PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume C, Issue 15302, 23 March 1914, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr W. Dunning, architect, formerly of Timaru, but now of Dunedin, has cordial reception. He leaves for Christchurch to-morrow. The Right. Hon. "W. F. Massey and party reached Hokitika on Saturday morning, and the Premier was given a cordial recepto'n. Miss Ferrier, who has been on the Waimate staff of the Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Associaiton, for some years, and is now leaving to take a position at Fairlie, was entertained at a farewell-social by her fellow employees, on Friday evening, and presented with a gold bangle. The annual general, meeting of the Timaru Choral and Orchestral Society will take place in the Stafford tea rooms at B.o'clock to-night. All members and intending members are requested to be present. Aviator Scotland was to have made an ascent at the Athletic Park, Wellington, on Saturday ...and about 2000 people attended, but the wind was too boisterous to permit the attempt to fly. The wind, Bays a Press Association mesage, reached a velocity of 30 miles an hour at times. At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday, a farther charge against William James Matthews, one of the escapees of breaking, entering, and theft from a hut at Pareora belonging to T. Stone was withdrawn by leave of the Court, owing to the -non-appearance of the owner. " ■ "The children in the New Zealand schools are of a' good stature and com'pare favourably in height and weight ; with those who attend the better class of schools at Home. We have the cbanco in this Dominion of vars'Trr the best race,in the world;'' Dr Baker in her address to the South Cnnterbury. teachers in Timaru on Saturday. . The funeral of the late E. G. Sterieker took place yesterday afternoon. There was a cons'derable rjfctendanoev about 30 vehicles followed the hearse, and many townspeople met the cortege at the cemetery. As was to be expected at the funeral of one of the pioneei-s, "there was a notable preponderance of rey gheads ; ;; jn the gathering at the graveside-. The bearers were the deceased's son. Messrs E. G. Kerr, A. E. Kerr, E. A. LeCren, C. Battes and E. M. Arthur, and the Ven Archdeacon Jacob read the Burial Service. '' " ■'

At the close of the concert givenin : Kingsdown school on Thursday evening - a presentation was madetp the Rev. A.. Allen, who is leaving shortly to take charge of -the Waikouaiti Methodist Church. .Mr J. Simmons referred very appreciatively to the good work done by Mr Allen in connection with the„Wesleyan services at Kingsdown and Pareora East, and wished him every success in Ms new sphere of labour. Mr C. Harris also complimented Mr Allen on the success of his labours, and on behalf of the friends usually... attending the Kingsdown services/ presented him , with a pursa of sovereigns as a small token of their" appreciation of his work, and hoped that the blessing of God would also test upon his labours in his new sphere. The Rev. Mr Allen replied thanking his friends for their kind acknowledgment of liis efforts. Mr Allen preached fare-w-ell sermons last .'eveninjr at Pareora East at 6.15 p.m. and also Kingsdown at 7.15.p.m., when he took the opportunity of saying'good-bye to his many friends in these districts.