PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 December 1929, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Senior-Sergeant C. E. Roach, who has been visiting Christchurch, returned to Greymouth to-day.

Miss Margaret Spring who has been Visiting Timaru and Christchurch returned this afternoon.

Mr and Mrs J. W. Caldwell, who have been on a visit to Auckland, i - turned yesterday to Greymouth.

Mrs H. Nankervis, who has been visiting friends in Greymouth, left this morning for Wellington.

Mr C. O. Palmer, of the Greymouth Post Office, who has been on annual leave, has resumed duties.

Miss M. O’Brien, supervisor of the Telephone Exchange at Greymouth, has resumed duty, after annual leave.

Mr A. Seabourne, of the loco, staff at Greymouth, left to-day on a holiday trip to Christchurch.

Mr P. McLaren, of the loco, staff at Greymouth, left to-day on transfer to Dunedin.

Mr A. Whisker, coal supervsor for the New Zealand Railways, left to-day for Christchurch.

Messrs P. and E. Edmonds, of the N.Z. Railways at Dunedin and Invercargill, are visiting Greymouth.

Mr and Mrs J. Taylor, of Dunedin, who have been spending the week-end with Mr and Mrs A. J. Evans, returned homewards by to-day’s express.

Messrs J. Booth and C. Hogg left this morning for Palmerston North to attend a meeting of Druids’ Lodge delegates on Thursday.

Mr J. B. Discaciati, of Reefton, has been appointed a member of the Licensing Committee of Motueka, vice Mr T. C. Irving, resigned.

Mr J. M. Fairbairn, electrician on the Railways staff, has received notice of transfer from Greymouth to Westport.

Rev. A. Miller has been granted six weeks’ leave of absence, and he leaves Westport to-morrow and Wellington on Friday by the s.s. Marama for Sydney.

Mr G. Murtha;, of the Railway staff, Ikamatua, has left on a holiday trip to Auckland, after which he will journey to Invercargill.

Miss A. Greenslade, of Nelson, is visiting Mr and Mrs J. W. Greenslade. Until about two years ago, Miss Greenslade resided at Greymouth.

-Mrs M. Simpson, Hawke’s Bay, who has been visting her sister, Mrs A. V. Oliver, left for the North Island this morning, accompanied by Mrs D. C. Tennant.

Mr J. P. Malloy, clerk at the Greymouth Post Office, has received notice of transfer to Christchurch. Mi’ J. J. Davison, of the Secretary’s Office, General Post Office, Wellington, will succeed him.

The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: —Miss M. Waight, Mr J. H. Waight (Dunedin), Mr B. E. Midgley (Christchurch), Mr A. Kyle (Timaru), Mr J. Kyle (Timaru), Mr S. W. Ayers (Christchurch), Mr J. B. Lavin (Wellington), Mr F. E. Mitchell (Wellington).

The death is announced from Auckland of Mrs Helen Baird,' of Otahuhu, at the age of 93 years. She had been in New Zealand for 89 years and was the daughter of William Goodfellow, one of Auckland’s earliest business men, who came out with Sir John Logan Campbell.—Press Assn.

Guests at ’ Revington’s include: — Messrs W. J. Travis, Y. T. Robbins, N. P. Suckling, V. P. Mannix, J. B. Bremner, H. J. Hill, J. K. McKeon, S. C. W. David, Mr and Mrs K. Campbell (of Christchurch), Messrs S. Millington (Wellington), L. A. Adams, H. Roads (Auckland), Mr and Mrs H. L. Young (Palmerston North). ’

The death took place on Saturday at the Christchurch Hospital of Mrs M. A. Nankivell, wife of Mr R. A. Nankivell, a brother to Mr T. Nankivell, of Nelson Street, Greymouth. The late Mrs Nankivell was the youngest daughter of Mrs G. Newton, of Christchurch, and of the late C. Newton, of Greymouth. She was herself a former resident of Greymouth and was 28 years of age.

Mr J. Marriott left this morning on transfer to the Christchurch branch of the Public Works Department. Last evening, fellow members of St. Columba Tennis Club presented Mr Marriott with a set of military hair brushes, in recognition of his services to the Club. On Friday evening, Mr T. A. Johnston, District Engineer, on behalf of the Greymouth staff of the Public Works Department, presented Mr Marriott with a travelling rug. General regret was expressed by several speakers at the loss of such a capable officer.

Rev. P. W. Jones, a retired Methodist minister, was found dead in a chair at his residence at Feilding yesterday by a visiting minister. He had been living alone since his wife died a couple of years ago. The deceased, who was about 80 years of age, was a pioneer minister. He took the services when the original immigrants arrived in 1874. He was then stationed at Foxton. He always was a-, sturdy battler for Prohibition, and was president of the local Prohibition League 'for many years.—Press Assn.

Private advice has been received of the death of Mr Richard Stratford at the Wellington Hospital, after a short illness. He was born at Lower Hutt in 1847. He leaves a daughter, Mrs H. Martin, of Lower Hutt, and one son, Frederick, of Freetown, Siera Leone, West Africa. His wife predeceased him thirteen years ago. The late Mr Stratford was a brother of Mr Edmund Stratford, of Messrs Stratford Blair and Co., Ltd., and formerly carried on business as a sawmiller at Moana, leaving about twenty years ago for Wellington.