PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 June 1930, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

To-day is the 36th birthday of the Prince of Wales, wiffi was born on June 23, 1894. Flags'flew from Grejmouth public buildings in honour of the day.

Mr S.'J. Irwin returned on Saturday from Wellington.

The death is announced from Sydney of Mr B. C. Walmsley, Nationalist M.L.A.

Guests at Bevington’s include:— Messrs R. V. McDowell (Wellington), Cyrus Williams, Wm. Bolam (Christchurch), C. Sadler (Reefton). >

A New York cablegram .stated that Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh announced the birth of a son. The mother and baby are doing well.

Mr. W. Warburton, after having undergone a successful operation, was discharged to-day from the Grey River Hospital. A Melbourne cablegram announced the death of Captain P. W. Bull, exgeneral manager of the Huddart Parker Shipping Company. He was 73 years of age. ' Recent arrivals at the Albion Hotel include:—Miss N. Donovan (Hokitika), Messrs H; B. R. Meyer (Wellington), J. A. Bradshaw (Christchurch), L. Leckie (Auckland).

Mr A. G. Williams, of the Greymouth Main School staff, has been appointed head teacher at Willowbridge, 17 miles south of Timaru. Mr. Williams will take up his new duties on August 1.

Dr J. W. Mcßrearty, representative of the Canterbury Education Board on the Greymouth Technical School Board, retires by rotation this year. An appointment to fill the vacancy ■will be made .at' the August meeting of the Education Board.

Mr Ralph Lash, of Takaka, who was admitted to the Nelson Hospital a few days ago with a broken leg, caused by a horse slipping and falling on him, is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

The death occurred at tlie Westland Hospital this 'morning of Mrs Wills, of Kumara. Deceased, who was aged about 55 years, had been in hospital a fortnight, and had undergone an operation. She is survived by hei’ husband, of the Public Works Department, Otira, one son and one daughter (Mrs Pool, Kumara).

The following West Coast appointments were confirmed at Friday’s meeting of the Canterbury Education Board: —Greymouth, Miss M. C. Daly (transfer), assistant; Hari Hari, Miss W. E. Bowie, assistant mistress. The following resignations were accepted: Hari Hari, Miss M. E.‘ Saunders, assistant mistress; Wallis Siding, Mi’ J. D. Davis, sole teacher (hoarding difficulty).

At Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne, on Friday, the wedding was celebrated of Maude, eldest daughter-of Mr W. R. and the late Mrs Barker, to Maurice, second son' of Mr and the late Mrs James Brownlie, Wairoa. The bridegroom was the noted All Black footballer and was captain of the AU Black team that visited England a few years ago. Mr Cyril Brownlie was his brother’s best man and Messrs D. McCorkindale (Napier), W.D. Barker (brother of the bride), and J. G. Nolan (cousin of the bride) were groomsmen.

The death took place yesterday morning at the Grey Hospital of Mrs Ellen Elliott, of South Beach. The deceased who had been ill for two months prior to her death was 81 ■years of age. She was a na‘ive of Victoria. She came to ‘tie West Coast at an early age and resided for some time at Charleston before coming to Greymouth. Her hus > im.l predereas •ed her 29 years ago. Mr. W. Elliott, of £>suth Beach, is a son. The funer r l took place this afternoon, Father Holohan officiating at St. Patrick’s Church and at Karoro Cemetery.

An after-theatre party was given in honour of the coming-of-age of Miss Ethel Wallace (formerly of Greymouth), in the Somerset Lounge, Dunedin, her associates in the Empire Concert Orchestra and other members of the staff of the theatre being present. During the evening the manager of ths Empire Theatre, Mr . S. Pitt, presented Miss Wallace with a gold key and a handsome dressing case—a present from her colleagues at the theatre. Mr Pitt referred to the 'esteem in which Miss Wallace was held by all her friends. M. de Rose, conductor of the orchestra, also spoke in praise of Miss Wallace’s accomplishments, and conveyed to her his good wishes and those of the members of the orchestra on attaining her majority. *