PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 February 1917, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss Stone (Cobden), who has been on a short visit to Wellington,' returned home on Thursday last.

Mr and Mrs W. Peck returned to town oh Saturday after visiting Wellington and Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs N. McAra, who have beeip visiting relatives at Gisborne and Piciou,, returned per Otira express on Saturday

evening. Mr. C. C. Marshall, well known m Welling tori as purser in the Union Company’s service, has enlisted for active service, arid will go into caulp with the 27th Reinforcements. The many friends of Mr W, Ine. sou, tailor, who has been an inmate oi the Grev River Hospital for many months suffering from pneumonia, will be pleased to learn that he has sufficiently recovered his former health ns to be able to regime his usual activities. Mrs William Gannon, of Runanga, ha., received advice that her brother, Rifleman David Mclntosh, a member of the wellknown South Westland family, had died of Wounds. Mr. W. J, Neville has .temporarily joined the Paloona as, purser. Mr. H. Ashton has signed on the Kurow as fourth engineer in place ot Mr. i. Scott. Mr. L. S. Bonner has joined the Government steamer Hmemoa as second officer, and Mr. Dempster as third .officer. . . „ ~ o„ r Mr F. D. Sargent, of the firm ot Snr(rent rind Chalk, baristers and solicitors, Grevnionth, is about to sever his connection' with the firm and launch out on his own account in Christchurch. Mr Saigent has made big strides m ns profession since coming to Greymouth, and being still quite a young man his many friends will wish him continued success in the City of the Plains,. He will be much missed -ns an enthusiastic memi u*i of the Greymmith Bowling Club, while his, kindly and capable offices in ad,pulieating ron tests botweon local (HocntionniJ dubs"has won for him many friends outside the '“procedure. ’ ot the courts. Mr R W. Dalton, H.M. Trade Commissioner, i s it present in the district. He came to the Coast with 'the intention of talkimr over trade matters with the various local bodies. The Greymouth Chamber of Commerce and other local bodies were informed of his coming, but so far no arrangements have been made to meet Mr Dalton. The Hokitika local bodies are on the alert, and have made arrangements for him to speak at .Hokitika. SnveK it is not vet too-late for something to he

done here. Mr W. Boucher, after sixteen years service with the firm of Messrs Griffon and Smith. Grevmonth, was presented on Saturday last by his fellow employees with ,i handsome easy chair on bis leaving the firm to commence business on his own account. Mr J. McKenzie, in mak- . insr the presentation, referred to the recipient’s many good qualities, and said that, as a hard worker and a zealous officer, success for him in his new venture was assured. Other members of the staff also referred to Mr Boucher in eulogistic terms, and wished him every success in his new undertaking. Mr Boucher suitable acknowledged the kindly sentiments and presentation. Secretary J. Walton will represent tha Grevmonth Fire Brigade at the annual meeting of the Brigades’ Association, to be held at Brilclutha on March 12th. Foremen P. Deere and J. Kennedy, also of the Groyrnouth Brigade, will attend at Baldutha to receive their gold stars, representing 25 wears’ service as brigadesmen. In addition to the foremen named, Superintendent W. Ryan.' Firemen F. Smith. Thos. Clarke, J. Grogan and J. Walton hold gold stars, making seven medallists, out of a membership of twenty. This is a record the Grevmonth Brigade have reason to’be proud of, and one that will, take a lot of beatjng. Foreman P. Deere has been nominated for vice-presi-dency of the Association, the Presidency for the past vear having been ablv filled by Mr E. J. Scantlebury, of Reefton. John. McLenhau, storekeeper and farmer at Hukarere, died on Friday hast, after a long illness. The who was a native of Inverness, Scotland, was b'4 years of age, and had been indent on the West Coast for over half a century. In his early days he was gold mining in Victoria, Otago, and on the Const, arriving in these parts, via the Taramakan River route, in the ’sixliesr The deceased was. at one'time occupied as a waggoner between Grevmonth and Reefton in the days before the “iron horse” linked up the two towns. He* afterwards kept a store and farm at Hukarere, where he had resided for the past 38 or 48 years. T

late .Mr' McLennan was well known and highly respected, and his many friends will regret to hear ofliis passing. He leaves a widow and family of six, three sons and three daughters. The sons are: Messrs George (Railway Department, Auckland), John (Ikamatua), and Allan (Hukarere), and the daughters Mesdanies David Ross.(Blackwater), S. Henderson (Hukarere), and one married daughter at Rcefiun. The funeral took place yesterday at Reefton, rand was largely attended, the burial service of the' Presbyterian Church being impressively conducted by the Rev. Mr‘Bowden. •