Personal Items.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19138, 22 October 1927, Page 14

Personal Items.

. The president of the Canterbury Employers' Association, Mr' 8. Wilkinson, is on a visit to Dunedin..

The Kev. H. L. Blamires has decided not to accept an invitation to continue hi3\4iinistry at Papanui' next year. '

Mr A. Ibbotson, general manager of the Perpetual Trustees Co., Ltd., leaves for Dunedin by the express this morning-

Mr H. J. Bignell was granted a further three months' Jeave of absence at .yesterday's .meeting of the Canterbury Education Board.

'.. Mr. W. H. P. McEenzie, of • the Bangiora High School staff, will, leave New Zealand at the end of the month to take lip a position in .South Australia. Mr-A. C. Paterson, of Dunedin, arrived in Christdiureh on Thursday to compete in the outboard motor-boat race at the opening of the Christchurch Sailing and Power Boat Club to-day.

Mr Arthur H. Adams, the welUcnown poet and writer, who is at present making a health trip through New.Zealand arrived in Cliristchurch yesterday arid will be here for a few days. • His Honour Mr Justice Adams returned to Christchurch. yesterday morning from' Wcllingt n,, and will preside at a sitting of the Supreme Court' on Tuesday.-

Mr H. Witchell, who has been connected with the Bank of New.Zealand for the past 41 years, will, retire at the end of November. Mr Witchell has for many years been manager of the Bank's Otaki branch.

Mr E.. Clark, J.P., of Ashburton, is to bo- appointed a coroner under tho Coroners Act, 1908, and is to exercise .jurisdiction in the Ashburton County in addition to Mr James Cow, District Coroner, who at present is indisposed.

T;. New Zealand athlete, Dr. A. E. Porrittj now in England, haß been recommended by the New Zealand Olympic Council as New Zealand's represcntati-? on the International Olympic Committee, in succession to Mr 'J. P. Firth, C.M.G.

Dr. James Hight, Professor of History at Canterbury College, who has been replacing Professor A. J. • Grant, at Leeds University, will leave England to-day for America, where he will embark upon a lecture tour of the leading universities before returning to New Zealand.