PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 February 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

The Medical Board left this morning for Christchurch. Mr arid Mrs T. Jones left this morning for Christchurch and Hanmer Springs on '.month’s holiday. ■ '''Detective Wa|«, of Christchurch, who has been transferred to Gfeymoutll, arrived thj Saturday night.' J Sergeant Watty, or the Samoan Military Police, who has been- on leave in (Weymouth, left this morning eu route to Samoa.

Mr T. M. Hefferaan, of the .Groeil'meadows College, who has been spending his holidays in Grcyiuouth, returned this morning. . Mr F. Kibblewhito (-manager of the N.Z. Farmers’ motor department, Christchurch), Mr E. C. Eager (Australasian representative of the Overland Motor. Company), and Mr T. Reid (the Overland service expert) are at present visiting Greymouth and district.

Pro. John Temient, President of the Grand Lodge of Druids of New Zealand, left this morning by the Otira express to attend the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge to be held at Napier on an early date. Bro. George Weaver attends as a delegate from the Star of the West Lodge, Greymouth. The Hon, Mr Fraser, Minister of Public Works, is ait present visiting South Westland. He left Ross yesterday for Waiho Gorge and visits Okafitovand district today. The .Minister returns to Hokitika to-morrow and visits Kumara on Thursday, via Arahura Valley, Stafford and Goldcborough. The Tinline Scholarship has been offered to Miss Muriel Annie Lechner, of peel'-, ton, who was successful in securing a Junior Free Place at the recent examination. This is one of the most valuable scholarships under the Nelson Education IjjM-d, and entitles the recipient- to three years' tuition at Nelson Girls’ College, so tiiat Miss Lechner is to be congratulated noon her success.

C. W. Smith, one of the famous “All Blacks,” and now trainer and groundsman of the Oldham (Lancashire) Football Club, met with a serious accident last month, after the match with the Rochdale Hornets, in which he took part, fie was on his way home when he slipped off the pavement, and was found by some passo‘S-by. He was at once conveyed to the infirmary,' where it was found ho had fractured his left leg. The death took place at Rcefton Hospital on Sunday of Henry Hciier, a very old and much icspectcd resident of the district. In the early ’seventies he carried on business at Larry’s Creek, and later moved to. Rccftun, He look a. keen interest in mining, and in the early days was a good speculator. Ho was a native of .Hamburg, and was naturalised when he first came to the Dominion. He was 01 years, of age. > Admiral F. C. T, Tudor, now Second Sea Lord at the Admiralty, was in command of IT. ME. Challenger in New Zealand waters in 19T1 and 1905% and cooperated with the Navy League in the organisation of school members’ visits to ilia ship. He specially arranged for the Challenger to be at Napier early\i 1905, at the time that Mr Palmer was organising branches there, and Captain Tudor (as lie then was) attended and spoke at several Navy League demonstrations at Wellington and elsewhere. About three years ago he wrote: “Tim Navy League has done good work In New Zealand, -as is evidenced by the Dominion's gift of a Dreadnought battle-cruiser to the Navy.” A further lei for has just come to hand congratulating the lion, secretary on Ills Navy League work, prior to his retirement. Admiral Tudor adds: “This war has brought ail Britons together, no nuttier what part of the globe they may live in, in a maimer nothing else could have done- 1 do not simpose there is a British man or woman who does not now realise that it is on the strength of the Navy that the whole carrying out -of 'the war, both by ourselves and our Allies, absolutely depends. ... I have no doubt

you are all looking forward to Uio day when you wit welcome back your men, full of honor and glory, from'the front, and let us hope tint this may not be so very long deferred.” " ■ ■ ?.lr John Graham Gow, late Trade*Commissioner for New Zealand, died cn Saturday night at the residence of Ins son (Dr Gow), Wintyn, , When Mr Gow returned from Canada some three years ago he was not in the berg, of health, but, though he never made a complete recovery, the rest at Winton seemed to set him up again.* He was a keen bowler, and -a month ago was playing upon the Riverton green, o On returning home lie felt chilled and exhausted, and gradually weakened until he died. Mr Gow was, a native of Crieff, Scotland, a. most enthusiastic Scot, and a keen, even radical, politician. He was trained as a general merchant in Glasgow, and upon arriving in Nov/ Zealand in 1800 lie resumed hia commercial career with Scoull.ar and Co., Dunedin. For many years ho was commercial traveller in the employment of Rattray and Son, Dunedin, mid, in that capacity, he travelled the whole of tin* South Island, and knew almost every pub-, 'lie man in the island. He was appointed .Trade Commissioner by the Seddon Government, and .in this capacity he visited" South Africa, the Straits Settlement, Japan, England, Canada, and the Argentine Exhibition. He is survived by Ida wife, two sons, and a daughter. His eldest son, Dr. Gow, is resident at Winton. His youngest son (James) is now Sergt.Major Gow at the front in France, whilst the daughter is married, and resides near Winton. Ho was 67 years of age.