PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14328, 19 October 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr George Watts, of Timaru, left London for home on Friday last. Senator Ray has been appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. The Hon. J. Carroll contemplates paying a visit to the Cook Islands during the recess. Mr Buxton, M.P., left Temtika by the first express yesterday on his return to Wellington. Mr E. Gerard, Official Assignee at Auckland, lias resigned in order to enter into business on his own account. It is understood that Mr G. W. Armitage, of Temuka, will be a candidate for the Geraldiite seat in opposition to Mr Buxton at next election. Mr William Snow, a former chairman of the Otago Education Board, and closelv identified in the progress of the Taieri, died at Out-rain yesterday, aged 72. His Lordship Bishop Grimes leaves Christchurch for a pastoral visit to Darfield a.nd South Canterbury during the present week. The Timaru Presbytery unanimously decided at yesterday's meeting to nominate the* Rev. P. B. Fraser. of Lovells Flat (Otagol as moderator for the General Assembly. Mr Donald Grant, of "Winchester, has been appointed a judge of English Leicesters at the Loeston show to be held- to-morrow, and he will act in a similar capacity at the Palmerston North show. Messrs James Allen and A. S. Malcolm, two well-known southern Opposition members of the House, passed through Timaru yesterday by the second express on their way to Wellington. A Napier message states that His Excellency the Governor, Lord Islington,, arrived in Hastings on Sunday evening, having motored through from Featherston. He is tho guest of Mr J. N. Williams at Frimley. He visits the Hawkes Bay Show to-day, and will be entertained by the Hawkes Bay Club in Napier at dinner to-night. The "New Zealand Churchman" states:—" We are informed that a letter or memorial addressed to the members of the Auckland Diocesan Synod, praying that the Synod, when nominating a new bishop this month, may invite the Rev. Canon A. Stuart, now in the Dominion as head of the English Mission, to accept the position of Bishop of Auckland, is being very numerously signed." The Rotorua " Times " of the 13th inst. has the following:—" In response to the ' Times ' offer to hold files of newspapers open for tho use of visitors, we received a call from Mr and Mrs J. 1. Weathered, citizens of the <rroat East Coast shipping port of Timaru. Air Weathered speaks most bigblv of the prospects and growth of his citv its enterprise and the good works of its member, Mr Craigie. Of his experience of Rotorua he has nothing but praise, and by Mrs Weathered is paid a tribute to the Maori guides at Whaka.