PERSONAL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19768, 9 April 1934, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr James Craigie, who had bee., on a visit to Wellington, returned to Timaru on Saturday. Messrs T. J. Hennessy (Wellington) and W. E. Suckling (Edendale) are registered at the Grosvenor. Messrs E. Liverton (Wellington) and A. Murrell (Christchurch) are staying at the Empire. Messrs G. F. Colbeck (Christchurch) F. C. Darnell and G. C. Arnold (Wellington) are guests at the Dominion.

The Rev. E. R. Harries, who recently resigned after 10 years as minister of St. James's Presbyterian Church, Wanganui, left for Vancouver last week to take up evangelistic work. At the Mackenzie County Council meeting held on Friday, appreciation was expressed because the chairman (Mr Geo. Murray) had recovered from his illness, and that he was able to resume his place at the Council table. Mr A. B. Lane, manager of the United Press Association, will leave Wellington on a visit to Sydney and Melbourne by the Wanganella on Thursday. Mr Lane will be accompanied by Mrs Lane. Mr George Hart, Wai-iti Road, the prominent Timaru croquet player, returned on Saturday from Alexandra where he was successful in annexing the croquet championship of Central Otagoj Mr Hart has now won the championship two years in succession. Mr A. R. Thompson, manager of the Union Steam Ship Company at New Plymouth, who has been promoted to the position of manager for the company at Christchurch, will leave to-day for the south. Mr W. G. Mander is to succeed Mr Thompson at New Plymouth.

An official wireless message from Rugby states that Lord Tyrrell, the retiring British Ambassador to Paris, was given a farewell reception in the British Embassy at Paris yesterday. The British colony presented Lord Tyrrell with a morocco bound book bearing his co.ii of arms and containing the names of the subscribers to a number of farewell gifts. An official wireless message from Rugby announces that the King has approved of the appointment of Sir Josiah Crosby, British Minister at Panama, to be Envoy at Bangkok in succession to Mr E. F. Former. Sir Josiah Crosby began his diplomatic career at Siam and previously served at Bangkok as Vice-Consul in 1911 and as Acting-Consul-General in 1919-20. A cable message from Apia reports that among the passengers on the Maui Pomare, which left Apia for New Zealand yesterday, are the Administrator Brigadier-General H. E. Hart, accompanied by his A.D.C. Captain Fairbrother and Mrs Fairbrother. The Administrator will be away from the territory till the end of May. During his absence Mr A. C. Turnbull, secretary to the Administrator, will be Act-ing-Aoministrator. The death occurred in Christchurch yesterday of Mr Walter Martin, aged 80, one of the early settlers of Canterbury. He arrived in New Zealand in 1860, and was employed for many years in the Department of Justice, until he retired on account of illhealth. For seven years he was Clerk of the District Court and Registrar of the High Court of Western Samoa. Since relinquishing these positions about 1925, he has lived in Sydney and Christchurch.