PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 February 1917, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

A New York cable message announces the sudden death of General bunston. Mr, JohniCullen, who, recently 'retiree from the position of Commissioner o Police, is devoting himself to tne wor-v of stocking the Tongariro National j The' Very pev. Father ;1 •’»*. ... appointed to- the cure of Methveu- a ■ in place of Dr. Kennedy, and will le*re to take up,his duties shortly. . . Mr Fied Duval, late of bieymoutn is at present an inmate of the Auckland hospital suffering from an attack of us Cl ßev J. T. s ßurrows, of St. Andrews 11 Presbyterian Church, Westport,' has ieceivcd and "accepted a call . Fraukton Junction (North Island) Cliurca Rev. Captain A., J. Petrie of Dunedin has-been appointed chaplain to the 24th Reinforcements, which will leave New Zealand within the next few weeks. Mrs, J. Kay and her mother sirs. Luv neman • (Hokitika) leave for Christchurch and the North -island to-morrow morning on an extended holiday. Captain Knox Gilmer, sou of Mr- Hamilton Gilmer formerly of Groyinoulli has relinguishod his practice in Wellington to take up military duties on .he Medical Board. : . . . ; Lieut. H. H. G. Herring sat to-day for examination for a captaincy at tne Oreymduth Defence Office. The examination was was supervised by Captain Colclough’ assisted by Liouts. H. ■ W oju and J. Hannan. , . The Rev. Dr. Kennedy, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Kennedy, Taimii Street Grey'mouth, who has been in" charge of the - cure of Methven and Rakaia for the past five years, has been apointed Administrator by Bishop Brodie, and transferred to Christchurch. , His Majesty's Trade Commissioner Mr. R. W. Dalton lias advised the local Chamber of Commerce that he will arrive from Christchurch to-morrow evening. Mr. Dalton has been visiting the cities of the South Island conferring with me Business men on matters appertaining to the, ■welfare of the Empire’s trade. Mr. William Andrews, an old Brunner boy, and son of Mr. S. Andrews, 01. Raiigitikei, passed through Grcyhiontn today, accompanied by Ids wife and family.' Mr. Andrews was formerly of the, Brunner News staff, but since leaving the mining district has served in the t ostal and Telegraph service. Until recently !n supplied the town of Waitara with electric power, the plant for which has iccenfcy been taken over by the Municipality. Hi s father, it will be remembered by old-bands, was secretary of the Grey Valley Coal Miners Union in 1893, at the time of the “Great Maritime Strike’’ wfjen the miners struck in sympathy with the seamen and their places were for a time filled with free labourers from the North Island.