PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14211, 30 May 1910, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Yi'a'.d passed through Ciirist'.:l',;:rch on Saturday 2>:ght frvtn tlie \\ est- C- ast to 'Wt-iliniriuii. lie leaves Wcil.ngten again to-night to att.-nd tlie Governor's it.vee in Christehiii vh to-niorrow. A private cable menage received at Christchurcii. announces tiie death in Melbourne of Mr ii. Oakioy Archer, ler-.ucily city surveyor of ChYi-o-iiureh and engineer to the Timaru Ilorouifli C.-UUCII. i'l'ie members and a number of exmembers of tlie South Canterbury Batt.'iion Band met at thru- rooms ell Friday t'Vi inng last for the purpose of bidding iareweil to ail old niemh.-r. Jit (•'. M-C-■:. who is leaving this district. Capt-.\djt. \Fodc-n on behalf of the men ■'hers in presenting Mr McC'aa with a _ out-lit sreke c, tiie good qualities of their giifci u=> a bandsman

during a number of years, and all regretted luueli his departure. Many of the present and ex-members also spoke enthusiastically of Mr MeCaa's services and the ;;ood v.-. rk ho had do'ie in the band. Mr McCaa. in thanking them for many kind remarks and nice present. said that- whatever he had done was for the best interests of the band. He felt very much Laving to say good-bye to them, but although away he would always remember the liappy

da\i= lie had .had with them, mid would hope t<< hoar of thoir prosperity. At a meeting r >f the Battalion Band on Friday opportunity was taken to present to Bandsman J. Blackwood, on the eve of his marriage, a beautiful marble cL-ek. Officers and members snoke of liini as a good bandsman and

wished him every success and happiness in his new life. Bandsman Blackwood feelingly thanked them for their hand- '■ some present, and said he would do his best f..r the band in the I'niure as lie had in the past. During the even-

i«g a long iist of toasts wore proposed and replied to by Capt.-Adjt. Fodeu, Bandsiuastor IXphoif. Mara, Privates 'linit-yclilfe and Hathaway, and Messrs >iiii.h. Rawstorn. Rl.>sel, Hezza;;'.. Aie-iey and HuaK.N'iiti and musical items w.--re contributed by Private Toneydiife, Sergeant Mara, bands-ravn Metsun. Croft. O'Connor and Se-^.ir. Mr i). Buiak M.P.. for Palmerston North. and Mrs iiuicl: were in Timaru oil Sa Cur,-lay beiiu; at present <1:1 a tour of tiif .SowHi Island, with the object. as Mr Huivk put it. t> f freshening

up prior to the opening of Parliament. .Mr IVaak i.- a valued member oi' the Opposit'-u; ;-ide ni the House, and in private h'lo, i:£• is a well-known breeder of Ronmey >hrcp. Shorthorn cattle, and thoroughbred horses. being the posses-Mir of a wry line stud farm jts.n out of l'alnarston. Mr C'raigie Ml'., lining a motor car. took 3ir and Mrs i?ii;c-ic for a run around tho Timavu district. Yiith this the visitors were delighted. h- Ivhtt? a matter for surprise t.-i tlu-Ki ro iind siii-h tine cmititry. They were also for the hospitality ixtendod to th J m by Mr C'raigie. Mr Unick afterwards e/iuUdiug to our rep..rtor that the men iter for Timaru had only one fault—he was "on the wrong side of the ITeu-e. 5 '