INTERESTING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20042, 3 September 1920, Page 5

INTERESTING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS OF THE WEEK

CHAMBER OR COMMERCE

MR V 7. M. TYEHS, the newly-electod president of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr Tycrs la in business in tho city as an accountant and auditor. Ho was formerly m tho Government Audit Department, but acme rears ago decided to start on Jus own aucount, and selected Ciuittohurch as tho acene of his enterprise. Ho is well known in business circles, and his election was a tribute to a period of useful service.

A PROMINENT LIBERAL.

THE HON TV M. Y7ILFORD, M.P., a prominent member of the Liberal I’artr, and probable successor to the late Hon W. D. S. Mac Donald as Leader of the Opposition. Mr Wilford is one of the most effective mid acute debaters in the House. In private life ho is a barrister and solicitor in Wellington, and be has boon Mayor of that city. He is a keen sportsman, and uamdlv comes to Christchurch for tho big meetings.

.RECOLLECTIONS.

MRS ASQUITH, wife of Mr H. H. Asquith, the Liberal cx-Premier of Britain. Her contributions to contemporary literature have been considerable; and ‘‘ Margot" has a wide audience which die entertains to some purpose. Her recollections, which are now being published in England, are creating widespread interest, not only because of tho cleverness of the writer, but because they deal intimately with big people.

RETIRING-'FROM THE P.O,

MR JAMES RULE, Assistant Chief Postmaster at Uhnstehurcl!, retiring alter lortyseven years service. Postmasters have coma and gone at fairly ehorl intervals, but the Assistant Chief is quite an old identity us far as Christchurch is concerned. He started in at eighteen years in 1873, and served on the mailboat run .to ’Frisco and in various New Zeal unci cities and towns. Ho will he missed by Post Office habitues.

THE SENIOR MAGISTRATE.

MR S. E. M’CARTHY, S.M., is the Senior Magistrate of this city, and is probably one of the beat known ornament a of the Lower Coiirt Bench m New Zealand. Ho has at various limes been stationed In Invercargill, Napier, and -Wellington, and wherever he has gone the proceedings of the Court have-never lacited interest. He is a man of kindly sympathies, and is the terror oi wasters and wiie-bcaters.

PLAINTIFF IN LIBEL ACTION.' /

MR WILLIAM. A. HOLMAN, K.C., exPremier of Now South VVa os, secured ISGO damages against the "Tweed Daily” for libel. ,Mr Holman’s Government was defeated at the last election, and he himself lost his seat. He has forsaken politics for the law, and " took silk ” shortly after his compulsory retirement. Ho was'an astute politician, and in' the legal profession his talents s.ro not wasted.

PATRIOT ; AND PIANIST,

IGNACE JAN PADEREWSKI, a patriot! I ole. and leading pianist and composer. Ho assisted m the reconstruction of Poland after the war, and for a lime was Premier of tho uew repub ie. His Government, however, was not a happy family, and ho had to re-a-gn. He is still working for his countrv, and at present is on a mission to Pans! lie declores that Poland can never accept the soviet terms ol per.ee.