PERSONAL NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 March 1910, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr Kissel. Inspector of Post Offices, is on an official visit to the West Coast. He is accompanied by Mrs Kissel. Mr lait, assistant postmaster at Christehuivh, is on a holiday visit to the West Coast. Miss Petrie, who has been visiting Sfr.itImii and Masterton, returned to town on Ihursday last. Mr ;md Mrs F, Shallerass, who are (■■. pending a most enjoyable holiday ,in Sydney and Melbourne, leave for ’New Zealand by the s.s. Moeraki on Wednesday, 23rd March. His Excellency the Governor and party left Kntnara shortly after 7 a.m. yesterday hy special coach on route for Otiia, where they inspect the Otira tunnel. Thence I-icy proceed to Christchurch. The many friends of Mr B. Boddy "To is an inmate of Nurse Bishop’s priyate hospital, will be pleased to hear that lie is, with care and attention, regaining his health. Mr James Bishop has been appointed manager of the Point Elizabeth No 2 •Mate coal mine at Coal Creek as from -March Ist.

Mr W. R. Kettle has definitely decided to resign his seat on the Greymouth Borough Council as from April' Ist. This means that the by election will be held the same day as the Mayoral election. I he many friends of Mr W. Thompson, ot Awatnna. who met with an accident a fortnight ago. will he glad to hear that he has recovered sufficiently to get about again. Another old identity (Mr James Shanks) died at Port Chalmers yesterday, says onr Dunedin correspondent. He came to‘Ota<m m the later fifties. The deceased and his wife celebrated their golden wedding last tin ne. ” ( )" r Dunedin correspondent telegraphs: ’[here will he an election for the position’ of chairman of the newly-created Charitable Ant and Hospital Board. The eandidates will be Messrs J. H. Walker (chairman of the old Board) and J. London (vicechairman of the Hospital Trustees). A Dunedin telegram states that Miss Ellen Helen Allan, of Auckland, has been appointed instructor of cookery- in schools under the Otago Education Board. Mr Edward Wentzel, at present in the service of the North Canterbury Board, has the n ßoard mt<!d woodwork instructor under

The term of the appointment of the inflowing members of the Legislative Umncil expired to-day. Hon. A. Baldev (Otago), Hon. W. C. F. Carncross (Taranaki), Hon. T. Thompson (Auckland), and JJ°n- F. Trask (Nelson). His Excellency tiie Governor has approved of their reappointment for a further term of seven years.

His Worship the Mayor (T. Eldon Coates, Esq.) to-day received a telegram from Mr H. C. Waterfield, private secretary to his Excellency the* Governor, stating that he was desired by* Lord Plunket on the eve of his departure from the West Coast to thank the Mayor and local bodies for the kind hospitaller extended to him whilst on the Wost Coast.

■ The Worksop dredge return is 320 z Idwt. Messrs Urquhart and Flintoff, Cobden, announce that they are the local agents for the Red Bird sauce, and recommend it as the finest and most economical sauce on the market. Dr James Mcßreartv (senior) informs us that Mr Vincent Bevilacqua is progressing most favourably, and ho hopes to have him out on the verandah in a day or so. His Excellency the Governor has accepted the resignation of Captain Peter Henry Wood, of ReeftOn, and has approved that his name be placed on the active list with effect from 28th June, 1909. Reports indicate that the formation of a [ Transport Workers’ Institute is likely to be L achieved in Wellington. Five unions— I viz. the Seamen’s, Tramways’, Carters , Waterside Workers’ and the Raihraymens' are reported as considering the scheme. With the central idea of encouraging medical men to settle in the backhlocks, the Wellington Land Board, under the powers conferred on it by the Land Act, has given Dr Satchmore, of Ohakune, the right to take up the freehold of two Crown residential sections in that township for £HO. . Attention is drawn to the special timetable issued elsewhere in connection with the Easter holidays, during which time several additional train services will bo run to fit in with the holiday attractions such as races at Greymonth, Reefton and Hokitika. The Department lias made satisfactory arrangements for coping with the extra traffic to all these functions. News was received in town last night of the death at Petone of Mrs Barnett, who was well-known and respected m Brunnerton, having resided there for a number of years. The deceased leaves behind several children, including Mr John Barnett, formerly a teacher at the Greymonth State School, but now servimr under the Weilington Education Board, and Miss Barnett, teacher at the Aratika school, lo them we extend our deep sympatny in tins, their sad hour of trial and affliction. A large deputation waited on the Hon.

D. Buddo at Auckland yesterday to endeavor to pet him to reconsider Ins decision to make the coming season a close season for all game. Mr E. W. Payton, president of the Auckland Acclimatisation Association, said it was the desire of the last conference of Acclimatisation Societies that each district should have the right to say whether the season should be closed or open, as conditions varied very much. At the present time game was more abundant in the Auckland distiict than it had ever been. The fact that last vear over £SOO worth of game licenses wore sold .should show that thoie was plenty of game. Farmers were protesting against the quantity of game, especially quail, which were doing a tremendous amount of damage, and if the season were a close one, they would have to resort to poison. Another point was that the closing of the season would not result in any diminution in the quantity of game shot, and the only one who would sutler would be the legitimate sportsman. The Minister. in reply, said he personally was not responsible for the season being closed. His information was that game round about Auckland was not plentiful. However, the matter was not closed, and if lie had evidence that there was a plentiful supplv of game, it could he re-opened, and the Governor could he recommended to grant an exemption. At present the evidenco was conflicting - . The annual report of (he St. John Ambulance Brigade shows that there are now 71 corps and divisions on the roll of the Brigade, with a membership of 1450. In the'Canterbury and West Coast districts ambulance divisions have been formed as follows“C” Division (New Zealand Railway Corps) at Westport. Titnant. Templeton, Papanni and Ayonside, During the forthcoming year it is proposed to establish divisions at Pareora, Morven. Pleasant Point', Ashburton, Rakaia, New Brighton, Bangiora. Greymnuth. Hokitika". Ross. Nelson, Blenheim. Havelock and Seddon. From enquiry which the Premier of New South Wales recently made, he ascertained * the loss in wages as the result- of the Broken Hill disturbance last year amounted to something like half a million of money, and it was estimated that the loss of wages indirectly and directly as the result of the recent upheaval in the coalmining districts represented at least threequarters of a million. That could all ha\c been saved, Mr Wade points out, by an appeal to the Courts or the Boards in the first instance. The work would have gone on smoothly without interruption, and manv a home would have been protected from the ravages of want and starvation.