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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7892, 23 December 1903, Page 3

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Messrs P. Denton, F. De C. Malet and T. C. Tothill (Invercargill) went south by the expx-ess train to-day. I Mr W. Cooper, of Gisbornej is in Christi church. j Among v th© visitors to Chrifitchurch are Messrs J. W. Joynt (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Montgomery (Little River), Mr Slack, Mr Halliwell and Mr 0. W. Hodgson (Gisborne). i Mr W. L. Bradbury, one of the proprietors of "Punchy" who visited the colony last year, has been ill since his return to England, but at latest advices he was recovering. In a letter to Mr Donne, Superintenj dent of the Tourist Department, Mr Bradbury, referring to the chances of colonials getting work accepted by " Punch," reI marks : "If we could get more colonial! talent of "the right Eort we would gladly use it." The Wellington "Post" has been asked to contradict the statement that Mr John Prou*e, the well-known vocaliefc> who is at present on a visit to England with Mrs Prbuse, intends to settle in London. Mr Prouse, who recently accompanied' Mdlle i Dolores on a concert tour in America, i 6 expected back in Wellington n< March next. The Revs C. W. Carrington and W. Bilton arrived from the north by the s.s. Te Anau this morning. The following passengers have been booked for Wellington, by the Rotomabana this evening: — Misses Pearson, Parker, Maasey, Shirtcliffe, Morris, Preece, Juck, 'Mestaye, Robinson, Smith, Wilson, Collins, Russell, Wylie, Colder, Paul, Erskine, Hamilton, Bievewright and Sullivan, Mesdames Rey- \ nolds, Lund, Mills, Monerieff, Poole, Thomson, Buttoii, Dearsley, Massey, Button, Jeffreys, Hentley, Snell, Wilkinson, Paterson, Popplewell, Stevenson (2) and Button, Messrs Brown (2), Reynolds, Dymock, j Maude, Lund, Myers, Moyes, Rayment, ! Fife, Tcfdd, Duncan, Denniston, Poole, Thomson, Button, Dearsley, Skipwort'h, M'Kenna, -Singleton, Stevenson, Beattie, Paterson, Gray, Day, Barnett (2), Freeman, Buchanan, M'Doiurall, Ker, Johnston, M'Gowan, Moore Jones, Drew, Wilkinson, Middleton, Black (2), Kenfree, Wood, Symons, Otley and Steel. The Hon the Minister of Public Works will 'be passing through Christohurch tomorrow op. his way from Wellington to Timaru. Mr George Allporfc, chief clerk in the Marine Department, 'has been appointed secretary to the Department, vice Mr W. T. Glasgow, who retires from the position of Secretary of Customs. Mr Hancock, the American expert engaged by the Government to report upon the question of utilising the water in the principal rivers, lakes and falls of the colony for electrical energy, left Wellington for San Francisoo to-day. He will forward his report to the Government as soon, as he reaches the United States.