PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 February 1929, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss D. Guilter will leave to-morrow on a visit to Invercargill.

Mrs E. Moore, Turamaha Street, was admitted to the Grey Hospital yesterday for treatment.

Mr G. Baildon, Mayor of Auckland for the past four years, has decided to seek re-election.

Mr and Mrs A. R. Blocksage have returned from Christchurch and Akaroa.

A cablegram from Paris stated that Marshal Foch had a relapse. Five doctors are holding a consultation.

Misses B. and F. Baird, of Sydney, who are touring New Zealand, left this morning for the Franz Josef glaciers.

The death is announced from London of Captain Charles Foxcroft, M.P. He was born in 1888.

Miss H. Bignell of the Greymouth Library staff, returned yesterday after a visit to Wellington.

Mrs W. Holmes, of Auckland, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs W. E. Larcombe, Shakespeare Street.

Mr T. Bond left yesterday for Blenheim, to attend the funeral of his brother, Mr F. Bond.

’ Mr H. McLauchlan of the Permanent Ways Office, Greymouth, left yesterday for Dunedin, on annual leave.

The Rev. G. E. Brown, who was called to Dunedin, owing to the death of his father, returned to Greymouth yesterday. '

Passengers returning to Greymouth by yesterday’s express included Mrs J. Dore (from Dunedin), and Mr and Mrs Galligan (from Auckland).

Mrs J. S. and Miss Phyllis Barton, of Christchurch, are making a motor tour of the West Coast and are spending a few days in Greymouth.

Mrs E. J. Scantlebury, who was operated on at Te Rangi Private Hospital, Nelson, is making satisfactory progress.

Mr. F. Dodd, of Griffen and Smith’s, will leave to-morrow to be present at the New Zealand Merchants’ Association’s annual conference at Dunedin.

The death is announced from London of Admiral Sir Edmund Fremantle. He was in his ninety-third year, and served in the Maori War, as well as the Burmese and Ashanti Wars.

Mr W. Donovan, of the Dominion Laboratory, has left on a brief visit to the United States of America to investigate processes of carbonisation of coal.

A London cablegram announced the death of Lily Langtry, wife of Sir Hugo De Bathe. She was formerly known as the “Jersey Lily,” and was a friend of the late King Edward VII.

A cablegram from Paris announced the depth due to influenza, of M. earner lynck, the famous interpreter- and translator for English at the League of Nations.

A cablegram from Mexico City stated that the United. States Ambassador, Mr Dwight Morrow, had announced the engagement of his daughter, Anne, to Colonel Charles Lindbergh, the noted airman.

Recent arrivals at the Albion Hotel include: Mr., Mrs, and Miss Coote, Miss Colin-Campbell (Nelson), Mr and Mrs Buchanan, Mr and Mrs Hammond, Mr I. J. Smail (Christchurch), Mr F. B. Phipson, E. J. Mann (Christchurch), Mr K. Smith (Ashburton), Mr Taylor (Christchurch)/ Captain R. Parker (Palmerston North), Mr F. W. Cooper (Christchurch), Mr W. A. Stead (Dunedin), Mr R. Galvin (Wellington).

The death occurred yesterday of Captain Walter Manning, one of the best known masters in the employ of the Union Company, who retired in 1918 after 36 years’ service as master mariner, 23 years of which were in Wellington-Lyttelton ferry service. He was born in London. He was apprenticed to engineering, but took to sea life and came to New Zealand in 1873 joining the Union Company in 1880. He commanded the Maori from 1907 till his retirement. He was in his 75th year.—Pless Assn.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include: Mr E. E. West, Mr and Mrs W. E. Foster, Mr and Mrs Davis, Mr H. L. Whiteman (Christchurch), Miss L. Baird, Miss B. Baird (Sydney), Mr and Mrs Bowie (Wellington), Miss C. M. Gibbs (Melbourne), Miss J.. E. Orrack (Sydney), Miss J. Duncan (Auckland), Miss M. Duncan, Mr and Mrs A. G. Jarret (Auckland), Miss Edwards, Miss Ford (Western Australia), Mr A. J. Daly, Mr W. Clarke (Christchurch), Mr T. Burley (Westport).

Word has been received of the death at Auckland of Mrs Fanny Hanks, wife of Charles Hanks, Epsom. Deceased was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Bines, formerly of South Westland, a native of Gillespie’s Beach and 51 years of age. She leaves a husband, six sisters, and one brother —Mrs Anderson (Stratford), Mrs Neilsen (Marlborough), Mrs Butler (Matainui), Mesdames Goughian and Leitel (Auckland), Mrs Horton (Australia), and Mr J. Bines of Whangarei.