PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1922, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

■■ ■'■■■ —— ■ ■■—— Mr. Drake, clerk to the Hunterville Town Board, has been appointed clerk to the New Lynn Town Board. Mr. C. N. Boult, late of Westport, has been appointed engineer' to the Cairns Harbour Board, Queensland. Mr. Len Neighbours, late conductor of the Waimangaroa Band, has been offered the conductorship of a band in Blenheim. Mr., Mrs., and Misses Parkman, who are touring the West Coast, will arrive from Westport to-night and leave for Christchurch to-morrow. Among the passengers jvho arrived on Saturday from Christchurch were Messrs Kellett, Dixon, Montgomery and Adams.

Mr. George Radalkidson has been elected a member of the Teachers’ Superannuation Board, in place of the late Mr. Finlay Bethune. , Mr. AV. H. Robison, representing E. Partridge and Co., Wellington, will arrive from Westport this evening. Mr. and Mrs. AV. McCarthy Reid, of Wellington, are on a trip to the Franz Joseph Glacier and the West Coast. \ The Hon. Arthur Myers contracted an attack of influenza on his arrival in London, but was on the mend when the last, 'mail left England. Mr. E. C. Banks, of Matamara (chairman Auckland Education Boards, has decided to become a candidate for the Waikato electorate in the interests of the Reform Party. Mr. and Mrs. Bagge and family will leave Greymouth by to-morrow’s express, en route to Invercargill, where Mr. Bagge has been transferred by the Railway Department. A private telegram last evening announced the death (suddenly) of Mrs. Joseph Fletcher, which took place at her residence, J'imaru, yesterday morning. Deceased lived in Greymouth for many years. Mr. S. R. Wright, engineer to the Waimate County Council has been appointed cleric and engineer to the Selwyn County Council. The present appointment makes Mr. Wright s third period of service with the Selwyn County Council. The death occurred at Dunedin on Thursday of Mr. AA. E. Gregory, of the firm of Coulls, Culling and Company, an old established printing firm which recently amalgamated with Wilkie and Co. Deceased was a wellknown bowler. Bishop Julius accompanied by Miss Julius, arrived in Hokitika on Friday last. The Bishop drove over in his own car. Yesterday he conducted • services at Kokatahi in the morning, • at Rimu in the afternoon, and Hoki- . tika in the evening, where there was a large congregation. He goes south to-morrow if the weather permits. Our Christchurch correspondent ; telegraphed:—At a meeting of the W.E.A. on Saturday evening, Dr. Chilton referred to the success of the Association’s tutor on the West Coast,

<HMr. H. Belshaw, who had.passed Ihs examination for the Si-A. degree w'. first class honours in economics. Inis distinction has been gained only by two other graduates of the college, namely Professors Condilffe and Copland. A Press Association message states that Mr.' R. B. Bell, who has been advertising manager of the Wellington “Dominion” for the past four years, and who, prior to seeing active service in France, was manager 01 the “Ashburton Guardian for a number of years, has accepted an appointment as managing director of the Timaru Post Company, Ltd., and the Ashburton Mail and Guardian Company, Ltd., as from the beginning o next month. After an illness lasting about _ a month Mr. Thomas Troy, who had completed 42 years’ of practically unbroken service in the Railway, passe< away this morning at the age of ooThe late Mr! Troy was for many years employed on the Brunner Railway and latterly was employed as ni"ht watchman. During his long period of faithful service he had not lost as much as four days’ work and was at the time of his death about to enter on bis superannuation ilit deceased leaves a widow and three daughters. One is a member of staff of the Public Trust office,. Greymouth and another is a sister m the Hokitika Convent and the U nd 1 ves a t home. The funeral takes place on Wednesday after Requiem Mass at St. Patrick s Churc i. n „