PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 13 June 1924, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mi' G. S. Cray returned to Timaru m Wellington yesterday.

Commander E. G. Rhodes, “The Cliffs,” returned to Timaru from the north yesterday. Mr P. R. Climie, organiser for the Canterbury Progress League, came to Timaru from Christchurch yesterday. The secretary of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association (Mr L. J. Berry), left Timaru for Dunedin yesterday. Miss Kathleen Malone arrived in Timaru yesterday to complete arrangements for the Cellini-Zacharewitsch-Cunara season here on dune 24m and 25th, and is staying ,at the Empire Hotel. ' ■

Though Mr T. D. Burnett, 31. R., for Temuka, is recovering from *hc complaint for which he was recently operated on, his recovery is not so rapid as he had anticipated it would be. 3lr Burnett is still in Stafford Hospital, Dunedin.

A Press Association message from Hawera states that the Prime Minister unveiled a War 31emorial Arch in the presence of a large gathering yesterday afternoon. Afterwards Mr Massey received a number of deputations in camera. The Prime 3linister was entertained at a private dinner by trn. Memorial Committee. lie afterwards attended a meeting of members of the Reform Party. At this week's meeting of the general committee of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, 3lr N. 31. Orbell wrote stating that it would be necessary for him to resign from ‘lie committee, as lie was leaving Christchurch lo taka up residence in Timaru. The resignation was accepted with iegret, and it was decided to place on record the Association’s appreciation of Mr Orbell’s services.

Mr W. H. Rose, clerk of Knox Church Session (Christchurch), .e----ceived a cable on Wednesday from the Rev. T. W. Armour, of Nessbank Church, Inverness, Scotland, intimating his acceptance of the call to the ministry of Knox Church, Christ ; church. 'This is considered a record in the handling of a call to a minister. The congregation were asked to consider the matter on Juno 2, and Ly June 11 the call had been signed, sustained by the Presbytery, and accepted by the minister, 13,000 miles away.