commissioner has been extended for four months as from April. • ... The Christchurch Technical.; College' 1 Board of, Governors, at its meeting last night appointed Mr W. G. Aldridge act 1 ing director of the college until Dr. D. E. Hansen, the newly-appointbd director, is able to take up his duties. . - : ' 'Mr C. E. Nalder, who for several years has been District Laud Registrar and Registrar of Deeds in Dunedin, is coming to Christchurch to take up a. similar position here. .He leases Dunedinfor Christchurch on Monday next. • Sergeant'Nugent Welch, who returned from active service on Tuesday! last, is a prominent' member of the New Zeav land Academy of Fine Arts. Whilst in France, Sergeant Welch was appointed divisional artist, and he has |; painted,' in oils and' water-colours a number of battlefield scenes.- It is intended' to exhibit these in the war-section of the Dominion Museum. The staff of the Base Records office at Wellington met on Wednesday last to bid farewell to Major Norton Francis, C.M.G., who is giving up his position as Director of Base Records, in order to resume business pursuits in Christchurch. Major J. G. Roache, D.5.0., who succeeds Major Francis, congratulated him on the splendid organisation which he was able to hand over. He 1 expressed his appreciation of the Base Records staff, and he believed that the majority of returned soldiers would endorse this appreciation. Mr Mathieson, on behalf of the staff, thanked Major Francis for the consideration he had always shown. Major Francis, in reply, said he was proud to havo been associated for so long a period with the office. His own efforts would have been absolutely useless, if he had not been backed up by so many loyal workers.