PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 October 1928, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs B. Holder left this morning for Christchurch.

Mr G. E. Trevor, of the North Island is on a visit to the West Coast.

A message from Victorille (California), announced the death of Larry Semon, the screen comedian.

Mr J. N. Grant, Grand Secretary of the Druidic Order, is a visitor to Greymouth from Wellington.

Hon. H. L. Michel, M.L.C., was a passenger from Hokitika by this moi ning’s express, en route to Wellington.

The Surveyor-General (Mr W. T. Neill) will retire on superannuation this year after 45 years’ service.— Press Assn.

Mrs A. Hill and Mr and Mrs D. McDavitt, who are visiting Greymouth, will return to Christchurch on Thursday morning.

Mr W. T. Tregurtha, Assistant District Traffic Manager of Railways for Canterbury and Westland, arrived last evening from Christchurch.

A message from San Antonio (Texas) stated that the Distinguished Service Medal of the American Legion was presented to Viscount Allenby, at a convention there, yesterday.

Mr H. C. Watson, the New Zealand cyclist, who competed with Australians in France, returned yesterday to Wellington by the steamer Maunganui from Sydney.

Mr Roderick Paterson, for very many years, supervising engineer for the Union Steamship Coy., died this morning at Stanley Bay, Auckland, after a comparatively short illness. Press Assn.

Guests at the Albion Hotel include: Mr and Mrs Kemp, Messrs Kemp, J. W. O’Callaghan, Morehouse (Nelson), F. Hayward, W. T. Tregurtha, E. J. Hood (Christchurch), R. W. Davies, D. Foster (Wellington), F. J. Morgan, G. E. Trevor, J. L. Grant.

Sir J. Ward received last night a telegram from Mr G. McKay, the United Party’s candidate for Hastings, stating a report was current of Sir Joseph’s death. Sir J. Ward was able to reply, reassuring Mr McKay, and adding: “I am very much alive and in excellent health.” —Press Assn.

Mesdames T. E. Taylor, Dominion President of the i Women’s Christian Temperance Union, Henderson, Barrel and Miss Harband, District Officers, who will take part in the District Conference to-morrow, arrived this afternoon. Mrs Taylor is the guest of Rev. and Mrs T. N. Cuttie.

The death took place on Sunday at Rimu, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs D. Ryan, of the All Nations’ Hotel, of Mr Phillip Boyd, a resident of the district over a long period of years, during which he had followed the occupation of a miner. The deceased was a native of Woolongong, Australia, 85 years of age. His wife died 44 years ago. Ho leaves three daughters (Mrs D. Ryan of Rimu; Mrs R. Whiley,. of Kokatahi Road; Mrs Free, of Christchurch), and two sons (John and William, both of Rimu), and also a number of grandchildren and great grand-children.