PERSONAL NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 June 1917, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES.

A Sydney press message announces the death of Mr W. Matter, an-ex-New Zealand pressman, and late sub-editor, of the Sydney Telegraph. • .On enquiry at the. Hospital just prior to going to press, we were informed that .there was no change in the condition ot Miss M. Wilson, the victim of the accident at the Park Hotel. Mr T. Wilkes, of the head office of the A.M.P. Society,' who succeeds Mr A. G- . Kemp at the Greymouth office, arrives to-night. Mr Kemp leaves for Inyercargill on Tuesday, and Mr 5 Kemp leaves on ■ Saturday next. > Mr J. Merrett, editor of the Now Zealand Poultry Journal, Christ-church, who has been visiting Rotorua, is returning to Christchurch much benefited in health. Private George Blair, son of Mr and Mrs Adam Blair, of Patara, is heing invalided home, and his parents hope to receive him early in July. Mr Harold Resteaux, who was killed in action, was,a son of Mr Gus Resteaux, a Duuedin athlete, well known in football circles, and a cousin of Mr Fred Resteaux, musician of Greymouth Opera House. The young man was an Otngo High School boy, and left with the 17th Reinforcements. Mr and Mrs W. H. Nicholas, of Reefton, were tendered a social by the Choir and Sunday School of Knox Church on Tuesday evening and presented with a silver biscuit barrel, silver kettle, and antique flower pot, as tokens of well wishes for the happiness of their guests, who were recently married, and in recognition of their work on behalf of the Church. • A London cable message states that the Duke of Teck becomes Marquis of Cambridge, and Alexander of Battenburg becomes - Marquis of Carisbraoke. The family name of Battenburg becomes Mount Batten after the headland overlooking Plymouth Harbor. The Earldom of Medina is named after a river in the Isle of, Wight. Mr and Mrs P. Potts, of Thompson Street, Greymouth, have received woid from the Minister of Defence th;>t their eldest son. Rifleman J. W. Potts, wns wounded on June 14th. Rifleman Pot.tr, left with the Ninth Reinforcements when but 19 years of age. and spent his.23th and 21st birthdays in the trendies. Private R. J. Cairns, nephew of Mrs P. Mackay, lias been killed in action. Private Cairns, who left with the 14th Reinforcements, enlisted at the age of 10 years, and had not attained his twentieth birthday when the call came. A brother of the deceased resides at Wellington. . Writing to his sister. Mrs C. W. Keller (Hokitika), "Ted" Qiiinn stated th.-t_ he ■was in hospital in France on April J?.f>tli, for the first time since leaving New Zealand nearly three years ago, hot was almost all right then. Father Daly had been to see him, and told him Coast news. Major 0. Chesncy, of IIok»* : l<si. - was another frequent visitor. *>th Richard and Dick Thomas were in Eng- " larid at the time of writing. Mrs M. Phillips of Tainui Street, yesterday received the following telegram from Sir James Allen. Minister of Defence: "Regret to inform you a cable rereived, this day reports your son. 22174 B. J. Philb'ps,. was wounded on June 7th. Please accept my sympathv and hones for a speedy recovery."- Rifleman Phillips enlisted with the 18th Reinforcements. We hope that his wound is not spvere, and that he will soon be restored to health. Tho friends of Mr William McMinn. formerlv of Brunnerton, will regret 'to bear of his death, which occurred at Onehnnga recently. His bodv was found ; n prua Bay, Manakau Harbor and identified as one of the missing fishermen who . left Auckland in a launch on June Oth, no trace of deceased's mate (E. WiW>») having been found. The late William McMinn was the third son of James McMinn, of Dobson. who was killed in the Brunner mine faster in 1896. and a brother of Mr John McMinn. of Greymouth. The deceased was 33 years of age and a native of Kaitangata (Otago). A private wire received bv Mrs O'Sullivan, of Tainui Street. Orevmouth/ announces the death of Mr s J. O'Sullivan, of the Thistle Hotel, Auckland, which gad event occurred last evening, after a short illness. The late Mrs O'Sulhvan •whose husband predeceased her by about ten months, lived for many years in Knmara and Greymouth and bad only recently left the Coast. She leaves a family of eight daughters and two sons (Mrs O'Sullivan, of Tainui Street, being a sister-in-law), all of whom are grown up and well known in the Knmara district. Thev will have the sympathv of a laiye circle of friends in their sad bereavement.