PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 2 July 1924, Page 9

PERSONAL.

Mr F. J. Rolleston, M.P., returned . lo Wellington by, yesterday’s express. Sir Joseph Ward was a passenger by yesterday afternoon’s express for Christchurch. Mr E. P. Lee (Oamaru) was a passenger by yesterday’s express foi Christchurch. Mr A. S. Malcolm, M.L.C., passed through Timaru yesterday on his way to Wellington. . Mr D. McFaul returned to Temuka, yesterday after spending an extended holiday in the North island.' Dr. Charles Chilton, was re-appointed Rector of Canterbury College at Monday’s meeting of the College Board of Governors. . ■ , The -Rev. ,T. Wilson Potts left Timaru for Dunedin yesterday morning to, attend a meeting of the Waipiata Sanatorium • Gornmittee.'-’*'-: • The Cantei-bury Rugby Union lias : nominated'Mr S. F. Wilson (its president), as the New Zealand representative at the Imperial Rugby Confer• enee. - - . . A Geneva cablegram states that Sir Janies -.ilen, who had'been giving evidence before the Mandates Commission. left for London, on Saturday evening. ■ The Auckland Rugby Union has nominated Mr V.' R. Meredith for the position of delegate at the Imperial Rugby. Union Conference to be held in England. • Mr A. E.. Lawrence, editor of the “Timaru. .Herald,” left yesterday foi : Wellington to be present at the Address-in-Replv debate in the House of Representatives. Master-at-Arms Hutchinson, who is ■■ engaged on a recruiting commission for the New Zealand Brunch of the Royal Navy, left Timaru for the south yesterday morning.A cable . message from London says that Vice-Admiral Sir,' Ernest Gaunt has been promoted to the rank of Admiral. He is a son of the late Judge Gaunt, of Melbourne. A PreSs' Association message from London says that 25,000 Salvationists, with fifty hands, at the Crystal Palace, welcomed General Booth home from Australia and New Zealand, with a fanfare of trumpets, and march past representing'every section of the Salvation Army. . A cable message from London says that 2000 guests, representing every part of the Empire, including members of the Cabinet and Dominion High Commissioners,, were present at a ..brilliant ball at the Guildhall, given by , the City Corporation in honour ot tlie Empire Exhibition. The LordMayor and Mayoress received the guests. Mr Sydney L. Thompson, the' wellknown New Zealand artist, who is at present living in Christchurch after many years' abroad, has received advice from Paris that four of . his pictures have been hung "on the line” in the Salon, and in one of the principal rooms. He also received several newspaper' clippings concerning his pictures, showing that they had been a •very .great success. Mi' Svflney Thompson is a .brother of Mr Harry Thompson, of Timern. \ Mi'' Lauronco S. Bivks. Chief Elcvtrieal Engineer of the Public,Works Department, who has been .very seriously ill since his return to Wellington.from Australia some weeks ago, was operat-, cd upon on Monday for an internal complaint.. In the afternoon it was , reported that lie was making satisfactory progress. Mr Birks was on Ins wav to England to represent New Zealand at a Power conference when doctors at Adelaide warned him the.’: he should return to New Zealand :id be operat'- 1