PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14979, 28 May 1914, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

+— " ', .*•.; Mr T. Brown left, last sight by th» , Monowai for Auckland. * .Tho Rev. Mr McGow left for Welling, ton by the Maori last evening. • "- Mr G. Jameson returned to Ghriet-. ■ church from llanko's Bay yesterday " morning.

Captain Strang was a passenger for -< Wellington by last night's tony %, steamer. -•

Mr F. T. Pogson, ot Thinedm, hm ' been promoted to the position of man*! ger of the Nelson branch of Uallcnstem -' Bras.

Mr Cecil Haselden. of tho local staff- : of tho Bank of Now South Wales is to be transferred t« Timaru, wlicro'lte ' will take- up the duties of arcountanfc.

Mr Mam ice O'Brien, secretary X<«ir Zealand Kxocmivc Comniittoe of tta Panama- Pacific Intornntional Expoii-.," tion, goes to Invercargill by tho fiist** express this morning.

Mr Lucit'ii Nopcnaire. well-knowo- I amongst wool buyers and growers ig "j Australia and New Zealand, hue h«<} conferred on him by tho Francb Government the Gross of the Ord?r of National Merit.

Mr and 3lrs J\. C. Annaud and Miss, Annaud arrived in Christchurch yeiter- - day morning from England. Mr Anaaud

is the managing director of the Norths ■- em Press and Enstineeriiij; Companr " > Ltd., of South Shields.

Mr J. H. Gunson (chahirunan of the '"-'■' Auckland Harbour Board) arrived in " Cliristchurch last night, on his vray "'- ---back to Auckland from Australia, ■where ■'. } ho. has been spending a holiday. Hf goes North io-nigiu. The many friends of Mr G. do VrieT %' nil! bo pleased to learn of tho honour • conferred on him by Queen .Wilhelmioa of tho Netherlands," in tho form of a . Knighthood of the Order of Orang*. Nassau, for consular services ronuered during his residence in Christchurch. '[-

The Hon. A. l>. Herdman, Minister / of Justice, accompanied by his secretary, Mr Poulton. arrm<d in Christchurch from Wellington yesterday morning .Mr Hordman left by tbe". second express for Methvon, whore M delivered a political address la&t nigfet.

Air W. S. Jones, assistant clerk o! . ; tho Court at Wanganui, lpft yesterday *-'.\ for Temuka. ■whoro ho has been appointed clork of tho Court. Mr V. L. Hammond, of Chribtchurch. succeeds Mr "'- Jones, and he has already commenced '*'■• his duties. Among tho passengers vrho arrived at ."'. Wellington from Sydney yesterday was Mr C. C. Reade, representative of the V Garden Cities and Town Planning As- >-'- j sociation of Great Britain/ He will de- > j liver a scries of lectures in New Zea- .'x land.

Mr J. T. Owen, who is leaving the I employ of Messrs Andrews and Beaven, I Ltd., after thiitet-n years' eorvice, was . ,1 on Tuesday evening presented vrith a "' Blorris easy chair and a shaving outfit ~' by his fellow-eranloveos. Mr Owen -.„' leaves for to take up s ■ posilion there. - " r