PERSONAL ITEMS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16433, 29 January 1919, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS.

* Mr Arthur Westonra, Akaroa has returned from a visit to the South. The Rev H. N. Roberts, late of the Woolston parish, has taken charge of tho Banks Peninsula East parish. The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Minister of Agriculture, arrived from Wellington yesterday, and goes on bv today's express to Ihtnedin, to attend tho show there. Messrs G. H. Mason and W. Broadunr, wlio spent a very enjoyable fortnight's holiday in a fishing cruise around Stewart Island and in Foveaux Strait, returned to Christchurch on Monday night. Mr A. J. Rossiter, Receiver of Land Revenue and accountant in the Taranaki Lands and Survey Office, has been promoted to the position of Chief Clerk iind Receiver of Land Revonue", Hokitika. Major D. J. Sweetzer, Adjutant, has been appointed Commandant of Trentham Camp, in succession to Colonel EL. R. Potter, C.M.G., N.Z.S.C., appointed Officer Commanding Auckland Military District. Captain Wheeler and Lieutenant G. Taoon, of the Imporial Army, are indulgence passengers on tho transport Oxfordshire, due at Auckland on February 2nd, with a large draft of returning soldiers. Mr C- E. Robertson, at present editor of the "Bluff Press," has been appointed sub-editor of the "New Zealand Farmer," Auckland. As an athlete, Mr Robertson has a considerable record, having competed successfully at New Zealand Athletic Championships at Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, and Invercargill, and ia the holder of records for tho high jump, hop, step and jump, and mile running. At the present time Mr T. H. Rhodes, of Manchester, is touring New Zealand taking cinematograph pictures for the Gaumont Graphic Film Corporation. After spending three days in Timaru, Mr Rhodes left yesterday for the Southern Lakes district. Ho will stay there for some time, and ho will then go to the Mount Cook region to secure some viows of Alpine scenery to 6how in America. Our Timaru correspondent telegraphs that the Hon. D.' H. Guthrio, Minister of Lands, who was to have left Fairlie I yesterday for Mount Cook, abandoned tho trip on account of the heavy rain. In the afternoon Mr R. L. Wigley motored him to Timaru, where he caught tho express for Dunedin. It is the Minister's intention to complete his tour of South Canterbury on his return from Southland and Otago aboufc tho middlo of next month. Mr H. A. Huggins, for some years Ohiof Assistant of the Post and Telegraph Department, and Controller of the Post Office Savings Bank lias beon promoted to bo Acting-Second Assistant Secretary, vice Major G. B. Dall, who has proceeded to England to take charge of postal matters as far as the New Zealand Expeditionary Forco is concerned. Mr Huggins succeoded Mr L. Ledger in tho position of Controller two years ago. Ho has done valuable work in connexion with War Loan propaganda during tho troubled period now past, and in other respects has proved his versatility and resource. Mr Huggins has been succeeded by Mr F. Johnson, who becomes Acting-Account-ant and Controller of the Post Office Savings Bank. . The Rev. L. G. Whitehead, M.A., has been appointed warden in charge of Selwyn College, Ihmedin. Mr Whitehead, aftor leaving the Normal Training College in 1904, was appointed to tile Ashburton Main. school, and three years later he was appointed to the Sydenham Public school. In 1910, Mr Whitehoad received an appointment in charge of the preparatory department of the Christchurch Boys' High School, and has evor since been on the staff of that school. Mr Whitehoad is also assistant priest at St. Saviour's, Sydenham, and lecturer in philosophy and psychology to the Workers' Educational Association, of which body; he was secretary for some considerable time. Ho gained his M.A. wjth first-class honours in philosophy in 1915, and later was awarded an exhibition in Hebrew by the New Zealand Board of Theological Studies. Mr "Whitehoad will take up his new position at Eastef. Mr R. E. Fitzer, who was a member of the New Zealand crew which won the International Eights at Reading (mentioned in yesterday's "Press"), was a prominent member of the Cantorbury Rowing Club some years ago, and it was not long after his joining as a youth before he showed promising signs of prowess with the oars. Ho was a member of several crews which successfully represented the'club at regattas * rowing first as bow, then going up to No. 3, and finally successfully acting as stroke. Ho started in youths' events, and qualified successfully in maidens, juniors, and seniors successively. Proof of Mr Fitzer's prowess with the oar is revoaled by his being selected for the New Zealand crew in tho International Eight, as besides having been wounded, he was over 30 years of age, weighed nearly 16 stone, when ho left New Zealand, and had not indulged in serious rowing for years.