Personal Items.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17109, 2 April 1921, Page 9

Personal Items.

Dr. J. J. Brownlee, who has been on a visit to Nelson, returned to Christchurch yesterday. While the Chief Justice is away on leave, Mr Justice Sim will be Acting<lhief Justice.

Mr F. W. Deighton, of Christchurch, has been appointed secretary of tho Canterbury Lucerne Campaign Committee.

Cable advice from Melbourne states that the Chief Rabbi, the Very Rey. Dr. Hertz, and partv will arrive in Christchurch on May lCth.

Mr H. H. Manning, of Saskatoon, Canada, arrived in Xew Zealand toy tho Tahiti, and is staying in Christchurch for a few weeks.

.Mr John Bever(dge, of Messrs Laery, Reveridgo, and Co., Wellington, left this week on an extended trip to the United Kingdom and Europe. The Rev. Monsignor Gillon, upon relinquishing the charge of his parish at Auckland on account of advancing years, was presented with a purse containing •COOO.

Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P. for Waitomo, intends to leave for England in about a month's time. While a way he will visit the graves of his two sons who were killed at the front. Dr. J. C. Macintyre, late assistant to Dr. G. J. Blaekmore, medical director of the Cashmere Sanatorium', has been advised that he has gained his M.D. degree. The Auckland Fellows of the RoyalColonial Institute have arranged a reception for Major J. R. Boose, commissioner for the institute, who will arrive by tho Niagara on the 11th inst. A vote of sympathy to Mr 11. R. Rusbrtdgo in his recent bereavement was« passed last eveninji liy the Board of Governors of the Christchurch Technical College.

Mr M. C. Barnett, of the bene} office of the Public Trust Office, who has heen on departmental visits to the, West. Coast and. Otago, left for Wellington last night. Mr J. H. Glasson, for many years connected with the firm of Messrs T. Armstrong and Co., Ltd., is shortly leaving Cnristchureh to settle in Jsclsod.

Amoug the visitors to Wellington is Mr,ll. Cuvill, of Sydney, formerly a star in the swimming world. He is on his way to America, having an idea of settling fn the United States.

The Rev. A. C. Lawry, who haß spent a period of five years of 'useful work at Rugby street Methodist Church, will preach his farewell sermons to-morrow. Appropriate anthems will be givon by the choir.

Dr.-J. W. Hall, M.D., who has boon assistant medical superintendent »& Dunedin Hospital for the past twelve months, has left for' England, where ho proposes to undertake a post-graduaoo courso of study.

Mr W. C. Phillips, late manager for Mollisons, Ltd., Dunedin, is leaving for England, having' accepted the appointment of manager of a large drapery establishment in Birmingham. Mr Phillip/ was in the New Zealand Mounted Brigade (Wellington Regiment) in Egypt lor four years. Mr J. J. Corry, Mayor of Blenheim, has signified his intention of not seeking re-election ihis year. Mr W- D. Pike, who acted as Deputy-Mayor during Mr Corry'B visit to the Old Country, intends to cpntest, the election, and Mr E. S. Parker, an ex-Mayor, is another candidate. It is announced that Dr. J. M. Christie haß been appointed president of the newly-created War Pensions Appeal Board. Dr. Christie is at present on his way back to New Zealand from England. Further appointments will be held over until, his return, about the middle of the month.'

Sir Jamefc Carroll'has (savs a Gisborne message)' receiv'ed an . invitation to attend the Pan-Pacific Educational Conference to be -held-ia Honolulu from August 11th to 21st. The confe«ence will' he representative of all the Pacific peoples for the .purpose of discussing and furthering interests common to the Pacing nations and to spread abroad a friendly spirit of inter-racial co-operation. Lieutenant Norman Leech has returned to' New Plymouth from India, where he was attached to the Waziristaii Field Force. He shortly will come to Christchurch, where he will he stationed as.a member of the New Zealand defence' staff. Lieutenant Leech passed through Duntroon Military College, and was sent to India after receiving a commission in the New Zealand forces. .-,'.- ,'■■'.

The Hon. C. J. Parr, Minister of Education and' Public Health, has been nominated to fill the vacancy on the Auckland Grammar School Board or Governors caused by tho death of tho Hon. J. A. Tole. The seat in question is representative of the two Houses of the Legislature of New Zealand. It any more nominations arc received a pot! of electors will be held, but failing any such nomination •Mr I'-arr will be declared elected.

' Mr Ales. McTagg&rt, agriculturist to the Department'of Agriculture, who has been on two years' leave, returned to the Dominion, by the Tahiti from the United States. While in America Mr McTaggart took the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Cornell University. Previouslv Mr McTaggart took the degree of B'.Sc. in Agriculture at Toronto, and later, at Cornell, to6k the M.Sc. in Agriculture. Mr McTaggart passed through Christchurch during the week on his way to visit relatives in Otago.

Mr J. T. Mannix, of Minneapolis, U.S.A.; formerly State printer for Minnesota, is at present visiting Auckland. He is making-a leisurely five years' tour of the world, which he commenced in October, 1917? He/is travelling pnncipallv for pleasure, *ut he occasionally varies his methods of getting from one country to by signing on steamers' crews in divers capacities- Mr Mannix will proceed to South Africa on leaving New Zealand, This is Ins second long world's tour. The Minister of Defence (Sir Heaton Rhodes) has received advice that he has been appointed a member of the Board of Aeronautical Commissioners, and Commissioner for New Zealand, in connexion with the first "round-the-world" aerial Derby. The communication comes from Major J. Glidden, who is engaged in promoting this big flying event, and who visited Not Zealand some time ago. The ''round-the-world' aerial race w.as planned originally to start in July of this year, but it is possible that the date will be set back. The appointment suggests that New Zealandr will be included m the route.