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Star (Christchurch), Issue 20055, 18 September 1920, Page 10

PERSONAL.

Messrs AV. G. M'Donakl. chairman of Hie Board of Trade, and J. T. Tyre© an; in Cliriskhurcli. Mr H.'.]'. S. Wright, of the Eastern Extension Cable Company, is in Christchurch. A cable message from Svducv announces the death of Join/Devlin, a bandmaster who adjudicated in manv 'competitions in. New Zealand. Among the, visitors to Christvhuroh. aro Mossrs J. H. Bovd (Toronto), (i. Stanton (Chile). JO. Ostermnn and Justus Ostcrmau (Svdnev), E Bagot On Hiss (England).' , Mr L. G. Lilly, a brother of MiArthur Lilly, A.R.C.0.. of Christchurch, has been appointed to fhe Eastern staff of the British Imperial Oil Company; and has left London for Shanghai. Mr A. P. Jordan, formerly Assistant Deputy Public Trustee at Ch'ris'tchureh, and recently district inspector, with headquarters at Dunedin, has been promoted to the position of Local Deputy Public Trustee, Dunedin. Tlhe Rev \Y. J. Williams, of Suniner, will leave for "Waikouaiti to-dny to collect information for a history ■ of Methodism in New Zealand during the past hundred years, which he is writing. He already has visited many historical places in tho North Island in connection with the historv. It is no',t known when it will he published. Tho centenary will bo celebrated in 1922. Officers of the Agricultural Department to-day presented Mr A. Macpherson, Fields Instructor and specialist in lucerne culture, with a. roll-top writing desk-, and ivith a silver fruitstand for'his wife. Mr Maeplierson joined tho Department in January. 1901, as Inspector of Dairies, and ho'is now retiring on superannuation. Tho .presentation was made by Mr F. 8. Pope, Assistant-Director "of . Agriculture, who said that Mr Macpherson had done particularly valuable -work in tho Department, and for tho benefit of the country, filling various positions: ■with, conspicuous ability. His investigations in regard .to lucerne had achieved important results.