PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 January 1923, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs. Oscar Egden will leave for Wellington to-morrow morning. Mr. W, Martin (John Dutliie and Co.) is visiting Greymouth. Miss Dennisifan (Christchurch) arrived by last evening’s Otira express. A Paris cablegram records the death of Max Nordau, a noted Jewish writer, aged 72 years. Mr. F. W. Butcher (Auckland) arrived from Nelson last evening and proceeds to Christchurch to-morrow. The Hon. J. G. Coates will pay an official visit to Otira tunnel this week (telegraphed our Christchurch correspondent). Mrs. W. Panckhurst (Oamaru), who has been visiting her mother Mrs. W. Holder, Tainui Street, will return this week. Mr. J. F. Murray (Canada) who has been visiting the Coast and Nelson, will leave for Christchurch tomorrow morning. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ward,_ Mr. F. Ward and Miss tjadie Casserlcy, left Christchurch on Monday for a motor tour of tlie West Coast via Kaikoura and Nelson. Mrs. C. Wagstaff (Christchurch) who has been spending a holiday in Greymouth, visiting the scenic resorts, returned yesterday. The Mayor of Wellington (Mr. R. A. .Wright, M.P.) states that it is Iris intention to seek re-election at the next municipal elections to be held in April. 'l'he Hon. Sir William Hurries, who entered a private hospital in Wellington, in order to have a complete rest, is 'stated to be already showing an

improvement. Mr. P. Wright, tho well known cyclist, has decided to leave Reeftou for Nelson, where he is interested in the fruit growing industry. He and Mrs. Wright and family leave' for Nelson next week. Misses Mariam Davis and Jessie Marion, North Island school teachers, who have been visiting friends in Greymouth and Barrytown, will return to-morrow morning. Mr. J. M. Murdoch, inspector of factories and second inspector of scaffolding at Wellington, has been promoted to inspector of scaffolding at Auckland. Word has been received that Masters James Gilbert and , John O’Donnell, pupils of Marist Bros. School, Greymouth, have qualified for junior free places in the recent examination. Mr. V. I. Blake, formerly draughtsman at the Gisborne Land Office, nas been appointed Commissioner or Crown Lands for the new Gisborne land district, which becomes established in April next. Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas, of Christchurch are visiting Greymouth. They visited Punakaiki yesterday. Mr. Thomas was formerly engineer to the Greymouth Engineering Class,

Technical School. Mr. J. King will represent the Greymouth Amateur Swimming Club at the New Zealand Championship meeting to be held in Timaru commencing on Saturday. Mr. King will leave by the express to-morrow morning- - In reply to a message from the Governor-General to the King, conveying, on behalf of the Government and the people of New Zealand, loyal and respectful congratulations to the King and Queen on the engagement of the Duke of York, Lord Jellicoe has received a telegram expressing their Majesties’ warm appreciation. An afternoon tea was tendered at the residence of Mrs. McGuigan to Mrs. Bayine, of Roa, previous to her departure for Wellington when she was presented with white linen and a pair oi silver vases. On Saturday evening last at a smoko concert, Mr. J. A. C. Bayne was presented with an Encyclopaedia Britannica by Mr. AVearne. A London cablegram stated that Mr. Grattan Doyle, Conservative M.P. for North Newcastle, who had a majority of nearly seven thousand at the general election, is resigning to provide a seat for Sir A. Griffith Boscawen, Minister of Health. A later message stated that Mr. Grattan. Doyle denied his resignation. As we go to press we learn oi trie death of Mrs. Margaret M’Donnell, widow of Michael M’Donnell, merchant, which took place at tho residence of Dr. O’Brien at Christchurch this afternoon. She leaves a grown-up family of six daughters, being attached to the Sisters of Mercy and two sons, Rev. Father Hugh M’Donnell, of Wellington and Edward, Grey mouth. Mr. W. Scott, of Dunedin, has been re-nominated for appointment as employers’ representative on the Arbitration Court, and Mr. B. L. Hammond, assistant secretary of the Employers’ Federation, has been nominated as deputy member of the Court to represent the employers. Mr. Scott has been the employers’ assessor on the Court for many years. Mr. B. L. Hammond ,who is a solicitor, was for some time Registrar of the Arbitration Court. A cable message to the Australian papers announces the death of Mr. “Guy Thome,” the well-known author. He wrote “When It Was Dark,” a novel based in the idea that the body of Jesus Christ had been discovered in Palestine with disastrous effects in the religious world. The book had a tremendous vogue, and sold up to 500,000 copies. His real name was Cyril A. E. R. Gull, and he was on the journalistic staffs of the London “Daily Mail” and “Daily Express” before taking to authorship. The marriage of Miss Molly Smith, second daughter of the late Mr. E. J. Smith and Mrs. Smith, of Christchurch, took place on Wednesday, January 17, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Wellington, to Mr. Scott Raleigh, farmer, Tarua (Eketahuna), son of Mr. Walter Raleigh. The nuptial knot was tied by Rev. Johnson. The bride was given away by her 'uncle, Mr. Christopher Smith. The wedding breakfast was held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith, Oriental' Bay, when a number of friensd and relations sat down to a dainty repast. The toast of the bride and bridegroom was honoured and the newly-married couple left for Wanganui, where the honeymoon is being spent.