PERSONAL NOTES.

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES.

One of the engineers on the ill-fated Waitemata was Mr E. Revington, second sou of Mrs W. D. Revington, Auckland.

The many friends of Mrs S. Barton, of the Central Hotel, will regret to hear of the death of her father, which occurred at Christchurch yesterday. The deceased gentlemen had been ailing about a fortnight. Mrs Barton left for Christchurch, last. Thursday, and was with her father when the latter died. Great sympathy will be felt for Mrs Barton in her sad bereavement. On Monday evening, all the staff assembled at the Union Steam Ship Company’s office to make a presentation to Mr Yates, who has been transferred to Christchurch, after 11 years’ service in the local office. In making the presentation of a very useful and handsome pocket wallet, the branch manager, Mr P. N. Jeffreys, expressed sincere regret at losing the services of such an able, courteous and conscientious officer, but still he was pleased to know that Mr Yates was obtaining a well deserved promotion. Captain Hales, Messrs Ford and Keating endorsed the sentiments so ably expressed, and Mr Yates suitably replied. _ News was received last evening of the death at Christchurch of Mr Carl Blan*. of Oxford, Canterbury. Deceased had been a resident of that district for over 45 years. His wife predeceased him some 97 y vears a-o. He leaves a grown-up family of seven sous and six daughters and was about 75 years ot age. iwo cons are resident on th e C oast Mi t • H Blank, of Hokitika, and Mr I'innk Blank, of Abanra (the latter having iacentlv returned from the front) U U Mr William Blank, who recenUy sold out his farm at Kopava and has no settled in Christchurch was son. The relatives will have the pathy of a wide circle of tnonds nr ♦ heir bereavement. Yesterday private information was received to the effect that Mr HaioM Kit telty had been killed by accident at oi near Auckland. Deceased a this district, being a son of Mis Milh.-m iKittelty, now of Auckland A few \e, w lago he married Miss May Noble, a claipjIter of Mrs Gillingham, of Murray Stiect. |Mr Norman Kittelty, of Cnboen is a broIther of deceased. The late Mr Kittcltv ■followed the occupation of carpenter and (removed to Auckland a short time ago to Itrv his fortunes in that district. Hie news ■of his sudden death came as a shock to ■is many friends here, and to his widow, Idiild and relatives will bo extended sun Here sympathy in their bereavement, tli.o K the second loss of a like nature that tue Kittelty family have experienced in a com|aratively short period, William, another lon and brother, having been killed in fiction at Gallipoli. His father, the late IWm Kitteltv. was for many years storeiman'for Mr F. Campbell, of Greymouth. (Deceased leaves a wife and son. He was la splendid footballer and played many (excellent games for the Star Club, and ■was also a lYest Coast representative. I The members of the Union Steam Ship fcompany’s local office staff assembled last evening for tho purpose of conveying |n a practical way the esteem and le|pect in which they have held _ Captain ft) N Hales, wharfinger, who is about ■o’take up duties with the Sydney wharf |taff The presentation, which took tho |,rm oi an elaborate travelling bag, was Kade, on behalf of the staff, by Mr JellBfeys, local branch manager. Mr Jeffreys, | a nicely framed speech, enthusiastically ■ulogised' tho work of Captain Hales, Kid at the same tim e referred to those Kcelient qualities of the recipient, which Hd both in and out of the official sphere instituted him a gentleman of high ■eals. conscientious character and a ■ithful workmate. It was never an ■oit on his part to impart knowledge, Hd materiallv assist those with whom he Hme in contact. Captan Hales and family ■ok across to Sydney the Lest wishes and ■nes of continued prosperity from the ■mien ot the local . Jleo.r. Bates, Ford and Keating volc * d th y ■ntirnents expressed by Mr Jeffi. »• ■ptain Hales, who leaves for Anstiaha ■rly next month, suitably acknowledged compliments extended lorn.