Personal Items.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18228, 12 November 1924, Page 8

Personal Items.

Tho Rev. Jasper Smyth Teturned from the North Island by yesterday's ferry steamer.

Messrs C. Haigh (Bradford), H. 0. Beauchamp (Wellington), J. . Bagno (Auckland), and E. M. Hunt (Wellington) are guests at Warner s Ho^el.

Messrs R. M. Munro (Kurow), I. Johnston (Scotland), and W. J. Tru»cott (Auckland) are among those staying at the Clarendon Hotel. Mr Clifford Kemp, of Wellington, has been appointed organist and choirmaster at St. Matthew's Church, Masterton.

Mr F. Reado Wauchop leaves Wellington by tho Ulimaroa to-morrow for Sydney, where he will spend about four months.

Mr F. C." Brown, Chief Government Poultry Instructor, was a passenger from Wellington by yesterday's ferry steamer.

Sir Francis Boys, general manager New Zealand Company, who has been on a visit to England, returned to Christehurch yesterday. Mr A. C. Owen has been appointed assistant electrical engineer at the head office of tho Public Works Department, Wellington. Mr A. E. Waitc, of tho head office of the Labour Department, has been appointed officer in charge of the Labour Department, Christehurch.

Mr C. E.'. White, estates administration clerk, in the Christehurch Public Trust Office, has been promoted >to the position of Second Assistant District Public' Trusteo, Duncdin. t

Mr J. D. Bruce, representative of the South Island counties on the Main Highways Board, left for Wellington last night to attend a meeting .of the Board.

Messrs E. A. Armstrong (Wellington), D. Cameron (New Plymouth). J. D. C. Tanner (Sydney), H. M. Scott (Queensland), N. A. Finch (Hampden). and D. CuMibertson (Invercargill) are recent arrivals at the' United Service Hotel.

Mr I. R. Robinson, resident electrical engipper of .the Pyljlic Wprks Department, Hamilton, has been appointed to a similar position at Christchorch. Mr Robinson, who is a graduate of Canterbury College, is the eldest son of Mr and Mrs I. Robinson, of Papanui. Mr P. A. Young, postmaster at Waimatc for three and a' lialf years, will retire on superannuation at the end of the month, after 40 years' servico. He Trill be succeeded by Mr A. W. Downer, at present postmaster at Beefton. Mr Young intends to rdsidG in Christchureh. A Wellington telegram states that Mr Massp.y has teen selected as Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zealand for the next two-years, in succession to Lord Jellicoe. _No other candidate was proposed- "The installation takes place at* Auckland on 26tl} inst-.'

At a meeting cf the Wanganui Qty Council last night Mr F. P. Talbbys resigned the positions of engineer and manager of the City Tramways and Electrical Department in order to enter into business on his own account. Mr A. E, Cheal, assistant engineer, was appointed 'to succeed Him. •

At the conclusion of the ceremony of opening the Bridge of Remembrance yesterday his Excellency the Governor- 1 General, who is hon. Colonel of the Sixth Man'awatu. Mounted Rifles, presented Lieut-Colonel. E. J.Hulbert, of that unit, roth the ' Colonial Forces Auxiliary Officers' Decoration for 20 years' service. Lieut.-C<?lonel Hulbert is a son of a former Mayor of Christchureh, Mr C. P. Hulbert. >

The Rev. T. Amptir, pf Invernegsshire, Scotland, passed through Christchurch, en route for Dunedin, yesterday. Mr Armour, who was accompanied by his wife and four children, has accepted a call from the congregation of Knox Qhurcfy Christchurch, hut proceeded on to Dunedin to visit Relations in that city before returning here- for induction into his new charge. Mr and Mrs Armour were met at the Ghrstchurch station yesterday by Mr. and Sdrs H. E. Perry, Mr and Mrs F. J. Wilkinson, Mr and Mrs W- Goss, Measrs Jameo Seid, A. H. Lindsay, and F. *W. Greeham. They will return from Dunedin on Montday week, and Mr Armour . will be inducted the following tday.