PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11480, 13 January 1903, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Sir Joseph Ward left Wellington for Lytteltan by lust night's steiuucr. The Hon. W. HaU-Jones (Minister for Public Works) arrived in Chiistchurch from I'itßWtt by the exprtsa liut night. He leaves Ly the tariy train this morning for Spruiglwid, W(i on Wednesday will proWb.y visit <tbt proposed'intake in conue-utcun. with the Wftiin*kariri power scheme in company with Mr A. D. Dobson, city surveyor. On Thursday he will most likely proceed to Hammer « to examine the country through which. th« jvepveed railway is t-o run Itvox L'ulvt>idan, <wd will leave for Wellington on Saturday [ W^ltf. Mr A. £. G. Rhodes returned to Chxistciwre& by the express mat night. i Visitant to town imludw Air A. W. Rutherford, M.H.It., Mr O. H. Alsup (Melbourne), Mr V. N. brodriek, Mα , T. I*. DobMU. Mr ft. Marshall, Mr Turnbw, Mr Solomon, Mr L. Giant (superintendent of ugant* for 11k* Australian Widows' „- fund Lifo Aseura-ooti Society), and Mr Str&ijhiearn, who in one of ..YU-sirs Strange . U)d Co.'a London buyers. At the meeting of die Diuiinage Buaid , 3W»bwday, on the moLitvn of Mr G. M'lntyre mA Mr W- E. Samuels, it was agreed: — "ThaX a rote of thanks be given to Mr K. }&. Taylor for hiu aervkes as a member of ; tlte Board, extending over inuiiy ycui.s, aaa that the Board records its regret a.t Mr TayVff'l voluntary retireouent." Tlw inotiou ". *•* owrled amidst applause. Mr Taylor, X ftekno-vrledgLng Uie vote, &tai<ed tJtat hnily reasona alone were responsible for his Ifr Pluinmer, of this city, has been "■■ »tlect«l by the Timaru Dispensary Board ; for the position of manager of the Friendly < • Societies' Dispensary, Timaru. Mr PlumJftW Vh chosen from thirteen applicant*. Tie «aar»loye«e of Meesra Alfrtd Tyree wdCo. oa Saturday presented a. wateli aaid Mfc erf cfcasert Juiv«a and forks to Mr Dunc|B iktafaanan, who in leaving, after having Mm in the employ of the firm fur fourteen Ti» officers and craw of H.M.S. Archer kfcve shown ihe ir apprecia>ti(ui of iiw . ser>rtwijiTen them by Mis« Ada M'Carthy, of aa pijuiist at the two concerts t% TBoently gave at the Oddfellows' Hall tfcwft, by preseating her -with a very haadwnae Bold brooch. On B«fcurday a number of the Lyttelton dieste of the Union Bank of Australasia hrrited Mr Geo. G. Aitken, who is leaving tjttelton for Chrietchurch, to nwet at tl» S««ai Hotel. Here Mr S. R. Webb, in the name of t<he .Mulxscribers, presented Mr Aitken -with a pair of gold sleeve links, bearing bis monogram, and a gold scarr 1 pin and etnd. In making the presentation Mr Webb spoke in eulogistic terms «f the attention to the bank's clients Mr Aitken ■ toad always shown, and to his uniform wurteey. *The te-alth of Mr Aitken was heartily drunk, and all tendered him their bast wishes for his future career. Mr Aitken suitably responded. Oβ Saturday, in the mail-roani of the Chriatchurch Post Ouice, a prejoentation of • Tery handsome silver tea. and coffee serTic* waa made by the officers of the Christehttrch ipostal district to Mx Robert Kirt«D, kte chief postmaster. Mr Millar, *• acting chief clerk, made reference to Js»e very *ble manner in which Mr Kirton W ahvaye carrit-d out the many dutiee. x Mr IQrton had been in the poatal aervic* for forty-nine years, and, in fact, ou re*n«aent -«rae the longest service Civil scr--luA in the Government ehiploy. Hβ was Wiring on a •well-earned peas ion, and they «i hoped he would be spared many years *? «ajoy it. Mr Mcßeth, the incomiflg 'wf postmaster, spoke in similar praise *f Mr Kirton, -who stated, in replying, that' ac wae very sorry to leave such a staff *• he had had in"the Christchureh office. He would never forget tlieir agreeafote comPUBonship, and in "wishing them good-bye j they would have a long and euccareer in the department. Passengers to Haniucr wsterday were «» A. C. Bell and Mr A. H. Wileon.