PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 11 March 1930, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

V. Duncan, left this morning for ' Wellington, on holiday.

Mr W. Moore left this morning for Christchurch.

Mrs J. O’Brien left this morning for Auckland.

Mrs E. Gunn returned to Wellington by to-day’s express.

Mr P. Sweetman, who has been visiting Greymouth, returned to-day to Dunedin.

ahe death of the musical comedy actress, Miss Marie Studholme, was reported by a London cablegram.

Mrs and Miss Barkley, Auckland, are the guests of Mrs J. Ring, Shakespeare Street.

Miss A. Christmas and Miss S. Moore, of Timaru, are spending their holidays as the guests of Mr and Mrs E. Dewar, Cobden.

The death is reported by a Press Association message from Nelson o Mr Henry Livick, of Nelson, one of the oldest commercial travellers in New Zealand. He was well known on the West Coast.

A London cablegram stated that Lady Patricia Ramsay unveiled a portrait of her father, the Duke of Connaught, at the headquarters of the League of Empire. It was painted by the Australian artist, Mr James Quinn. It is a replica of Sargeant’s portrait at the Duke of Clarence’s house.

At last evening’s meeting of the Greymouth Technical High School Board of Managers, Mrs A. C. Dickson, who has been relieving in the position vacated by Miss S. J. Robinson, was appointed permanently to the staff, and also appointed senior mistress at the school.

Mr H. Miller, supervisor of the Telegraph Department at Greymouth, who was promoted to Hamilton, has received notice of a further transfep to the Wellington Post Office as assistant sbnior supervisor. He will now go straight from Greymouth to Wellington.

Miss E. Williams was reported today to have shown a slight improvement in condition at the Grey Hospital. Mr M. Garth, who was also injured in the Punakaiki road motor accident, was discharged from the hospital to-day and Miss Preston left on Saturday. Miss Niven is still an inmate of the hospital, but is progressing favourably.

Guests at the Albion Hotel include: Mr J. L. Gatehouse (Christchurch), Mr P. Duncan (Christchurch), Mr J. H. Mowbray (Dunedin), Mr W. Lauder (Christchurch), Mr J. D. Shepperd (Christchurch), Mr H. Nunnordy (Christchurch), Mr A. V. Just (Christchurch), Mr S. Austin (Reefton), Mr J. B. Old (Reefton), Miss D. White (Christchurch), Miss Morse (Ontario, Canada).

Mr Frank Finch has been appointed Harbour Engineer at Westport. He was ten years chief draftsman and assistant to the engineer of the Auckland Harbour Board, and for several years engineer to the Napier Harbour Board’. He recently resigned from the position of borough engineer at Birkenhead. Mr G. Laurenson is leaving on Thursday to take up his new duties as engineer to the Transport Board.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include: Mr and Mrs E. Myers (Wellington), Mr P. F. Sinclair' (Wellington), Mr and Mrs S. Dick (Christchurch), Miss Dick (Christchurch), Mr F. (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Webley (Nelson), Mr C. T. Webley (Nelson), Mr G. L. Reese (Wellington), Mr and Mrs G. Sowerby (Christchurch), Mr R. Maclachlan (Christchurch), Messrs H. J. Hill, W. A. Maddox, F. W. Bostock (Christchurch).

The death took place at the Wdstland Hospital .early this morning o£ Mrs Mildred Stephens, of Woodstock < telegraphed our Hokitika correspcnent). Deceased, who was a native' of Woodstock, and the youngest daughter of the late H. C. D. Gaylor, of Woodstock, was 29 years of age. She leaves a young family of six, all girls, the eldest being seven years and the youngest seven months. She also leaves three sisters, Mesdames F. Winter, of Lower Kokatahi; M. Keenan, of Woodstock, and F. Keenan, of Rimu. One of the hardy men who was at the Gabriel’s Gully rush, Otago, Mr John Perry, , died on March 9 at Hamilton, aged 88 (telegraphed our Auckland correspondent). He was born in County Tyrone (Ireland), and came to New Zealand when seventeen years of age. He took to the Gabriel’s Gully rush, Otago, but was not successful to any great extent, but his brother found a considerable quantity of gold. Mi’ John Perry next tried his luck at Goldsborough (Westland), where he took over valuable mining rights, and was the pioneer of sluicing to win alluvial gold on the West Coast. Later, Mr Perry was overseer for the construction of the North Island Main Trunk railway. Eight years ago he became ill, and notwithstanding his age, had both legs amputated. He had since lived with his son, the Rev. William Perry, at Hamilton. Deceased is survived by another son, Mr Samuel Perry, of Wellington, and the following daughters: Mesdames T. Devonport, of Wanganui; D. McDonald, of Auckland; and M. Leitch,, of Otorohanga.