PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 September 1927, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mfr S. F. Tomlinson, left to-day on a holiday visit to Wellington.

Miss Pat. Booth, Kumara, left this morning, on a holiday visit to Fordell.

Mrs A. B. Larsen, Winnie Street, left this morning for Christchurch.

Mrs H. Lima, left this morning for Wellington.

Mr J. D. Lynch left to-day on a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs W. Mason (Cobden) left to-day for Christchurch.

Nurse G. Falloon of the Grey Hospital, left this morning on holiday to Christchurch. ‘

The London “Daily News” reports that his doctors have ordered Lord Cecil a long and complete rest.

Mrs T. Fisher; Te Kinga, left this morning for Wellington and Auckland on holiday.

Mrs G. H. Preston left to-day on a visit to Christchurch, and will return home on Thursday.

Messrs H. Falconer and R. Baird of the Railway Loco Branch, left to-day for Christchurch on holiday.

Advice has been received of the death of Nurse Spring’s father, which took place at his late residence, Timaru, this morning.

Miss K. Ryan, who has been appointed to a position at the Woolston School, left this morning for Christchurch.

Mr. J. Connor, Airbrake Inspector for South Island Railways, who has been visiting the West Coast sections, left to-day for Christchurch.

Messrs H. D. Acland, J. Carr, and J. S. Jessep have been appointed representatives of the producers of meat for export on the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board.

A Vancouver cablegram announced the death of Sir William Glyn-Jones, British pharmacist and lawyer and secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, aged 58.

Mr J. G. Herdman, Manager of Dalgety and Co., Christchurch, accompanied by Mrs Herdman, who has been visiting the Coast, returned this morning.

Archdeacon Carr, who has been confined to the Vicarage, through an attack of influenza, is convalescing, and hopes to occupy the pulpit in Holy Trinity Church to-morrow.

Recent arrivals at Revington’s include: Mr and Mrs Cove, Messrs R. Adamson, Suckling and Sparrow, O’Connor, Goenes, Mead (Christchurch), H. R. Young, Fell (Westport).

Mr John Davies, a well-known resident of Ngakawau, died on Wednesday. Deceased, who was a native of Ballarat, was 74 years ,of age. His wife predeceased him by some years, but he leaves a grown-up family.

News was received this morning of the death of Mr Frank Lewis, of Waimate, which took place in the Timaru Hospital last night? Deceased, who was 82 years of age, was father of Mr J. Lewis, of Alexander Street.

Bishop Mules, of Nelson, celebrated his ninetieth birthday on Thursday. He received many congratulatory messages from England and all parts of New Zealand. Bishop Mules is making steady recovery from his serious illness.

On the occasion of his retirement, after 40 years’ service with the Union Company, Mr James Basire, chief engineer of the ferry steamer Maori, was presented at Wellington on Thursday with a handsome clock, on behalf of the officers, engineers, and members of the crew. Captain Irwin made the presentation.

The following re-appointments to the Board of Health are gazetted:—Sir James Wilson, Lady Luke, Hon. Mr. Triggs, M.L.C., and Mr F. W. Maclean, M.lnst. C.E., for three years from August 20, 1927. The following are appointed for the same term: Dr. W. Irving, Dr. A. M. Drennan, and Mr C. M. Luke.

The death is announced from Wellington of Mr C. A. Knapp, at the age of 81 years. He formerly was in the Public Works Department, from which he .retired in 1891. He took a keen interest in athletics of all sorts. He represented Wellington frequently in cricket, and' also in football, both as a player and an umpire. He was a prominent. oarsman, and latterly a bowler.

The . death occurred at 2 this morning (telegraphed our Reefton correspondent), of Mrs Elizabeth Margaret Shepherd, relict of Mr Geo. B. Shepherd. She was a native of Dunoon, Scotland, and was resident in the Reefton district for over 40 years. She has been in failing health for some time, and the end was not unexpected. She is survived by four sons (one at Quetta, India), and two ■ daughters, both the latter being resident in Reefton. Deceased was aged 73 years.