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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19863, 4 February 1920, Page 8

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,Dr Xewraan, M.P. for ’Wellington East, who under went nn operation last week, is making a satisfactory recovery. Mr J. S. I>icksou, M.P. for Parnell, arrived in Christchurch this morning, and went on to Tim am by tho midday express. Mr Thomas Culpau. registrar of births, deaths and marriages at Auckland for the past twenty years, has retired on .superannuation. Air AV. >l. Jordan. IS, Hill View Street, has received advice that lus son is returning by tho Athenic, which is due in Wellington about March 1. Air -1. Al. Callaway, senior partner in the firm ol'Mcssrs (Jniian and Callaway, Dunedin, has retired from active participation in the conduct of this oldostoblishcd legal business. At the Cathedral last evening Bishop Julius installed the Bovs C. G. Aluttor and P. J. Cocks as canons of the Oatho? dral, and Mr H, D. Broadhoad ns diocesan lay reader. Dr T. E. J. Hughes, new Health Officer for Canterbury, attendee a meeting of tho Christchurch Influenza Committee yesterday, ami was welcomed by the nepiuy-chainnaa (Air J. A FJcshcr). The Bov C. F. Askew, AT.A., vicar of St Aln.ik’s, Wellington, who lia.s been in England for some lime, past collecting for the now Anglican Cathedral at Wellington, intends to leave the Old Country for Now Zealand jn April. Messrs A. Kaye and G. Scott have I been appointed the Lyttelton Harbour i Board's representatives at the confer- ■ once of local bodies' representatives as | to improvements to the Avon on Feb- ■ ruary 10. Air Warrington La.ing (chairman), j and Air G. Al. Bcivi (secretary), of the ■ New Zealand Loan ami .Mercantile. Agency Company, will shortly visit-! ] Now Zealand for tho purpose of inspect- 1 ’ ing tho various branches of the com- ! . pany in the Dominion. 4 ■ ; The many friends of Air and Airs j " Ernest- Gifford, of Sydney, and late of | this city, wijl be very sorry t > bear of ; 1 the death by drowning of their son, j aged thirteen- Ho was the only grandson of Airs Barns, an old resident of ’ Dunedin, and a nephew of Mr and Airs I I Giilord, 181. Durham Street city. j ‘