PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14833, 26 November 1913, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Dr. A'Court was a passenger for Lytteltou yesterday. Mr James Mackenzie, SurveyorGeneral, arrived ih town yesterday. Mr G \\\ Forbes. M.i,. arrived yesterday morning from Wellington* Mrs G. Ltttirertson and .fnittily-arrived from the Sortb. by yesterday s ferry steamer. The Rev. Mr Collier arrived at; Lyttelton yesterday morning from Wellington. Captain Bone, marine superintendent for the New Zealand Shipping Company, went North last night. Police Commissioner Cullen returned to WelHugton last night, after a short risit to the Port. Captain Rhodes, Captain ' Finney, Captain Glendinmng» and Mr h. .•*!•. Isitt, M.P., went North last mgnt.

Mr J D - P£ chi t' chai rman of the of Land Purcaase Commissioners, is in townMr J- E - H^ 5 arrived from Wdyesterday morning, and went south by the second express. The Re*< Father CConaell. the Her. Mr Don, and the Rer. Mr Noave were ™Lengo« for Wellin fi( ton by last Sight's ferry steamer. Mr J. S- Xevillo, assistant city town clerk, has been appointed aoting-town. c!erk during the absence of the town cierk with the Mayor at the opening of the Auckland Exhibition. Archdeacon Cullwick has resigned from active work in the Melanesian mission field. Hβ is returning by the Southern Cross f : -s week to take up his residence in Ne At the Gisbornc Land Office on Fri- ! f ] a V a presentation was made to Mr Oswald A. Bnrm Hate of Christchurch) on the occasion of his leaving the Lands bt.'partiuent to take up farming at To Arai. A special meeting of the Otago Harbour Board was held last night to appoint a secretary and treasurer. There were thirty applicants, and it was decided to appoint Mr W. J. Bardsley, secretary of tho Timarn Harbour Board, to tho position. Mr and Mrs W. S. Lovell-Smith and Mrs Shepherd, ivho left Christchurch a little over a year airo on a risit to Europe, have returned. The tour was p holiday one. and. included India, Frnnce, Italy, Austria. Germany, Switzerland, and England. In England. Scotland, and Wales the party motored a great deal. Mr H. HucWetdn. manager in Auckland for the Bank of New Zealand, will leave on January sth on a year's visit to England acrompanird by Mrs Ruckleton and Miss Buckleton. During a period of some months, Mr Bucklt>ton will bo attached to the Loidnn ofPco of the Bank. In June Tipxt he will ioin the -nrcpident of Atickinnd Chamber of Commerce (Mr S J. Xathfin) in "Parts, to represent that body at tho Permanent Congress of Cliflmbers of Commerce. At the opening of the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court at Invercnrgill yesterday, Mr Harvey, president of the Southland Lnw Society, congratulated Sir Joshua Willies on the distinction conferred unon him by his appointment to the Privy Council, rnmarkins: that dnrii<e the thirty-eight years ho hnd snt in InvercargUl. on no occasion had tliere 'heen tho slightest friction. In acknowledging the compliment. S ; r Joshua WPlinms snid it seemed to him that the Privy Council wns one of the strongest ties that ex•isted hetwoen the Mother Country and the Drwinio'is. ' He was sorry to leave New. Zpnlnml, but it was not h?s r>rer sent intention to t-ako.nn his- permanent residence in Enszlnnd.