PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 May 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Mt A. -Armstrong left to-day for Christchurch. 1 ' ./'.-

Mr D ••Greenwood, of the railway booking office, left to-day on a holiday to Auckland. .

Mr< W.-Meldrum, S.M., is expected to •' resume duty at Grey mouth next week.' .

Mr H. P. Lamy, S.M., and Inspector Eccles, left Greymouth yesterday for Murchison.

Mr J. Topi Patuki, whose term as Legislative Councillor .expired recently has not been reappointed.

Mr H. T. Armstrong, M.P., will arrive at Greymouth from Christchurch to-day. ’’ '' ' .'

Mr A. S. Palmer. Inspector of Post Offices, is engaged in his’usual inspection, at the Greymouth Chief Office.

Mrs J. Orr will arrive from Christ- ■ church’ on Tuesday on a brief visit to Greymouth. ■

Rev. G. Jackson, Organising Superintendent of the Young " People’s League (N.Z. Alliance) will arrive from Christchurch this afternoon;

Archbishop Averill, Primate of New Zealand, left Auckland by the Aorarigi on Tuesday evening; en route to attend the Polynesian Synod.

Mr N. V. Lovell, manager of the “Grey River Argus’’ Co., Ltd., and Mrs Lovell, left to-day on a holiday trip to New Plymouth.

Dr. T. Fletcher Telford, District Health Officer for Canterbury and Westland, who has been on an official visit to the West Coast, returned today to Christchurch. /. ‘7

Mr A. E. (“Pie”) Stevens, of the Greymouth. Telegraph Department, will leave next week for Ashburton, on transfer. Mt. Stevens is a well-known member of the United Rugby Club, and was among the official party wild visited England with the All . Blacks.

Passengers by this morning’s outward express included Mesdanies R« Lumsden, W. Craw, F. .Baldwin, Messrs J. G. Parker, G; M.* Mason, R. J. Loweiy, J. D. Lynch, G. V. Westbrooke, A. O. Thompson, and J. A. Lutz.

Mr. and Mrs Wilson, and Mr and Mrs Baty, Christchurch, who aie motoring through the district, arrived . from Nelson yesterday. They are visiting Lake Kanieri to-day, and proceed to the Franz Josef Glacier to. majrpw ? ; .. ~ • .

tpribr’to "their- departure for' Rakata,. Mr I'hst 'ev- * ehiriri feideted a 'social at''Hepp'ell’s ifall; ‘JotarA' Flat. ; The' largb 'attend; ance wris a'tribute to their popularity, and ijicfuclrid’the bccupafits of“over 30 inotoi'- 1 .ear/,' cbiriin'g from all parts oi the district.." Oh Behalf of their friends Mr W. ’ Begg, presented'' Mr and Mrs Murray with a "solid silver tea service, z and the Misses ‘ Murray, with- a‘ purse of sovereigns. "Ditririg 'their T 1 years’ residence in the district, said jjlr Begg/ their guests ‘had dssistgd 1 in" every movement for its/bdnefit,'and he hoped ’ that their neVflioffiri would be' as’ lia’p-

py as the dtid they were '• leaving. “ In reply, Mr s|-itrfay Said that lie aiid h'ig family were ‘“Veiy spiny indeed' t 6 leave such steadfast'', and’ genuine**'’ fneii'ds. A welcome wduld always await* them at Rakaia. After a splendid' supper, a dance was held .to t the 1 music of Rouse’s orchestra * (Reeftoh)/*' Messrs

M. Robinson--and W; '’McEwen acting as M”sC. The flborwas in fine condi.' tibn’;and many attractive 'dresses were worn ’ by/the-daiiceTs. ’ The ’ singing of “Abid “Lang,/ tbrminp|ed the proceedings at“ 2.30 a.m/