PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 November 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

'Mrs V. Lee is an inmate of the Grey Hospital.•t * L‘ ; * . /’■ • - -■———

' XMte Hill returned from Christchurch "by Saturday’s express. Mr‘J. L. Smail arrived from Christchurch on Saturday.

Mr R. H. Richmond returned from Dunedin on Saturday.

Miss E. Gieskeing was among the passengers who arrived by Saturday s express.

Mrs W. Scott returned from Christ, church on Saturday.

v*Mr J. W, Calwell returned from Auckland on Saturday.

Mrs W. D. Smith was an inward passenger, by Saturday’s express.

Mrs H. ©. Wilson arrived from Christchurch by Saturday’s express.

J-udge H. F. Ayson, of the Cook Islands,’"is visiting Wellington on official business.

Mrs Taafe, formerly of Reefton, returned to" the Coast on Saturday, after residing at Christchurch for isome months.

Mr and Mrs J. G. Hambleton, who have been on a holiday trip to Dunedih, returned on Saturday.

.Mr D; ’Tennent returned to Greymouth on Saturday after visiting Wellington and Dunedin.

Messrs R. Whyte and R. Conddn, of the Greymouth railway station staff, leave on holiday to-morrow.

*’Mr W. F. Tregurtha, Assistant District Traffic Manager, Christchurch, who has been visiting Reefton, will •arrive in Greymouth this evening.

Mr J. S. 1 Langford, manager of the National 'Electrical ’Co., arrived from Christchurch on Saturday, and will return tomorrow.

Mr Jas. Pearson, chief clerk at the Greymbuth Railway station, who has been on holiday leave, resumed duty this morning

Mr .S. S; Dean, chairman of . the New Zealand Rugby Union, met with d painful accident recently, fracturing a foot while playing tennis.

Bishop Taylor-Smith, who was for 20 years Chaplain-General to H. M. Forces in Englaaid,. is to visit Greymouth about December 22.

i Mf Farqphar Young has been appointed adjudicator in the elocutionary (section of the Gisborne Competit. ions Society’s next festival.

Miss Madge Wilson, Christchurch, arrived in Greymouth on Saturday, and is. the guest of Mr and Mrs E. J. Parkinson, Tarapuhi Street. < .The 1 . Prime Minister, Mr Coates, returned to Wellington on Saturday from the north. He is making a good recovery from, the effects of a. rather severe cold which he contracted.

Mr G; H-.-Hayman, of the Railway Goods-- Office, leaves to-morrow on transfer to the- Railway Telegraph Office, Christchurch. His place will be filled-ffiy Mr J, Wadsworth, from Christchurch.

- Mr H. E. Holland, M.P., wa® presented with a suit case, appropriately inscribed 1 ,! by .-his supporters ■at Westport on Friday evening, when a ball was held to celebrate. Mr Holland’s reelection.

The Tauranga Borough Council has appointed Mr Claude W. Boak, of Hamilton, _ as electrical and *general engineer, ata salary of £650, vice Mr* Li. Mandeno (resigned). There were' thirty-iseven applicants.

Mr V. Peters, formerly of the Post arid Telegraph Department, Greymouth, arrived from Christchurch on Saturday. His marriage to Miss Phyllis Dynes, of Greymouth, will take place this week.

The death occurred at Nelson last week of Mrs Stephenson, mother of Mr H. W. Stephenson, 'of Warnes and Stephenson, Ltd., Wellington. The deceased lady was a resident of Nelson for many years. She leaves a husljand, two daughters, and one son. I

Advisory-Superintendent T. J. Waft, of the United l Fire Brigades Association of New Zealand, was present at the West Coast Fire Brigades’ Demonstration in Westport on’.Saturday. He came on to Greymouth yesterday, and left for Christchurch this morning;

The Chief Justice, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Stout has intimated to the Government his intention to tender his resignation. The resignation is to take effect on February 1,. 1926. Tire Government offered the appointment of Chief Justice to Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C., of Wellington, and have now been advised of Mr Skerrett’® acceptance.

Th© funeral of the late William A. Roberts, of Turamaha Street, took place, on. Saturday afternoon. There Was a,'large attendance of friends, and members _ of the Oddfellows’ Lodge. The ‘Service at the graveside was con. ducted by Archdeacon Carr, and the Oddfellows’ service impressively read by Bro. L. S. Green, N.G.

The body of the late Duncan McLean, eldest son of the late Mr and Mrs Duncan McLean, of Greymouth, was brought from Wellington by Saturday’s express. Mr Joseph McLean proceeded to Wellington to accompany the body home. The casket was taken to . the residence« off Mr Joseph McLean, and the interment, which was private, was attended by relatives and present and past employees of Duncan McLean Limited. A service was conducted by the Rev. T. N. Cuttie in the house and was attended by Mr and Mrs Tom Learnwnt (sister of deceased), Messrs J. and O. McLean, brothers, in addition to the staff. The body was conveyed to Karoro, several members of the staff officiating as pall-bearers. Tlie Rev. Cuttie read the. burial service.

Warm ’tributes to their foreman, Mr R. A.' Walker, were paid by the locomotive staff of the Greymouth Rail-way-Department on Saturday evening, when a farewell gathering was held in the Drivers’ Room, prior to Mr Walk, er’s departure bn promotion for Frank- • ton Junction, on Thursday next. Mr H. Daniel, on behalf of the staff, askc ed Mr Walker to accept a well-filled wallet as a token of their esteem and appreciation of the way in which he had tarried -out his ditties since coming to Greymouth nearly two years ago. They were all very sorry to lose ' him, but wished him and' his family every success in the future. Several "■ • other speakers endorsed the remarks of Mr Daniel, and Mr Walker made an appropriate reply. Three (cheers for the departing' foreman were given as the gathering broke up. Mr A. Evans will arrive from Dunedin by to-morrow’s express, having been appointed loco foreman at Greymouth.