PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 October 1928, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs G. H. Boyd and Miss Kettle left for Wellington this morning.

Mrs A. Hill arrived from Christchurch this afternoon, and is the guest* of Miss Sheedy, Heaphy Street.

Mr N. Rathbun is visiting his parents, Mr and Mrs W. Rathbun, High Street.

Mr J. A. Hannah, Inspector for the Union Bank of Australia Ltd., left this morning for Dunedin.

Mr J. R. Leggo, who has been visiting the West Coast returned to-day to Wellington.

Miss M. Cunliffe, librarian at the Municipal Library, left to-day on holiday, to Wellington.

It is officially announced that Mr W. G. Simpson, of Hawera, will contest the New Plymouth seat in the Labour interests. —Press Assn.

Mr Thomas Ellis, of the Railway Maintenance Branch, Greymouth, entered the Grey Hospital yesterday to undergo treatment.

Mr A. I. Flett, Postmaster at Devonport, has been appointed to succeed Mr H. G. Davis as Chief Postmaster at Westport.

Mr J. A. C. Bayne, Chief Inspector of Mines, who has been visiting West Coast, left this morning for Wellington.

Messrs A. Lawn (Hokitika), and W. Diedrichs (Kokatahi), were passengers by this morning’s express to Christchurch.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include: Mr and Mrs E. Walker, Messrs G. Tait, J. Undergarth (Wellington), P. . Watkins, J. S. White, H. Johnston ' (Christchurch), W. Davies (Nelson).

Mr M. Torrance, head teacher of the Taylorville School and secretary of the Greymouth Branch of the N.Z.E.1., has been appointed teacher of the Okain’s Bay school, Bank’s Peninsula, and expects to take up his new duties in a fortnight’s time.

A cablegram from Sydney stated that Sir Henry Braddon, an outstand- > ing figure in Australian financial and commercial world, is retiring from the superintendentship of Dalgety and Coy. Ltd., being succeeded by Mr W. Di Stewart, Superintendent for New Zealand .

The death of Mr William Woodhead, aged 52 years, a native of Charleston, occurred at Westport on Saturday. He was an employee of the Railways Department, and had been in ill-health for a considerable time. He is survived by his widow and five children.

Mr W. B. Hutton, of the Greymouth Technical School teaching staff, whose marriage took place recently, was met at noon to-day by the pupils of the school. On their behalf, Miss Marjorie Cambridge, head prefect, asked Mr. Hutton to accept a silver vase and biscuit, barrel, which carried with them best wishes for a happy married life. In an appropriate reply, Mr Hutton returned thanks on behalf of his wife and himself. Three cheers were given for Mr and Mrs Hutton.

Miss F. Webster, who has been a member of Mr T. Crankshaw’s staff ' >r the past seven years, and is about be married to Mr C. Harrison, was ' et on Saturday and presented with borne articles of housekeeping equipment. Mr James Stewart, who made the presentation on behalf of the staff, expressed regret at losing so diligent and exemplary an assistant, and wished her much happiness and prosperity in her married life. Mr Crankshaw endorsed Mr Stewart’s remarks.

Mr Theodore Hahn, 65, died at his residence Grey Lynn this morning (telegraphed our Auckland correspondent). He was well known in mining circles on the Kumara to Stafford alluvial fields. He at one time had charge of the operations on Kumara tunnel, to take water to the gold-

fields. Later he was mine manager i in several ventures in the Hokitika district. He was a friend of the late Richard John Seddon,'when the latter was packing at Waimea Forks, and later when he was at Stafford. Mr Hahn leaves a widow, and family of two.

The death of Mr Joseph Murphy (occurred at Dillmanstown yesterday morning. Deceased who was 74 years of age, was a native of County Carlow, Ireland. He came to New. Zealand in 1875, going first to Hokitika, goldmining with his four, brothers. The following year he moved to Stafford, and later to Dilmanstown where he conducted a butchery till a few years ago. Deceased is survived by a widow, two sons, James (Waiuta), and Joseph (Dilmanstown), and three daughters, Mesdames Addison (Brick ’ Street, Greymouth). Rooney (Greymouth), and Kenna (Auckland). The funeral will leave St. Patrick’s Church, Kumara, at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow, interment taking place at Karoro cemetery at 11.30 o’clock.

The death occurred yesterday at his residence at Remuera of Mr Hugo Friedlander, well-known in business and horse-racing circles (telegraphed our Auckland correspondent). Mr Friedlander arrived in New Zealand from Kolmar in Prussia as a lad in 1869, and was employed with a firm of grain merchants in Temuka, who, recognising his ability, in a few months started him in a branch business at Ashburton. Some years later he took over this business, in conjunction with his brothers Rudolph and Max, and it became one of the largest grain agencies in New Zealand. Early in the ’seventies, Mr Friedlander met with an accident through a sack of wheat bursting and causing a stack to slip. JPrior to that time he was one of the smartest amateur horsemen in the district, and always had a great love for horses. Among the horses he raced successfully were Gladisla, Kamo, Rose Shield, Cyrus, Ropa, Kelburn, Gladstone, Kilmarnock, and Ardenvhor (who won the New Zealand Cup in 1916). One of Mr Fiiedlander’s horses, The Lover, was successful at the Pakuranga Hunt Club meeting on Saturday. For .many years, Mr. Friedlander was a member of the Lyttelton Harbour Board.