PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14886, 28 January 1914, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

»■ ■■ ■ His Excellency tho Governor is to visit Timaru on February 17th, xvhen ho will be presented with an address of welcome, and entertained at a banquet. Lieutenant Maurico arrived yesterday from the North. The Rev. 31. Ferney arrived from Wellington yesterday. Messrs Murray Hobbs, R. J. Mason, and H. Cutts arrived yesterday morning from tho North. Sir William Hall-Jones is at present in Waimato, where he is visiting a very old friend—3lr A. Beswick. Mr E. A. Belcher, headmaster of Christ's College, returned from the North Island yesterday nioniiuc

Mr G. A. Smythe, local Deputy Public Trustee and Official Assignee, returned to Christchurch on Monday after a holiday. Mr Siduey Williamson is now convalescent, after his recent severe illness,, and will bo abio to resume his dutios early next month. Mr A. A. plains, headmaster of the Greymouth public school, who has been on a holiday trip to the North Island, left yesterday morning for the West Coast. The death is announced of Mr Alfred H. Hale, postmaster at Richmond. Nelson. Ho was well-known throughout tho Post and Telegraph service of the Dominion. Mr T>. H. Guthrie, 31.P. for Oroua and Senior Government Whip, was a passenger from Weliin;(x>n by tho Wahine yesterday morning, and left for Dunedin by the first express. Tho Hou. A. L. Herdman, AttorneyGeneral and Minister of Justice, arrived from Wellington by yesterday morning's ferry steamer, and went on to Dunediu by the first express. He returns North to-day. Mr E. W. Cardale, who has been accountant for Messrs Friedlander Bros., Ltd., Ashburton, for the last six years, has resigned his position, as he is taking up his residence in Wellington. Mr John Roberts, C.M.G.. has been appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union Steam Ship Company of Now Zoaland. Ltd., during tho absence of Sir James Mills. Arrivals in town include Messrs J. F. Salmon (Transvaal), S. Harris (Napier), H. Gough (Sydney), N. B. Ril'ev (Sydney). F. Broorno (England). G. C. Fache (Wellington), and J. D. SutclifFo (England), and Dr. G. Phillips (Kumar:i). During Mr G. Cruickshank's absence m the Home Country Mr Thomas Hutchison, Stipendiary Magistrate at Oamaru, will take charge of tho Southland .iistrict as trom March 33st. Mr Oruickshany expects. to bo absent from tho Dominion for twelve monthe. Mr J. R. Moziigomery. for the past seventeen years headmaster of the Geraklino State school, wns met oil Monday by a representative gathering of residents, and presented with a purso of sovereigns. Mr Montgomery is leaving Geraldine for Christchurch, where he lias aecoptad an appointment on the staff of tho Boys' High School. Captain W. H. Meikleham, who has been in tho eervico of tho Press Company, Ltd., for upwards of twenty-four years, has, owing to failing health, tendered his resignation. During his lengthy connexion with the company Captain Meikleham has been brought in closo contact with business people, not only in Christchurch, but in all parts of tho Dominion, and on all hands his sterling qualities as a capablo and tactful business man are recognised and appreciated. Mr Malcolm Fraser, Government •Statistician, has been re-nominated for a position on tho Public Service Superannuation' Board as a representative of tho Departments other than Railways and Post and Telegraph. Mr Eraser has for the past two years acted in this capacity, and was for three yearn hou. secretary of tho original committee which moved in the matter Sh«m inß,nS 4 B°"' n t ho su Pe™nn U ation trf °\u / ? rcss Association message states that the executive of the Pub lie Service Association is supporting tho candidature of Messrs Georee Ul port, Secretary of Marine; H W Bishop, S.M., Christchurch. and J w' Macdonald, solicitor to the PublicTrust Office, Wellington, for election as members of tho Public Service Superannuation Board.