PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8004, 6 May 1904, Page 3

PERSONAL.

- — - — ♦ Mr/E. Bradbury and Mr J. B. Jackson (Derbyshire, England) arrived in town this morning. Mr A. 0. Saddington left for Greymoutb this morning. Mr J. 0. Blackmore, Government Pomoiogist, vent south by the express train this morning. He expects to return to CJhristchureh on Monday. Mr A. H. Henderson and Mr G. P. Dees left for Timaru by this morning's egress train. . ' « Mr J. Jamieson, contractor, and Mr TL B.Grange, M.1.M.E., engineer for the new freezing -works at Pareora, left by the ex- j press train this morning. on a Visit of inspection to the, works. , Mr Gordon Ssaw will leave for Sydney thia afternoon. * The friends of Mr A. W. Martin, ?oaldealer, of Linwood, will regret to kajn thai he is suffering from a severe illness and there is little hope for his recovery. Tfre Rev C. C. Oldbam arrived ( irom Wellington by the s.s. Te Anau- this morning. • ■ • • .Sir Joseph Ward, although still confined to "his Jiouse. as a result of hia recent illiies«> j which has kept him in retirement cdnoe ivis j return front the south, last Sunday week, i tas greatly improved in Jhealtb, and hopes to be about again, in fcfoe courae of a sew J •daya.- '.■•■.; ■ •.';■'■- [A private letter fhaa 'been, received m Wellington froni Miss Alice "Orawfoird, the "clever Australian actress, who toured Hew Zealand with Miss Nance O'sTeil, and sub«e«[u«ntly with Mr : Wilson Barrett, in whose company she proceeded lo Afwca and England. Miss Crawford (says " Zealand Times"), 'who has, been making girej-t strides in her profession at Home, "W&s, ■at date of writing (March 19),.. j«st recovering from '■■■•s severe attack of tyiphoi'd fever, combined wiih pneumonia. , . The Hon T. Y. Dimcah leaves for :#» north to-night. • . Mr Geritszett, 1 of the London dairy proi duce firm of Oetses and Geritszen, is at prefceiit aa a vMt to Ohfist<dwrcl», v