PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 June 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

■Messrs M. Hannan and J. D. Lynch will arrive overland v from Christchurch this evening. Y Sir Arthur Guinness is visiting Ree'ton to-day, and will return to town this evening. He leaves ,by overland route to-mor-iow for Wellington, via Christchurch. ■ Rev. Father Taylor, for many months ,ihGreymouth, and for the last twelve months in charge of the Ellesmere parish in Christchurch, has left that district to take up,work as a missioner. \ The many friends of Mr John Hayes, M.IM.E., manager of the Paparoa Coal Company, will be pleased to learn that .cable advice received this morning, states that his second eldest son, Mr Charles 'Wyndham Hayes, has passed with credit the British Government’s Colliery Manager’s examination of the first class. Mr .Charles Hayes, who is only twenty years ‘of age, was formerly connected ith the Taupifi Collieries, Huntly, in the Auckland District, but is now associated with the huge collieries of Cory Bros., Ltd., Rhonda Valley, South Wales. ■’ The friends of Mr Charles B. Weenink,

«, Greymoufch boy, and son of our respected Mr and Mrs Paul Weenink be pleased to learn of his further advancement in the railway service, as will be gleaned from the following from a Hawke’s Bay exchange:—One of the moat popular events that has. occurred here for some time took place in the Public Library last evening, the occasion being a presentation to Mr Charles B. Weenink on his leaving for Palmerston North. In making the presentation/ Mr T. Smith stated that during the four and a half years that Mr Weenink had been acting as railway cadet at Ormondvillo he had shown good qualities as a public servant. He had been •working under adverse conditions by reason of the increased work placed upon his shoulders through the installation of a telephone service, &c., but he had been pleasant with all who had business to transact at the station. It was with great pleasure that he asked Mr-Weenink to accept, on behalf of the people of Ormondville, a suit case, a dressing case, and a travelling rug, in order to remind him of the time he had spent there. Mr Weenink on rising to reply was cheered. He stated that he naturally regretted leaving so many kind friends, but at the same time it was very nice to find that his services here had been appreciated by the people. He thanked them for the very handsome presents, which he assured them he valued very much. Mr McLeod, Rev. Cockerill, and Mr E. Hosking also spoke very highly of the character which Mr Weenink bore as a citizen. Later Mr Weenink was entertained at a social gathering, musical items being rendered by Messrs Longhurst, • Dockary, Nicholls, Groom, Vivian, and Adamson,