Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18412, 19 June 1925, Page 8

Personal Items.

Tho Hon. Sir James Parr Icatc* Dunediu by tho first express fat Tiraaru this morning and will como on to Christchurch by the second express,

Tho Hon. Sir It. Ilcaton Rhodes will open tho Mothers' Cottage in conne» iou with tho Plunkct Society to-day, i*» stead of tho Hon. Sir Maui Pomait, Sir Heaton will return to Wellington, to-morrow.

Mossrs 0. Prouse (Wpllington), j. "Ramsay (Wellington), P. W. Harold (Wellington), and L, Lonevgan (Wellington) are guests at "Warner's Hotel. An Invcrcarßill telegram states that Mr Adam Hamilton, who represented tho Wallace electorate from 1919 to 1922 has consented to contest tho seat* at tho General Election in tho Reform Party's interest.

Messrs K. A. Lock (Wellington), C. Towell (Wellington). G. Tingey (Man. oliester), E. M. Marris (Thames), D, Bernstein (Duncdin). and mander "W. Sitwell (Adelaide) are among the guests at the United Service Hotel.

Messrs G. Stewart (Wellington), P, Lincoln (Auckland), A. F. Myall (Anckland), L. M. Hntficld" (Sydney), J. McMeckin (Timaru), G. Morris (T> maru), W. Moro (Timarn), and C Oliver (Culvorden) are staying at tab Clarendon Hotel.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin slates that at a meeting of the directors of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company last night Mr I. G. Maclnnes, who is at pn»out on tho staff of "Tho Press," and who was formerly a inembor of tho* reporting staff of the "Otago Dailr Times," was appointed to the position of Publicity Officer.

(Yesterday's "North Otago Times" has tho following:—"Mr fl. S. Williams, who for tho last four and ft-hal? years Ims been manager of tho New Zealand Picture Supplies in Oanuru, hea received notice of his promotion to tho management of the Liberty sad „ Grand Theatres in Christchurch for the same firm. While Mr Williams will to heartily congratulated upon his pjomotion, his loss to Oamaru ■will to keenly felt, as ho has identified himself with every movement that has been of a progressive and chttriUhfe character. He will leave for his new home with the very best wishes of the whole community. He is to be succeeded by Mr Nielson, of Dunedin." '" . Liout.-Colonol J, Murphy, TJD., who a relinquishing the command of tho Hurt y Battalion of the Canterbury KegimSat, at the end of tho present month, W had twenty-eight years' service In the volunteer and territorial forte*. LieutColonel Murphy has risen from "the '- ranks to his present position, hsring been a member of the City Blflea prie? to tho establishment of the territorial system. He had distinguished ''w service with the New Zealand IjtyttV Brigade in France daring the Gre>£ . War, and was mentioned in diapauW Liout.-Colonol Murphy has been- in command of the First Battalion. Canter* • bury Eegiment, for ten years.' !ft» ■» officers of the Battalion are tendering Lieut.-Colonel Murphy a farewell dinner * to-morrow overiing.