PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11507, 13 February 1903, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Genera* Babington (Commandant o f the Forces) arrived from the South by the f xpretn last evening, mid, went on w> Wellington. Hβ vna met at the railway station by Olonel Webb nn<l Captain {Hobday. ~, Mr John Mill (Port Chalmers), Mr and jMrn Alieter Clarke, Mr D. A. S. Owper, CMr and Mis Evana, Mr M. C. Orbetl, ffoi Mr F. D. Brown, arrived from the Bouth by tho exjiretw last evening. ; Archdeacon Harper, Mr G. Jameson, Mr JV. J. Creawell, Mr J. A. Gilruth, Mra ■ jDrbeli, and Mr J. Hadfield went South by tho exprrss yesterday morning. Mr U. Mocpberson (Wellington), Mr Acton-Adnnse (Tipapa), 31r Peorshouse, Mr Thomas (Wellington), Mies MoGill, Mr and , Mra Aliator Clark, Mr J. Fleming, Mr C. ! Hall, M.H.R., Miss Recce, Mr H. E. Hart, .- end Mr W. H. HartgiU are in towu. Recent callere at the local agency of the ■ Tourist Department were:—Mr J. A. . Lochhead (Melbourne), Mr 0. Daniels (Mcl- ■ bourne), end Mr A. P. W. Thomas (Auckland). . . The passengers for Hammer by yesterday morning's train —Messrs F. W. onttpo, Chienall. Misses Chienall, Stewart, , . end ii. Hampton. the Misses A. and E. G. Douglas, wno - lire leaving New Zealand for o, long visit' to England, were passengers by the Warrimoo for Sydney last night, on their way to join the steamer Orauz. Referring to Dr. Chiiton'e appointment oe Professor of Biology at Canterbury Coi«g», the chairman of the West Christ- ■ church. School Committee at the monthly meeting on, Wednesday, said that, it was i Very gratifying that a former pupil of the school should hare attained such an , * honourable position. A motion congratulating Dr. Chilton on his appointment was carried unanimously. - Mr J. H. Stringer, late chief inspector ' for the city, was presented on Wednesday evening with a massive gold chain tad medallion by the coach proprietors. fclr John Wood, in making the presenta- . y«n, epoke highly o! Mr Stringer's uniform courtesy ana impartiality. At the Garrison Library the officers of '■„ the Garrison, meet this evening, to . .'■ bid good-byo to Lieutenant-Colonel W«bb, - who leaves on Saturday to take up the ■ duties of officer-commanding the Wellington district. During his comparatively h ' brief stay in this city Colonel Webb has Bfi.befn popular with all he has* come in »|V>ntact with, and a large gathering of