PERSONAL ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 March 1907, Page 3

PERSONAL ITEMS

Miss Livesay, Assistant QoViiMilwnl Apiarian, is at present visiting the West Coast. Mr W. Kooney left by the ss Arahura last night en route to England. He will be joined at Westport by Mrs Rooney. Mr H. W. Lloyd, the well-known iow. 1-,-ler, leaves Wellington in a few day.i ter England, where he spends a sis mouths' holiday. Mr and Mrs John Keating, who have been residents of Greymouth for the past twenty-five years, intend leaving at an early date for Ireland, where they will reside in future. Colonel Robin, chief of the New ?.-:> lanu Military Council, left Wellington lor Sydney by the Warrimoo on Monday t:. attend the Commonwealth volunteer manoeuvres during Easter. The Inspector-General'of Hospitals l"r Valentine) who has beert officially visiting the hospitals in the Auckland and ti'-X Coast districts, returned to Wellington on Monday. Archdeacon Devoy, the Very Rev. Father Lewis, and the Rev. Father H «.k----son Have been appointed to represent t! « Province of New Zealand at the Ge.iero Chanter of the Marist Order, to be held In Belgium two or three months Unco

The following ladies will lea;* by Ine Maponrika on Thursday evening to tike ijart in the croquet tournament t-> bo lu-io in Westport at Easter:—Mesdames humpson, Lindop, Carter, Millington, i.iwe/j Sampson and Kettle. During the Absence of Mr G. JL. 'I:J hurst, Inspector of the Union Lank ol Australia, Limited, in England, nis place will be filled by Mr J. B. Percy, ?•»£«£ lv inspector at Wellington bat utterly connected with the Bank's Lonlon iT.ce A serious accident happened last week to Mr Thomas Sheriff employed at Baxter Bros' sawmill at Arahura Valley, a fallinn tree striking him, breaking his log and otherwise injuring him. The injured man was taken to the Hokitika Hospital for treatment. The following members of a Greymouth Hockey Club leave by the Mapoirika to-morrow evening for Wcstpo , - Messrs T. O'Donnell, C. Heaphy J. Hannan, J. Frank, C. Qmnn, F. vj.unr, 1. Barry, P. McGrath, W. Watson C. fellgour, J. Condon, and J. O'Reilly, JVy are playing two matches, one on trtavizy and one on Monday, returning borne <n Monday night by the Arahura. Mr A. Vinsen, who has been in the employ of Messrs Holder and Son of l-'i.s town for a number of years, intends leaving for Wanganui next week, where lie has received an-appointment with one eJ the leading grocers. There is no doubt but that the genial "Bert" or Snowm (as he is better known) will be grea-y missed by the play-going public of this town, as every year he ran an excellen. entertainment. The following passengers left lor Christchurch to-day :-Misses H. "igitej, Tivoomey, Ai'buckle, Morgan, Hall, bcott, A. White, Geoghegan; Mesdames Yeadon R. Coom, Merrett Kitchingham and Hall j Messrs H. Jones, W. Wilson, 0. Sweetman, C. Roche, H. Michel, A. L. Michel, A. Darby, R. Hislop W. H. Perkins, H. W. Kitchingham, W. Kerr, H Bignell, W. Scott, George Anderson, . Harry Coom, H. Smithers, Gus. Ring; W. Claridge, D. W. Custon, and Y.M.B.C. representatives. Dr E. Schultze, Chief Justice of Ge«man Samoa, who has been in Wellington during the last two days, has left f or tn« North. Having obtained six r onVi i leave of absence, he has decided to sjvn 1 it in Australia, New Zealand, and the islands of the Pacific. Though Dr Siclu.'.z has only been half-a-dozen years in Haoa, he is recognised as an authority i n native customs and legends, having :r.aae a special study of them. He has just publised a collection of Samoan proverbs in book form, with explanatory notes. It is almost certain (says the New Zealand Times) that Mr R. W. tkimn-, M. Inst. C.E., Superintending ' for the" Colony, will succeed tin late Mr P. S, Hay, as Engineer-in-Chief. Mr Holmes was the first engineering cultt to join the Public Works Department usiflt-r Mr Carruthers, the Engineer-in Chit", Dow Consulting Engineer for ri»n Now , Zealand Government at Home, aid vho, strangely enough, is at present a visivj. to the colony. Mr Holmes has t cupied many important positions in variias parte of the colony, and was promoted i-om the position of Inspecting Eurf'iuer to that of Superintending Engineer c-n Mr Hay's elevation to the duties of Engineof-in-Chief last year.

The following passengers arrive J tt-aa Christchurch lust night:—Misses :. 'V;I--son, V. Parkinson, Gosden, K. Ma notify, Mulvihill, K. Acheson, Brent, •« Rurr.o, Meedames F. Parkinson, F. McCarthy, lawless, J. J. Mcintosh, R. J. Vlims St Munson, Reiger, M. O'Neil, ' «**" TR, F. H. Richard, H. Osmers, KoUitson, Dolman; Messrs F. UjCareny, Davidson, F. C. Binns, G. W. Iftdwj, J J. Dougall, Frank Munson, H. ,t. ' tlev, Jno. Thornton, G. Gilland3is, O. Robbins, Stewart, T. H. Kerr, B Mare-den,-Win. Ryan, Geo H. Stephen, J. Murphy, D. Holmes, D. I hneey, J. Gilbert, G. Barker B. M. hing, J. Dixon, C. E. Evenden, A. SutiwrUorf, J. Roberts and A. Clarke.