PERSONAL NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 July 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES.

Nurse Spring, of Hokitika. Hospital, left tliis mwiung for-Ashburton. Mrg Mitchell, of Stafford, left for Christchurch tins morning. Dr and Mrs,McEvedy, who have been on a visit to Air Felix Campbell, Tainui Street, returned this morning. A London Press message announces the death,of Paul Cinquivalli, the famous jug. gler, who visited the" Dominion 1 some years ago. ‘ , Master D. Buck* left for Christchurch this morning, to take up a position in the Railway ’Traffic- Department. Ho was accompanied by. Mrs Buck. / , blisses Alurdoohs, who have been visiting their parents, returned to Auckland, via Christchurch, by the Otira express this morning. > A Paris, cable states that Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt was killed in the recent fighting. He was a son of Colonel (Roosevelt, ex-President of tho United States. It is mentioned in well-informed circles that Sir* Joseph Ward will be nominated as the New Zealand Minister to be resident in Great Britain to represent the Government in the arrangement of political representation at Westminister. Mr A. Whittaker, clerk in the Magistrate’s Court, who ’has been transferred to Nanier, leaves by the Otiraevpress on Saturday morning. Mrs Whittaker and her son will accompany him. They carry away with them the best wishes of a large circle of friends. 1 It is with regret that we announce the death of Mr • Andrew Gumming, the well-known' settler cf “Bloomfield,” Lower Kokatalii, which took place on Thursday evening in a private hospital in Hokitika. The deceased had been an inmate for som c time, and had apparently recovered from his ailment, but last evening he had a paralytic seizure and passed a.wav soon after. Mr Gumming was bom in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1839, was therefore 79 years of age. He began lif e as a grocck’s assistant in Glasgow. and came to New Zealand in 1862, landing in Otago from the ship ‘“City of Dunedin.” In 1865 Mr Gumming ■ removed to Hokitika, and opened a business in Re veil Street. Some four years later he took up land in Kokatahi where ho has been settled ever since, his homestead, “Bloomfield,” making a. very pretty home. In public life Mr Camming has filled many positions. Ho was a member of the old Provincial Council, and was one t of.the first members elected to the Hokitika Borough Council, and was for over 20 years a member of the Westland " County Council, being chairman for. two terms. For som e time ho was chairman of the Westland Licensing , Committee, and has been a member of the Westland Land Bear'd for a long period of voars. Deceased loaves n. widow and familv of six 'daughters (Mrs R, Beck, of West, nort, Airs R. Harconrt. of Koitorangi, Airs T. Staines, of Hokitika, and Misses A. J. and Af. Camming),, end two sons (Mr Gavin Gumming, in Australia, and Afr William of Kanievi). A fine sterling citizen, his passing ynll .leave another gap among the fest diminishing band of •pioneers. Tho deepest sympathy will bo felt for the bereaved wte and family. ,