PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11891, 28 December 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL.

The Hon G. "VT- Russell will arrive in. Chrisiehnreh to-morrow morning, and will attend .it the Ministerial offices, Government- Buildings, for business during the day and on Saturday morning. On Friday evening ho will proceed to Darneld to open the new soldiers' memorial hall there. The Minister will return to Wellington on Saturday night. Major 1.1, Meddings returned from Wellington to-day. Mr G. Scales arrived from Wellington this morning. Lady Stewart arrived from the north this morning. Captain Shaw and Captain Feldon arrived from the north to-day. Messrs D. J. Nathan and J. L. Day arrived from Wellington this morning. Advice has been received that Mr W. Radcliffo (Mayor of Lyttelton), v,-ho is staying in Dundein, has, had a paralytic stroke. The Rev W. A. Job, Linwood, has received a unanimous call to the pastorate of the Timaru Congregational Church. Mr B. Rhind. of Lyttelton, left last evening en route for England, to join the Motor Patrol Service. Prior to his departure the Lyttelton Bowling Club presented him with a set ot military brushes. Captain Mullineux, who was Formerly a chaplain in the Navy, and who has acted as chaplain in 'the New Zealand training camps for the past four months, luus decided to relinquish that work and go to the front as a field secretary for 'tho Y.M.C.A. He la very well known as a footballer. Colonel R. W. Anderson will leave by the New Zealand Hospital Ship Maheno as officer commanding the troops. Included in the medical staff are Major P. Goulburn Gibson. Captain .). F. Duhean and Captain A. Foster. Major W. N. 0. Bond, of tho C.Y.C.. has been appointed adjutant, A meeting: of the Riecarton unit of the C.D.C. was held in the corps' hall, Riecarton Rend, last night, to make- a presentation to Private S. Stringlcman, who is on final leave. Lieutenant, F. MCullouLih presided and presented Private Stringlcman with a wristlet wa tell and wished him a same return. A social was held afterwords avid a pleasant evening was spent. Mr V. G. Day, S.M., of Timaru, received a cable message last week from England stating tliafc his son had passed his examination at the Officers' Training College, and had been given u. commission in tho 6th Rifle Brigade. Lieutenant Day was second-lieutenant in the tfth (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles, and adjutarit in charge at Ashburton before going to England, resigning that appointment in order to do so. He is not yet twenty-one years of age. Captain William George Tye, who had been associated with tho Auckland harbour ferry service for many years, died while on duty on the steamer Goshawk on Sunday evening. His death while engaged in his work on tho vessel marked the close of long and faithful service to the Devonport Ferry Company. Captain Tye, who for forty years had been A master in Auckland Harbour, was & fine type of sailor. He was sixty-one years of age, and he leaves a widow and family of four. One of his sons is a captain in the Ferry Company's fleet.