PERSONAL NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 October 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr Job Lines intends to contest the Lyell Riding in tho Bpller .County election.

' Ven. Archdeacon aW Mrs York left for Nelson, tliis morning' They will fie absent about a fortnight, j, : " j I It is, understood Tlca-t'Messrs Herdipan and McDonald Will ififieive. from the .Norwegian Government;#: rood for ,their services in connect^. with the Co Uriel case. _ ‘.''W* Mr 'G. H. Chapman .will represent th M West Coast Timber' grading Association at the annual meeting’of the New Zealand Employers’ Federation, to be held at Wellington to-morrow, ’’d • We are pleased to note 1 that Mr John Thomson, Resident .Engineer, has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness as to be able to come ‘ld town for a few hours to-d'iy. x-i "carf.-i;,,/. Miss Crombie (dSftifehter of Mr J. Crombie, well known in-sGreymouth, where he was Traffic Manager ■ for some time) is at present spending a .holiday in Greymouth, and is tire guest of Mrs Watson. Mr A. E. Neiisa’n left for Wellington last everting, where, he represents the West Coast Rugby . Union at a conference of football authorities to be held to consider the question,pf altering the rules. The many friends of Mr Michael Phillips, County Clfti/k, will be pleased to learn that there fs # good improvement in his condition, though he is as yet unable to leave his bed,,'q,We trust that the improvement will’be-maintained, and that It will not be long ore Mr Phillips -is restored to good health'. The Rev. J. ‘.Kennedy Elliott was presented by liis congregation at the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church (Wellington) with an armchaik ; a writing desk and a case of cutlery; ks an expression of its appreciation of his ministry during the last twenty-one yoafe Hie presentation was made by Mr D.jJifiibertson, one of the promoters of the church. Mr J. C. Gittfifl has had the satisfaction of receiving a Setter from his ron Harold, who is now that he recently sat for his firsfi. engineer's certificate and passed successfully. This is very good news for his to whom we offer our hearty congratulations, as the lad is Greymouth-boKh, and learnt his trade in the Dispatch Foundry.