PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 March 1926, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss Emily Til ley short, New Brighton, Christchurch,, is visiting Mr and Mrs J. Tilleyshort, Puketahi Street. Mrs W v Monson, Dunedin, and Mrs B. Smith, Auckland, are visiting their sister, Mrs James Murdoch.. ‘Camerons. Senior-Sergeant P. J. McCarthy will leave to-morrow for Westport. Mr Morgan, manager of the Nelson Gas Works, who has been visiting the Kumara Jubilee celebrations, wifi return home this evening. A London cablegram announced the death of Sir Sydney Lee.- the wellknown author, Shakespearian authority, and Roya'l biographer. He. was bom in 1859. Mrs. James Barclay and Mis,s Barclay (Auckland), formerly of Greymoitth, arrived by yesterday’s express and are the guests of Mr and Airs J. Ring, Shakespeare Street. His Honor, Mr Justice Adams, accompanied by his associate, Air Russell, leaves for Westport to-morrow, to preside at the Supreme Court sessions, which wil.l open there on Alon day. A London cablegram stated that Rev. Doctor Crossley, late Bishop of Auckland, was knocked down by a motor van in London and his skull was fractured. He died shortly afterwards.

The resignation of the general manager of the New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Association, Ltd., Air Esson, has been Jiahdfed in ‘.to the board of directors. Since the retirement of Air A. AV. Jamieson, Air Esson has held the position of manager of the firim Air Esson has accepted a position in Wellington.

Mr J. Robertson, of the Greymouth Municipal Band, who won honours as a cornetist at the Dunedin contest, will ('.st<ys the Westport “News") leave in about a week’s time to join the Australian Band, which has already toured New Zealand, and will now travel through Africa, England and America.

The following are among those who have been successful in passing the final section of the recent examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts: — Miss Aroha AT. Hardcastle (English), Afiss Janet B. Brown (Education), Messrs D. Garr (English and French), F. R. ,G. Aitken (English and French), C: W. R. Dart (History).

It is announced that Miss Jessie I. Hetherington, M.A., lias been appointed to the position of inspector of secondary schools. Miss Hetherington who was bom at Thames (New Zealand), gained her B.A. in the Dominion. AI.A. at Trinity College, Dublin, and since then she lias held several important ..positions in education circles of this country.—Press Assn. The Wedding was celebrated on Wednesday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Hokitika, the Bev. P. B. Fraser officiating, of Air James McKay McEwen, son of Air and Airs AlcEwen, of Brunner, and Aliss Alarion Campbell King, second daughter of »Alr and ' Airs James King, of Hokitika. The bride entered the church on the arm of her father. She was dressed in cream marocain, and Wore the orthodox wreath and veil, the gift of het aunt. Miss Hazel King, sister of ’ the bride, was bridesmaid, and was dressed in pink marocain, with cream crinoline hat. Both carried handsome bouquets, the gifts of Airs S. Aloore. Mi’ David Francis carriled (out the duties of bast man. The wedding breakfast was afterw/irds held at the residence of the bride’s parents, about 50 guests being present. Air arid Mrs .AlcEwen received many handsome presents, including number of cheques and < a large number of .congratulatory telegrahis were' received from various parts of the Dominion. (Hie church was nicely decorated for the occasion' by riends o the bride, and Aliss P. Thompson presided at the organ. The newly-married couple afterwards left by car, en route for Dunedin. Their future home will be Khandallah.