PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13807, 19 January 1909, Page 3

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Rev. Thomas Farley, who has purchased 7000 acres of land in Vie toria, left Timaru for his new- home,- o« Saturday last. - Mr James Hay, solicitor, left Timaru for Auckland yesterday, to attend the annual' sitting of the University Senate, of which he is - a member. Mi Hay was accompanied •by Mrs Hay;

A movement is on foot in the old Geraldine 'electorate to recognise a. some, suitable way, the long and faithful services of Mr F; Pi. i'Tatmaxi, a* member for the district for the past 15 years.

A Jjiinedin, Press ' message says : : The Rev. Father Cleary, editor of. the

" Tablet"who is well known in Catholic circles-- throughout Australasia, has had the degree of Doctor of Divinity conferred on him by the Poise- for services renderfed to Catholic journalism. A meeting of representative citizens at Invercargill yesterday farewelled Mr (Jilrutli, late chief veterinarian, who passed through on, his way to Melbourne. Most cordial speeches were made. ,

Mr F. C. Huddlestone, the founder of the Mount Cook Hermitage, was in Timaru yesterday. He is now and has been for .some years art master and technical instructor at Nelson College, and he is spending a holiday with his sister.,' Mrs Hayter, at Rollesbv, Burke's Pass.

Mr G. S. Munro, who was general manager of the }sew Xealand Interna.tionaf Exhibition, states, in a letter to a friend in Cliristchurch, 'that lie is in charge of a shipping and South American chilled beef business in Liverpool. Mr Bland Holt, who had a narrow escape from injUry by the motor car in "The Great Rescue," going off the stage at Oamuru, has not sustained much injury. A bad shaking and j bruised shoulder are about the sum total'; but it is' not sufficient to interfere in any way with his performances* on the stage.

The members of the Timaru Railway Fire Brigade met in the Brigade Station, on Saturday evening, to bid goodbye to Mr A. Graham, station master, who is on transfer from Timani. Captain Egan, on behalf of the brigade, presented Mr Graham with a very handsome travelling companion as a token of esteem from the brigaue. Several: members spoke of the many services rendered tlie brigade by Mr Graham, and also expressed regret at liis departure. Mr Graham thanked the brigade-for their present, and expressed regret at severing his 'connection with them. He said that it was a pleasure to him at any time to do what he could to help the brigade along, and could assure them that the present would often bring back pleasant recollections of the happy days spent among them at Timaru.