PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 July 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr G. Johnston arrived from Wellington yesterday. > “•/

Mr and Mrs Lovell arrived from Teniuka yesterday. .• / . > ■■ <

Mr R. Barrowman is confined to his room with a severe cold.

Mr and Mrs T. Mallinson, of Ko para,' are visiting Greymoutli. will return on Thursday.

Mr and Mrs Bartlett, Mr Ziman and Mr Jenkins were among the passengers by to-day’s express, from Christchurch.,

Mr R. A. Adams, of Auckland, has been appointed secretary and engineer to the Bluff Harbour Board at a salary of £750 a year.

Mr George Millar, engineer at the State Collieries, will be leaving for Seddonville to-morow morning on official business.

Mr Farquhar Young, of Christchurch, has : been appointed _ elocution master and director of voice' culture to St; Andrew’s College; i ■

Mr J. W. Graham, Supervisor of the Postal Branch of tire .Greymouth Post Office, left yesterday to attend the funeral of his mother, at Christchurch., - ■' t

Mr C. V. Roberts, who has been olerk of the Magistrate’s Courts at Kai apoi and Rangiora for the past three years, has received notice of his transfer to Auckland. '

Mr j. W. Hannan has been reelected to the. Board of Governors of the Greymouth Technical College as the Grey County Council’s representative.-. -r.

Mr Atkinson. Inspector of the Royal Insurance Company, is visiting the West Coast, and is at present at. Greymouth.

The marriage of Miss Harriet Pryor of Makaranui, daughter bf Mr M. T. Pryor,?-late of Black’s_-Point./ and Mr Raynor Thomas Neagle, of Ohutu, took place recently at Makaranui. Misses Myrtle-0 Pryor and Neagle were the bridesmaids.

Two, months leave of absence to enable her to visit Australia was granted to Miss L. Higgins, draughtswoman to the Grey County at to-day’s meeting of the Council. It was reported that in her 13 years’ service with the County, Miss Higgins, had had only one holiday..

The- death occurred this morning (telegraphed our Hokitika correspondent) of Miss Katherine (Kitty) Helen Duff, after a lengthy illness, deceased was a native of Hokitika, and 61 years of age. She was well known in the Stafford district, where she lived for many years. she assisted at concerts for various oojeccS."'olie leaves a brother, Mr T. W. Duff, a member ol the Westland County Council?.

■ A Washington cablegram stated that Calvin Coolidge, the President’s son, has died, at the age of 17. He received, a week ago, a small blister on the heel, when playing tennis. Septic poisoning developed, and he quicldly became dangerously ill. Physicians operated on Saturday, slitting the left leg to the bone, and inserting drains to carry off the poison. The boy’s vitality sustained him through the day, but inability to take nourishment for the. past 60 hours, induced a succession of sinking spells-, whence he was unable to rally.

The death took place at Christchurch of Richard Straight, one of the earliest residents of Kumara. He. followed mining' pursuits, but for the past 14 years had been . in poor health. He left Kumara, with his wife, a few years ago, and resided for a whille at Waiuta, later going to his daughter in Christchurch. He leaves a widow and family of six sons, Richard, Charles, Alex, Samuel, Thomas, and William, and eight daughters, Mesdamcs E. Steel 1 (Goldsborough), T. Richardson (Karam/a), V. Pearce (Broken Hill), J.. Blight (Mananui), C. Cruse (Papanui), and Misses Myrtle (Kumara), and Jennie (Karamea).