PERSONAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 11 May 1925, Page 8

PERSONAL.

The Princess Royal. A Reuter’s message received from London, says :- The Princess Royal continues to make slow but definito progress. Vice-nasal. ITis Excellency tho Governor-General was presented at the official opening of the Mission to Seamen at Auckland with historic souvenirs of Nelson’s famous flagships, the Victory and the Eoudrovant. Tho presentations were made* by Nelson Syivanus and Beresford Garnet Arthur, the two young sens of Mr T. W. Arthur, of Moana Avenue, Royal Oak, and took the form of medals struck from copper .taken from these vessels. The lad Nelson; Arthur has previously presented His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Viscount Jellicoe, Vice-Admiral Sir, Frederick Field, and Rear-Admiral Sir Hubert Brand wjth similar souvenirs.' Mr Arthur presented His Excellency, in addition, with a walking stick knob beaten from the copper of the Eoudrovant, the historic flagship at Abouk’-r, upon the quarter-deck at which Scotland's famous general, Sir Ralph Abercromby, died from h|» wounds.

Mr IT. E. B. AVatson wont to Winchester from Christchurch on Saturday. The Hon. James Criugio, M.L.C., left Tinmru for Wellington on Saturday. Ills Honour Mr Justice Adams left Timaru for Christchurch by tho first express on Saturday. Mr W. Duncan Hume, who'had been tn Washer ami Co.’s 'staff tor nine years, and with ttie firm’s predecessors (Mssers O’Cullaghan and LeCren; lor two veals, has accepted an appointment with the firm of Imne and Hh'i'ins, whose town property department will be under bis supervision. Prior to leaving for Oamnru on promotion, Mr H. A. MeDougail was made tho recipient, by the imurni stair or the National Mortgage and Agency Co., of a suit ease, as a mark of then esteem and good wishes. Mr 1. -RMackay (manager), in making tho presentation, felicitously dwelt on Mi McOougall’s sterling qualities, as an employee of tho Company, and his remarks' were endorsed by Mr K. w. Kilgour (chief auctioneer), Mr A\ . D. Bn;id (grain salesman), and others. Mr Me Dougs H leaves Timaru to-day to assume his new duties.

On Wednesday the Y.M.C.A. is to have a visit from Mr H. N. an outstanding figure in the I.M.G.A. world.' Mr Holmes was originally general secretary of the Wellington Y M.C.A.. and after serving for eight Years in this capacity he circled the globe in the interests of the Men and Religion” movement. He was then appointed national secretary for the YYI C A in South Africa, and went fhrougii the campaign in German South-AVost Africa with tho .troops ot General BoUm. From Africa ho went to Franco, and was in charge or tfio British Y.M.C.A. work in France. At tho conclusion of tho war he occupied Rm nosPmn of Metropolitan secretary for the A T .M.C.A. in London. Recently lm lias been associated with tho Federal Council of Churches of America on special work for Gmt both-. Mr Holmes is at present visiting the Y.M.C.A. s in the Dominion at the limitation of the Non- 7o<dmd National Committee of tho Y.M.C.A.