PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 December 1928, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr H. Muff, Christchurch, is visiting his sister, Mrs J. C. Gittos. Mr and Mrs J. H. Hutton left yesterday on holiday to Dunedin. Mr W. Meldrum left yesterday morning for Christchurch. Mr and Mrs J. Buckley left this morning for Christchurch. The death is announced from London of Lord Lambourne, aged 81. Mrs W. J. Wray left on holiday to Wellington to-day. Messrs J. P Malloy and E. W. Harris, of the Greymouth Post Office staff, are on,annual leave. Mr and Mrs Gudsell (Greymouth), are visiting Westport as the guests of Mi' and Mrs J. C. Brown. Miss Jessie Clark (Shakespeare St.), left yesterday for Annat, where she will in future reside. The Rev. Father Joyce, S.M., left for Hokitika yesterday. He will return to Christchurch next week. Miss I. Braidwood, who has been visiting her parents, returned to Wellington this morning. The Chief Justice, Sir Charles Skerrett, expects to be able to resume Supreme Court duties in February. Mrs R. Graham, of Christchurch, is on a visit to Mr and Mrs W. Graham, Murray Street. , Mr H. Quane (Christchurch), is visiting Hokitika and Greymouth. Mr Quane’s health has greatly improved. Mr and Mrs H. Miller, Cowper St., will leave to-morrow on holiday, for I Hawke’s Bay. Mrs Reid, of Shakespeare Street, who has been seriously ill for the past week, shows no sign of improvement. Mr A. Parfitt, Wellington, is visiting his mother, Mrs Clem Parfitt, Tainui Street. Mr B. Maxwell of Hokitika, was a through passenger on this morning’s express for Christchurch. Miss B. Drake left this morning to attend the annual Bible Class camp at Hamilton. Mr G. Aicken, formerly of Greymouth, who has been visiting Hokitika, returned to Christchurch to-day. Miss Harrison of the Telephone Exchange, Christchurch, is visiting her mother, in Runanga. Miss D. Holmes (Christchurch), is visiting Greymouth, and is the guest of Mrs M. A. Thornton. Mr J. F. Gray and Mrs Gray, of Nelson, arrived yesterday on a short visit to Cobden. The Rev. Father O’Meeghan, who recently returned to New Zealand from Rome, is visiting his cousin, the Bev. r Father O’Meeghan, Ahaura.

Outward passengers on yesterday’s Christchurch express included Mr and Mrs W. Arnott, Mr G. Perotti, and Miss R. Howes.

Mrs P. N. Marsh and her mother, Mrs Gibbs, of Papanui, Christchurch, arrived yesterday to spend a short holiday on the Coast.

Mr Charles Rose, who has been visiting relatives at Cobden after an ahscence of 15 years, left this morning for Westport.

Miss Mona Young, of Wellington, who has been visiting Mr and Mrs J. Collogan, Chapel Street, returned this morning.

Mr J. Shrives, who has been to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane, returned to Greymouth on. Christmas Day. He is the guest of his daughter, Mrs t Gilbert, Karoro.

The death occurred at Glengarry, Murchison, on Sunday, of Miss Florence Payton, aftei’ a long illness. She leaves two sisters, Mrs Wallace Jones (Blaketown), and Miss Pay ton (Wellington).

The death took place at the Buller Hospital on Monday of Mr Dennis Cadigan, an old resident of the district. E'eceased was well known in Lyell, where he resided fox- a number of years and followed the occupation of a miner. He leaves a widow, two daughters, and three sons.

A London cable message stated that Doctor Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, is apparently recovering from his attack of internal inflammation, which caused him considerable pain since December 21. A physician issued a statement saying that the Archbishop passed a good night. The inflammation continued to decrease, and there is now little pain. Mr Samuel Ernest McCarthy, solicitor, and formerly stipendiary magistrate, died last evening at Christchurch. He had been in vigorous health until quite recently, when he became ill, and entered a private hospital for an operation. He had been magistrate at Clyde, Invercargill, Napier, Wellington and Christchurch, retiring from the bench on a pension four years ago.—Press Assn. The marriage took place in Sydney recently, of Miss Esther Burrell, of the Public Trust Office, Palmerston North, and eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A E. Burrell, formerly of Greymouth, and Mr Rolland Keniway Black, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Black, of England, and formerly of Christchurch, who was also on the staff of the Public Trust, Palmerston North, but now of Sydney.