PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 December 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr J. O’Brien, Railway Boiler Inspector, arrived yesterday from Christchurch, and left to-day for Westport.

Mr and Mrs W. J. Butler,‘who have been visiting Christchurch, returned yesterday to Hokitika.

Mr and Mrs Norman Menzies-ar-rived yesterday from Christchurch, and will reside in Greymouth.

Mrs J, McDiarmid, of Karoro, who has been visiting Christchurch, returned yesterday.

Mr and Mrs James Catchpole, of Auckland, arrived in Greymouth yesterday afternoon. k Mr Paul Fogarty will arrive to-mor-row from Dunedin, on a short visit to his parents.

Mrs H. Melville and her sister, Miss Ruby Matheson, who have been on a five months’ visit to Sydney and Melbourne, returned yesterday.

Miss Alice Hannan arrived yesterday from Christchurch, and will be the guest of her sister, Mrs C. Hickman, Alexander Street.

Mr H. A. Flavell, of the Westport Coal Co. Ltd., arrived from Westport this evening and will leave to-morrow on his return to Dunedin.

Mr W. R. Heeney has been appointed general manager for Ashby Bergh and Co., Ltd., Christchurch and Greymouth.

Mr A. Gosden, who has been appointed timber checker and ticket inspector at Greymouth, arrived from Southbridge yesterday.

Mr J. W. Forrest, Foreman of the Railway Goods Sheds, who has been on annual holidays returned yesterday from Christchurch.

Mr G. Norman McLean of Amberley, North Canterbury, has been appointed Stipendiary Steward for the West Coast galloping carnival at Christmas and New Year.

The marriage of Miss Cicely, daughter of Mrs Frodsham Watkinson, Masterton, to Mr Arthur Francis Hill, will take place at Masterton on Thursday, December 27. ■ '

Messrs H. J. ,Bignell and R. Wild (Hokitika) members of the Canterbury Education Board will leave for Christchurch to-morrow to attend the monthly meeting of the Board.

The death is announced from Pahiatua of Mr A. W. Sedcole, one of the very earliest district settlers, closely identified with pioneering days and various institutions.

Mr H. J. Bignell was to-day elected treasurer of the Greymouth Jockey Club, in succession to the late Mr W; R. Kettle. Mr J. W. Hannan was elect? ed a member of the District Commitee. vice Mr Kettle.

-Mr G. M. Slight, who has been appointed to succeed Mr H. Wylie as Railway Workshop’s Foreman arrived yesterday from Addington. Mr. Wylie , has been appointed Workshops Manager at Eastown Workshops (Wanga--nui). '

Guests at the Albion Hotel include: Mr and Mrs Catchpole (Auckland), Mrs Thompson, Messrs G. S. McGallan, C. A. Thompson, L. C. Hale, G. Louis, Cowlishaw, H. Shand, R. H. Beaumont, De La Cour, C. P. Griffin, L. E. Tingey, H. A-lexander (Christchurch), Meadowcroft, S. Alexander (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Wylie, Misses Wylie ,(2). ’ *

The death is announced from Wellington of Mr James Edward Fulton, 73, one of the best known engineers in the Dominion, who was for eight years manager and locomotive superintendent of the Wellington-Manawatu railway. He ■ designed and built the Kelburn tramway, Wellington, and built many bridges for • the Government and local bodies all over Now Zealand. He'retired from business in 1926. He leaves a widow and one daughter.—Press Assn.

Before commencing the business of the Greymouth Jockey Club’s District 'Committee, this afternoon, the Chairman, Mr T. E. Coates, moved a resolution of sympathy with the widow and family of Mr W. R. Kettle, who, he said had always been a staunch supporter of the Greymouth Jockey Club and for many years its treasurer. The resolution was carried in silence. Mr C. Kettle was elected a member of the Committee, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father.

The death occurred at Lyttelton early yesterday morning (telegraphed our Christchurch correspondent) of Captain Mathew Sillars, for ( many years master of the Westport Coal Company’s steamer Canopus. The late Captain Sillars, was a native of Kilmarnock, Scotland. As a young man, he took up a seafaring life, and first came out to the Colonies in a sailing ship about 25 years ago. At tljat time I he was second mate of a ship wrecked at Cape Palliser. Captain Sillars decided to settle in New Zealand. For a time he was bosun on the coastal steamer Kennedy. Later, he joined the Westport Coal Company’s staff as second mate of the Canopus. He rose to the position of mate, and eventually became master. Captain Sillars was ashore for a period of eight years’as Lyttelton manager for the Company, until he was again appointed master of the Canopus, in succession to Captain Lobb. He remained in that position until about eight weeks ago, when he was laid aside by a severe illness, from which he did not recover. The late Captain Sillars was a very popular figure in Lyttelton amongst seafarers and residents. He was a member of the Metropolitan Trotting Club, a member of Kilwinning Masonic Lodge, also a dog fancier. Captain Sillars leaves a widow and four children.