PERSONAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17347, 30 September 1924, Page 8

PERSONAL.

Mr B. Tuck we 11 was a passenger from Wellington by this morning’s ferry steamer. Mr I*. R. Climie, organiser for the Canterbury Progress J>eague, was a visitor to Ashburton yesterday in connection with public body matters. Mr C. E. Spittal. chief warder at Paparua Prison, has received notice of transfer to the Mount Eden Prison, and expects to proceed north at the end of the week. Mr W. E. Judkins, who has been head teacher at the Rakaia School for the past nine years, has been appointed head teacher at the Lyttelton West School and will commence his new duties in November.

Mr N. Patton, after nearly twenty years’ service in the Christchurch telephone exchange, is being transferred on promotion to the position of senior mechanician in the telephone exchange at Auckland.

Mr R. B. Bunt, chairman of the Canterbury Football Association, who acted as manager for the Chinese “Soccer” team during their tour of Ne-v Zealand, returned to Christchurch this morning.

Before taking ordinary business at the meeting of the Christchurch Poultry Club last night, a motion of sympathy with Mrs J. Allan in the death of her husband. avlio was a life member of the club, was agreed to, members standing.

Mr J. A. Frostick has been recommended by the council of the Canterbury Cli am her of Commerce for election as a life member of the chamber. The nomination will be presented to a general meeting on October 13. Professor Macniillan Brown, who has been carrying on research work in North Ajneri a in an endeavour to trace any relation between the Polynesian-, and the Indians, returned to Christchurch this morning. He was accompanied by Miss Macmillan Brown. .Messrs L). Wright, of Reef ton. and C. Bell, of Christchurch, left last night for Wellington to join the boat for -Melbourne to-day, to take part in the Warm ambool-Melbourne road race. -Mi' B. Be Compte (.Little River) will leave on Friday.

Detective H. J. lye Sueur, of the Christchurch Headquarters Office, has been transferred to Timaru in place of Detective X. D. Abbott, who died recently. Constable W. A. Maokrell. St Albans, has been transferred to take charge of the South bridge station, and Constable R. Mori arty has been transferred to Leeston.

On the occasion of Mr T i. W. M.ent.ies severing his connection with the firm, Mr W. M’Kenzie, on behalf of the members of the Rangiora staff of the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, last night presented him with an office elixir.

At last night’s meeting of the Rangiora Athletic Club a motion of sympathy- was passed with the relatives of the late Air Hugh Boyd. A similar motion was passed at a meeting of the committee of the Rangiora Bowling. Croquet and Tennis Club.

Mr Reginald Newberry, who was well known as an Auckland boy soprano, is present in Sydney, on his way to Mil ah, Italy, where he will continue hi& studies under Signor Federico Forrado, one of the leading Italian maestras. Mr Newberry now has a fine tenor voice, and Dame Melba has expressed the opinion that he will prove a great success in the world of song.

There was a pleasant gathering after the show at Everybody’s Theatre last night, when the staff and directors welcomed home Mr Harry Waters, manager of the theatre, who returned last week from an eight months’ trip to America and England. A supper was set in the foyer, and during it Air F- M. Drewitt made a speech of welcome to Air Waters. He said that the trip must have put at least ten years on to Air Waters’s life, and lie was sure that the experience he had gained would be worth a great deal to the theatre. Messrs C. G. M’Kellar and W. J. Bellingham also spoke. Air Waters, in his reply, said that he was delighted to be back at Everybody’s once more with the people he knew. Air Stronach Paterson, president of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, tendered his resignation to the council last uight, owing to his intending departure from Christchurch. Air Paterson stated that he would be leaving Christchurch shortly for Wellington, where he would be engaged for some months. He would then leave for England and it was probable he might be absent from New Zealand for two years. Members of the council expressed their great regret at Mr Paterson’s resignation. It was decided to Vail a special meeting of the chamber for October 13, for the purpose of electing a president and vice-presi-dent.