PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11483, 16 January 1903, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr R. Collins and Mrs Collins were paslengera to Hanmer by yesterday morning's train. Mr and Mrs W. Strange, Mr J. Wallace (Sydney), Mr J. H. Hayes (London), " Mr W. H. Gaw, and Sub-Inspector Dwyer were passengers by the express yesterday morning. Mr J. W. A. Marohant, one of the Vice-Presidents of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, and Mr C. D. Mor- ' peth, the Secretary, arrived from the • ilorth by yesterday's steamer. xar W. D. Young (Dunedin), Mr G. Laing-Meason (Timaru), -Sir J. H. Morris (Chertsev.. Mr H. J. Wylde (Palmerston ■. North), Mr A. Robinson (Cheviot), Mr W. >,< Runaden, Mr F. W. Hamilton, Mr C. H. . Maafarlane, Dr. and Mrs Trevor, Miss Bullock, Rev. Mr Waters (Wellington), ' Mr Pntsev, and Captain Heritage are visitors to town. k Dr. and Mrs B. Vokkman and Mrs Gorton left for Rangiora yesterday morn- ■' tog. Mr and Mrs W. R. Cradg left for - JUc&roa yesterday. - Mr A. Crabb, .M.R.C.V.S., who has <.- been appointed to take charge of the -Corporation Abattoirs, arrived yesterday. \< -, Visitors to town include:—Mr W. Har- . ikon, E. 0. O'Conneh, Mr Burrldge, Air ;_J M. J. Bourke, Mr W. W. Macrae, Mr and *, lira A. Macfarlane, Mrs Friedlander, Air ,* 'md Miss Folheringham, Rev. and Mrs K. - H. B. Simpson, Mr W- Griffiths Smith _ (Cfbertsey), Air R. Wood (Methven), Mr .' *IS. Reid, Mr T- G. Patrick, Mis Turn"B_fl, Air J. Jackson (Timaru), Mr Jas. R. ' fieott (Dunedin), and Mr C. S. WiUnnott _. (Sydney). }£ Constable Frank Lewin, who has been ''Ji toaaferred to Timaru, for which place he iL;"_J»ves to-day, was last night presented by t&I'Vll fellow members of the police force in Jfc/vihij city with a handsome marble dock, M" *ri-_h bore tbe following inscription: — to Constable Lewin, on bis ;||v.tiwa_.r to T-maru, by Christchurch police, j|£ 16.1.03." Sergeant Burke made the preMf x Onr Dunedin correspondent telegraphs £& that out of six applicants, Mr Robfc Wood, Sifc »sa_t«>t-_naster at the Timaru Boys' H.gh *& ; fiehoci, was last night appointed assistantmaster at the Otago Boys' High School. Mr /M Wood, who is a son of a Canterbury school- .£'. Utster, passed his first section of the B.A . '-' 4egwe at Canterbury College in 1838, comv . jUting his degree at the Otago University *"- so 190 v. Last year he passed the final secV «f bis LL.B. examination. Miss Mc- ;. Anight, of Dunedin, was appointed assistant- ;»' «Wti__B _i the Girls' High School out of i. Sour applicants, including two from Christvareh. Mr T. Rtttton, who was elected at Wedoasday a meeting of the Temuka Borough , Council as Mayor of the borough (vice Major Hayhurst resigned on account of leaving eflwirtly for the o.d Country) is well known ra the district. Since his residence in that township he has carried on business as a pan merch_k__t, and has token a prominent ;, • interest in local politics. He is a member ■ r ' «f the Geraidine Licensing Committee, and several other local bodies- He is a son of = - Mr Buxton, who at one time represented an Aihburtwn conaUtoancy in the House of Re- - JW-K-ntaJtives.