PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

A London cable states that Gciietul Smuts has arrived in England,. The condition of the Duchess of Coiluaught's health is critical.—London cable. L)r Conlon, of Rectum, left this morning for Christchurch, and, if passible, will proceed to Australia. He expects to, bo absent foi a period of abort live weeks. Major Finnis, Lieut. Williams. Lieut. McKinney, Sergt.-Major Glanville and Q.M. Soloman were among the nutuaril > by the Otira express this morn-

u (UHeeftoiiites will be pleased to hear that Corporal Joseph Dick, brother of Mr Jehu Dick, butcher, of Pu-efton. has been awarded the Military Medal for hi* gallant wo:k in tauint; supplies and nmminiilion with \\U> pack train to the licncm under heavy lire.

Sis' Joseph Ward ban approved of I'm appointment of the Hon. A. M. Myers as a member of the Heciniting Board, in plan: of the late Dr MeNah. The original members of the Reciuitirg Board were Mr Massey, Sir Joseph Ward, and Sir Ja'ne; Allen. When Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward wenvto Britain, Mr Merries and Dr McXab took their sears on the Board. Lieut. T. J. Pcmbeiton, who in his civilian days was on the sub-editorial staff of the Otago Daily Times, and now holds a commission in an Knglish regiment, was sent to Kngland from France n while ago invalided. Prior to rejoining his regiment at the front he was married in December, at the parish church of Camberwt'il, to Miss Jessie Helen Pope, whi went from Dtincdin to London and joined the nursing stall' of one of the big hospitals. The bride is the'sceond daughter of Mr Langley Pop", of St. Clair. Diiucdin.

Mr H. Rmithers, for eight and a half years manufacturing jeweller and engraver with Messrs 'Gilbert Bros.. Greymouth, has taken over Mr G. Short's jewellery business in ''"aiding, and leaves for that town on Tuesday next, Besides being an exceptionally smart tradesman. Mr Smithers has taken a prominent part

in church matters, being a member of tin Church of Kngland Vestry and sfTperinUndent of the Paroa Sunday Sellout. \V< wish him everv success in his new undertaking.