PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 September 1924, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr R. Barrowman returned by yes terday’s express from Christchurcn.

Mrs Anderson, wife of the Hop. G. J. Anderson, is ill in a private hospital in Dunedin.

Mrs W. Cunliffe, sen., who has lately been ill, is now much improved in health... /\ 5 .•

Mr and Mrs J. A. Peever, of Hohonu, returned to Kumara this afternoon. ,

Mr S. Lawn, of Messrs Arthur Barnett and Co., Ltd., Christchurch, is at present , visiting' his; mother in Shake speareStreet.

Mr and Mrs Musson and Mr and Mrs Sellars, who have been visiting the Glaciers for the past fortnight, will return to Christchurch on- Saturday.

Captain H. D. Hamilton, D. 5.0., formerly chief of the Naval Staff in New Zealand, has been appointed to the command of the light cruiser Caradoc, in the Mediterranean.

Mrs G. G. McKay, who has been on a visit to Mrs W. Cunliffe, Marsden Road, returned to Westport this morning.

Mrs T. O’Donnell, who has been (seriously ill at Lewisham Hospital, Christchurch, has returned home and is making good progress towards recovery.

A London Cablegram states thahan .inquest was held on Justice Bailnache who died suddenly during Sunday night. A verdict was returned that death was due to cerebral haemorrhage. ■’

Rev. Dr. Frederick Molyneaux has been appointed Assistant Anglican Bishop of Melanesia. He served in Mesopotamia as chaplain, and was mentioned in despatches. He will sail for New Zealand in June next, accompanied by <3> band of recruits for missionary work. -

A New York cablegram states that inf the course of a rough game of polo, a piece of dirt from the hoofs of a pony lodged under thb eyelid of the Prince of Wales and caused him considerable pain. The game was stopped at the end of the sixth period, when the 'Prince drove to Mr Burden’s i homfe to await a physician, who removed the dirt.

Mrs Mary Ann Raymond, an old resident of Ross, died at the Westland Hospital yesterday morning. The deceased was a native of Londonderry. Ireland; and 70 jears of age. Deceased was a widow, and leaves one daughtei (Mrs Joseph Minehan, of Hari Hari), and. a brother (Mr John Scott, of Ross).

The marriage of Mr Wm. Steer,

eldest son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Steer, of Tainui Street, to Miss Annie ' (Gladys) McKay, eldest daughter of Mr " and Mrs David McKay, of High , Street, yvill take place’ at 8.30 o’clock? to-morrow morning. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. T. N. Cuttie.

Mr AV. T. Marshall, who has been on the staff of the local office of the Australian Mutual Provident Society for four, years, will leave to-morrow for the head office for New Zealand, at Wellington. This morning, he was met by the staff and presented with a solid leather travelling bag, as a token of the esteeJin in which he is held. Mr Smythe.' District Manager, referred to Mr Marshall’s good qualities and wished him every success in his future career.

Mr Richard Loudon, whose death was announced by cable message from Sydney, was an ex-resident of- Leeston, Where for twenty years he was manager of the local branch of the Bank in, 1873 and was appointed manaßnk in 1873 and was appointed-man. ager at Leeston in 1894. He declines several offers of promotion, and con"tinuecl 1 his work until 1914, when he retired from the Bank’s service and settled in Sydney. He was a keen fisherman, and his fishing hut at the mouth of the Rakaia river was one of the first built there. He leaves a widow and three sons, Mr Jack Loudon, Dr. Derby Lqudon, and Mr Robert Loudon. ’