PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 August 1920, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

.. Mr. W. J. Joyce left for Christchurch 3y ? fhis;jrn6rhiiig's- express. Mr .A. Smith was an outward passenger for Christchurch by the Otira express this morning. . Mrs. D. V. Gain, of Dunedin, 23 spending a holiday in town. Mr. S. Bolton has been re-elected president of the Woodville Jockey Club. The Rev. W. Todd has been" elected to be Moderator of the Christchurch Presbytery for the ensuing half-year. Captain W. Earl has been appointed Assistant-Dredgernaster by the Westport Harbour Board, and will take up his duties on September Ist. The friends of Mrs. Chapman,, a former resident of Reefton and Murchison will regret to learn that she is at present seriously ill at the Grey River Hospital. The promotion of Mr. W. 11. Warburton from diamond driller to drill superintendent at Rur.anga, has been gazetted. Mr. Mamott K. B. Sheard has been appointed by the Registrar-General as registrar of births and deaths only, at Runanga. Mr. W. A. Parkinson, senior, proprietor of the "Hawe.ra Star" has died in London alter an operation, — Press Association message. Advice was received to-day that Mr. H. P. Doogan, who successfully underwent an operation at the Lewisham private hospital yesterday, is progressing favourably. Mrs. Morton, of Wellington, who has been paying a brief visit'to her daughter, Mrs. R. Kitching. Greymouth, left by the Otira express today, en route to Sydney. Mr. Neil Petei'sen, of Lamplbugh, the oldest resident of Stafford, died yesterday at the Westland Hospital. He was a Swede by birth, and had attained the age of 85 years.

The resignation of Mr. J. D. Baybutt, a clerical cadet in the Public Works Department at Greymouth, has just been published in the Gazette.

Detective N. D. Abbott, who has been stationed in Christchurch for some three years, has received notice of transfer to Timaru. and will leave Ciiristchureli next week.

The appointment of Mr. Thos. A. Ecclesfield. of Kokatahi. is announced as a member of the Westland Local Land Purchase Board according to a Gazette which is just issued.

According to the current issue of the Government Gazette. Mr. George Edward Dougal Scale, has resigned the position of drill superintendent at Hokitika, under the Mines Department.

Mr. H. Mace, branch m-iager *t Greymouth for the Kaiapoi Company, left by the express this morning for Christchurch, where he will attend a conference of branch managers of the companv to be held this week.

The transfer of Mr. Allan Edgar Wogan, clerk in the National Provident and Friendly Society s Department Wellington, as clerk in the Lands and Survey Department, Hokitika, is gazetted.

Blanche Adamson, Mary Agnes Dale E. M. Lincoln, Eileen Smith, (nurses';; N. L. Christc-nson, M. Connolly, E. M. IT. Dawson and J. Singer (attendants) have been officially gazetted to their respective positions under the Mental Hospitals Department at Hokitika.

The Rev. C. H. Fostou, who has been stationed at Waipawa for the four years, has accepted an invitation to St. Paul's Methodist Church, ■ Greymouth and will, subject to conference, fill til e vacancy caused by the Rev. 1. JWallis transferring to another circuit as from April next'.,

As a mark of their esteem, and a tribute to his lengthy and splendid service with the military authorities, the oTicer commanding the 13th (West Coast) Regiment and his colleagues have invited Captain Colclough to be their guest at a dinner to be given in his honour at the Empire Hotel this evening. An extensive toast list has been prepared.

The marriage is announced at Melbourne on " August sth of Mr. James Morris, son of the late Mr. J. Morris, of the Terrace, Reefton, to Miss Margaret Hansen, of that town. The bridegroom is a native of Reefton, and very popular, and with his br<de will have the best wishes of a very large circle o* friends for their future health and happiness.