PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 August 1929, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss A. Galbraith returned to Chris’ church to-day.

Mr J. Williams left Westport this morning on holiday.

Miss Mary Symes returned to Christchurch to-day, after spending a holiday with her parents at Runanga.

Mr J. A. Murdoch, of Hokitika, was a passenger to-day from the Coast for Wellington.

Mr James Brown, of the Greymouth Station staff, began his annual leave to-day and left for Dunedin.

Miss Bertha Adkins, F.T.C.L., was appointed official accompaniste to the Society.

Senior-Sergeant C. E. Roach, who has been suffering from influenza, is recovering, and will probably resume duty next week.

Mr G. M. Slight, of the Greymouth Railways staff, and Mrs Slight left by to-day’s train to spend a holiday in Dunedin. Mr Slight is being relieved by Mi* T. Oxenham.

Mr M. K. B. Sheard, delegate for the Grey district to the annual conference of the P. and T. Employees’ Association in Wellington, left by to-day’s express.

Miss Bertha Adkins, F.T.C.D. has been appointed official accompaniste to the West Coast Competitions Society.

Outward-bound passengers from Greymouth by the express this morning included Mesdames J. O’Brien and Buston, to Wellington, and Hill, to Christchurch, and Messrs W. Copeland and G. Copeland, to Christchurch.

A London cablegram announced the death of Sir Bernard Baron, aged 78, cigarette magnate and philanthropist. He was Chairman of Carreras, Ltd. His benefactions amounted to nearly two millions.

Advice was received yesterday of the death at Wellington of Mr William Bray, formerly manager of the New Zealand Clothing Factory at Hokitika for several years up to 1910,. when he moved to the North Island.

Mr W. R. Urquhart, manager of the National Bank at Hokitika, is under orders to transfer to Oamaru, and will leave early next week. He has been stationed at Hokitika for about eight years. Mr Eade, of Dunedin, has been appointed manager at Hokitika.

Guests at Revington’s * Hotel include: —Messrs A. L. Joyce (Christchurch), A. J. Linney (Wellington), G. Halliday (Christchurch), W. Crozier (Wellington), W. Clayton (Christchurch).

Messrs G. Davies and J. Baker, from H.M.S. Dunedin, are spending leave in Greymouth prior to being transferred to H.M.S. Diomede, which is going to the Home station. Mr Davies is a son of Mr F. G. Davies, the local Inspector of Factories.

A London cable message stated that Archdeacon Cecil Wilson neither confirms nor denies that he has been offered the Archbishopric of Melbourne. He has just returned from a holiday on the Continent. He succeeded the late Archbishop Lee at Swansea when the latter accepted Melbourne.

The vacancy in the secretaryship of the Health Department, caused by the recent resignation of Mr Killick, has been filled by the appointment of Mr A. Von Keisenberg, of Wellington, who has been associated with hospital administration since joining the Pub lie Service in 1909. He is at present secretary of the Hospital Boards’ Association. In 1921 he was secretary to the Royal Commission on Hospitals.—Press Assn.

The death occurred at her residence this morning (telegraphed our correspondent) of Mrs Margaret Jane Dunn, aged 76, one of Reefton’s oldest residents. She arrived there in 1872 and had been resident continuously since. For many years she conducted a stationery and newsagent’s business, year ago. TJiere was no family. Her yqear ago. There was no family. Her surviving brother .is Mi’ Jones, of Riccarton. Deceased suffered a seizure ten days ago and never regained consciousness.

The death occurred this morning at Christchurch of Josephine, wife of Mr Peter Galligan, of the Star Hotel, Addington. Deceased, who was 54 1 years of age, had been ailing for some time. She was a native of Greymoutli, Messrs John and Martin Kennedy, of Greymouth, being brothers. She is also survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs McPhail, of Christchurch. The funeral takes place on Monday morning at Christchurch. Mr Martin Kennedy left this morning for Christchurch.