Personal Items.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18216, 29 October 1924, Page 8

Personal Items.

The Hon. Edward Newman, M.E.C., is paying Christchurch a short visit. Mr I\ Selig returned from the North bv yesterday's ferry steamer.

'Hie Rev. Jasoer Smyth left last iiipht bv the ferry steamer on a, visit to hid daughter in the North Island. Owing to continued ill-health. Mr A. McClure has resigned his position as Town Clerk, New Brighton. Guests at Warner's Hotel include Messrs T. Mackenzie (Timaru), and A. Pearce (Dunedin.)

Mr Chas. Seton-Kellaway, of Cashmere, who is a patient in Lcwisham Hospital, is progressing favourably. The Legislative Council has granted leave of absence to tho Hons. \\. J. Geddis and F. Marnier for the remainder of the session on account ot illness.

Mr J. M. Moorey, lecturer for the local Spiritualist community, was the recipient of a Kiviapoi run : >t a tendere*.! him on the occasion ot nis birthday.

At vesterdav's meeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors n vote of condolence was passed to Professor Arnold Wall in the death of his wife.

Messrs W. Fitzgerald (Wellington), C. A Scott (Dunedin), A. May (Wellington), E. R. Smith (Dunedin), and A. Yanoesller (Auckland), nre staying at the Clarendon Hotel.

Mr J. Hamer, Dunedin manager for Sir Benjamin and John Fuller, LUI., went north last, uight to attend a Conciliation Council sitting at Wellington that will consider claims for «•. Dominion stiige liands' award. Messrs W. J. Walter (president) and P. (\ Lucas (seeretarj') of the Nortli Canterbury Centre of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling t nion leftlast night for Hastings to attend tho annual oonferenc-e of the Union.

Our London correspondent writes that Mr David Jones, chairman of the Meat Pool Board, sails from England for America on October 3rd. He will be accompanied by Mrs Jones, and they will join the Niagara at Vancouver on November 18th.

Recent arrivals at tho United Service Hotel include Messrs C. F. Hudson (Wellington), B. McDonald (Melbourne), D. Gray Sutherland (Inglewood), B. D. Sutherland (Inglewood), C. E. Masscy (Wellington), and J. W. Hannan (West Coast).

Tho Mayor (Mr J. A. Flegher) returned yesterday from the sitting of the Municipal Conference at Auckland. The other members of the City Council delegation to the Conference, Crs. J. W. Beanland and E. H. Andrew* and the Town Clerk, will not return until later in the week.

Mr D. G. Anderson, who has been the Nelson representative for the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company Ltd., for the past nine months, hag " been transferred to Christchurch on promotion. Mr D. O'Coitnor of Wellington succeeds Mr Anderson as district agent.

Mr T. C. Lowry, of Hawkc's Bay, was a passenger by the Maunganui, whioh arrived at Wellington on Monday morning from San Francisco. _ Mr Lowry, who is an old boy of Christ's College, was a member of the English cricket team which toured the Dominion early last year.

His Grace Archbishop Julius, who recently notified his intention of relinquishing the Primacy and Bishopric of Christchurch, will probably leave the Dominion on a. visit to England in May. He will be accompanied by his daughter, Miss Julius. His Grace stated that they would probably be away for twelve months and would leajve New Zealand in time to spend the summer at Home. A Wellington Press tele-, frra.m states that at a. social to Mr H. E. Holland, M.P., leader of the Labour Party, he was presented •with a wellfilled, gold-mounted Pallet and an oil painting of himself, inscribed. Mr Robert Semple, in making the presentation. insisted' that Mr Holland and his wife should take a long holiday free , from all platform work, when the session ended.

Messrs J. J. Dougall (president), W. Walton (vice-president), and O. J. Treleaven (secretary) of the Canterbury Branch of the Navy League, leave for Wellington to-night to take paft in a deputation to the Prime Minister relative to establishing Sea Cadets. Lieut.-Commaader E. G. Rhodes (who is in Wellington at present) will also represent the Canterbury Branch of the League.

The resignation of Mr B. M. Laing, assistant master at the Christchurch Boys' High School, who is retiring on superannuation, was received at yesterday's meeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors, who carried the following resolution:—"The Board of Governors of Canterbury College desires to place on record its high appreciation of Mr E. M. Laing's loyal service as assistant master at the Christchurch Boys' High School during the past thirty-eight years, and .to express tho hope that ho may long bo able to enjoy his well-earned leisure." Mr C. T. Aschman referred appreciatively to Mr Laing's services on behalf of education, and Dr. Chilton said that gentleman was an authority on marine weeds.

At yesterday's meeting of the Canterbury College Board of Governors it was resolved, on the recommendation of the Tutorial Clas3 Committee, to offer the position of W.E.A. lecturer in South Canterbury to Mr Harold G. Miller, M.A. (N.Z.), B.A. (Oxon.), of Wellington. Mr Miller matriculated in 1915 from tho Masterton District High School, and entered immediately upon a brilliant academic course at the Victoria University College, Wellington. In 1918 he graduated 8.A., winning the Senior University Scholarship in Economics, and being placed proximc accessit for the Scholarship in Philosophy. In the following year he graduated M.A. with first-class honours in Philosophy, and was awarded the Jacob Joseph scholarship for research in Philosophy. In 1920 Mr Miller was the successful candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship, and was also awarded a free passage to Europe by the University Senate. He immediately took up his studies at Balliol College, Oxford, where lie followed the new school, known a* "Modern Greats," or the School of Philosophy, History and Economics. In 1923 he graduated with second-class honours and was offered a position ia tutorial class lecturer in the Staffordshire Potteries district under the Oxford Tutorial Class Committee. Mr Miller, however, declined the position and spent some months in France, Austria and Germany before returning to Is'ew Zealand in 1924. H« takes up his new duties in the South Canterbury district on February Ist, 1925.