PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 2047, 6 September 1920, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Mr J. B. Merrett left on a business trip to Melbourne by the Paloona on Saturday. Mr Ceo. Witty. M.l'., came down from the north by yesterday's ferry steamer. Mr W. 1). Keviugton, who has been appointed electrical engineer to the Ueefton Electric Power Board, left Christcdmr.-h for the Coast on Sat unlay. Mr 0. 11. Black, of the Diinedin Heeds Office, has been promoted to the position of second assistant laud regis trar at Christchurch, and takes up his new duties this week. News has been received in t'liristchnrcn that. Mr Albert Kaye, of Ohristchurch, is wry seriously ill in a private hospital in Sydney. Accompanied by Mrs Kaye, Mr Kaye left for Sydney recently, for reasons of health, and he has been there for only about a fortnight. At the .dose of the Christchurch Amateur Operatic Company's production of "The Geisha" on Saturday night, Mr Frank .McDonald, on behalf of the performers, presented Mr Tom Pollard (who had given his services as producer voluntarily with a travelling bag. Mr A. V. Enter, who recently resigned from the Justice Department after 14 years' service, has been admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court by Mr Justice Cooper. He has now joined Mr W. M. Newmegau in a legal partnership in Auckland, taking the place of Mr A. M. Mowlem, who was recently appointed to the magistracy, and has assumed duties at Otago. Mr Fraer was at one time a resident of Christchurch.

Constable D. Treney, of Leeston, has retired on superannuation from the Police Force, mid has been granted three months' leave on full pay. Constable Treacy, who has a record of -11 years' service, joined the Armed Constabulary in 1879, and the police in 1891. He has been stationed at different periods at Dunediu, Port Chalmers, Arrowtown, Clinton ami Leeston. His retirement will be spent in the North Island, where he has acquired some sheep country. Constable Moriarty, of Southbridge, will assume charge of the Leeston police district until a successor is appointed.