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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 8 May 1925, Page 8

PERSONAL.

The Duke of York. A cable message from London says the Duke of York- visited the New Zealand pavilion at AVembley. He congratulated Mr A. F. Roberts on new ideas, giving ,a still more attractive display of the Dominion’s resources. The Princess Royal. . A cable message from London says:—' A bulletin states that the Princess Royal’s condition has occasioned rather more anxiety during the later part of yesterday, but after a transfusion of blood there has been a definite improvement. Lord /Milner. A cable message from London says that a meeting of . members of the Convocation last evening unanimously adopted Lord Milner as a candidate for the Chancellorship of Oxford University. ■■ It w r as stated that Lord Milner’s illness of a few days ago appeared likely to prevent his candidature, but that now the outlook was most optimistic.. . .

Mr AVm. Evans left for'the north by yesterday’s second express. Mr P. AV. Eiby left for the north by yesterday’s second express. Air R. L.-AVigley returned from the north by vesterday’s second express.

Mr J. Maliny was a passenger for tho north by yesterday’s .second express. - i .1 Mr Justice Frazer and members of the Arbitration Court, passed through Timaru on their .w-ay to Duhedin,yesterday.

A cable message from London reports that Mr Lloyd George lias been presented with the freedom of AVakefield, making the thirty-fifth city ■ to so honour him. 1

A cable message from London announces that Admiral Do Itobeck, whb recently retired from the Navy, succeeds Lord Erne as president of the Marylabone Club. The Most Rev. Dr. Redwood, Roman Catholic Bishop of Wellington, who hae been attending the jubilee celebrations of Holy Cross College, Mosgiel, passed through Timaru on his way north yesterday.

Mr Eric Bennetts, of Dunedin, was in Timaru yesterday in connection with the publication “New Zealand To-day,”' w hich is to be issued in June'to herald the New Zealand , and South Seas International Exbihition.

A cable message received from Ottaw.a says that the Rev. H. Clayton, founder of “Toe. H.,” and Padre Leonard are sailing by the Niagara, spending a fortnight in New Zealand, after which they will go to Australia. The terms of office of tw'clve members of the Legislative. Council have expired, but the Governor-General has re-appointed-all the retiring members for a further term. Their names are: — Hons. D. T. Fleming, G. J. Garland, AV. J. Geddis. J. B. Gow', A. F. Hawke, Sir John Sinclair, AV. G. M. Thomson, and AV. H. Triggs.