Personal Items.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17112, 6 April 1921, Page 6

Personal Items.

Sir George Clifford left last night for Wellington. . Mr E. E. Gillon, engineer-in-chief New Zealand Railways, passed through Christchurch yesterday, oh his way to Dunedin. Constable P. Cosgrove, who has been stationed at Mount Cook Police Station, Wellington, for the pa6t seven years, has resigned, in order to take over the Pier Hotel, Kaikoura. A Sydney cable message state? that Dr. J. R. Purdy, City Health Officer at Sydney, and formerly health officer at Auckland, who served with the 6th and 10th New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the South African campaign, has been elected president of the Now South Wales Health Society. An outgoing passenger by tho Tahiti on Saturday was Mr G. N. Morris, who is about to take up tho position ot Collector of Customs and Treasurer in tho Rarotongan Administration. By ", coincidence, it was five years to a day since Mr Morris left the Dominion by the same ship (then a transport) as a subaltern in tho Rifle Brigade. After serving some , months 'in France, Mr Morris was severely wounded in the attack on Flers, in- September, 1916. Returned to New Zealand as an invalid no was discharged, and for a time resumed the place he had left in the Justice Department. Early in 1018 ho was appointed Resident Commissioner of Niue, and having filled that post for nearly three years he has now been transferred to Rarotonga in the capacity stated. One of ttfe hardest workers in the interests of the Canterbury Builders Association for very many yeara has been Mr W. H. Winsor, and last evening, at its annual meeting, the Association gave tangible proof of its appreciation of his services, by presenting him with a handsome afternoon tea service. In making the presentation, the president, Mr J. Francis, spoke eulogistically of the services of Mr Winsor to the Association, and also to the invaluable services of Mrs Winsor. Mr J. Greig expressed the opinion that if the presentation had coßt 50 guineas, it would not be an adequate tribute to Mr and Mrs Winsor's services. Incidentally. Mr Greig expressed his best wishes for Mr Winsor's success at the approaching municipal elections. Mr Winsor suitably responded, especially thanking the Association for coupling the name of Mrs Winsor with the presentation.