PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 November 1931, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr A. Grogan left to-day on a visit to Christchurch.

Mr F. J. Parkinson will leave to morrow for Wellington and Christchurch, on holiday.

Mr. A. Beban find Mr. C. McKechnie left this morning on a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs D. B. Murray returned yesterday to Greymouth, from a brief visit to Christchurch.

Mr A. E. Christie, General Manager of the Grey Valley Collieries, arrived yesterday from Christchurch.

. Inspector J. Fitzpatrick, of the Greymouth Police, is on sick leave, and is suffering from an attack of influenza.

Mr. A. I. Flett, Chief Postmaster at Greymouth, commenced annual leave to-day.. During his absence, »Mr. R. G. .May,' Postmaster at Westport, will be in charge at Greymouth.

The marriage will take place on November 10, of Monica May, daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Thompson, Cobden, to Douglas, son of Mr and Mrs P. Manderson, Runanga.

Guests at Revington’s include: — Messrs Wm. Anderson, A! E. H Christie, H. Ronaldson, L. Dawe, Sim mers (Christchurch), J. H. Richard son (Lower Hutt).

Mr. R. F. Barber of the Greymouth Post and Telegraph staff has been successful in obtaining his Controlling Officer’s certificate at the recent examinations conducted in New Zealand.

The death is announced from London of Major-General Charles Thornycroft, C.8.E., D. 5.0., at the age of 52 years. He served in the Great War, and also' in the South African War 1900-1902.

The death is announced from Sydney of Mr Walter Armiger Bowring, a prominent New Zealand painter. He was born at Auckland in 1874, and settled at Sydney in 1925. His death occurred alter . an operation. His health had been unsatisfactory for many months.

The death occurred at Johnsonville Wellington on Thursday morning of Mrs Agnes Sedgwick in her 78th year. The deceased was a native of Kaikoura and was a member of the Chajjman family among the pioneers of that district; She is survived by six daughters and two sons. Mrs John Ryan (Rotomanu) is one of the daughters.

A large number of friends of the Greymouth Assembly met last evening at the residence of Mrs Wisdom, Cobden, to bid farewell to Miss Minnie Fong, who after spending most of her life in Greymouth, leaves tomorrow for China, where she for a time will reside. Mr Judd, on behalf of those present, presented her with a beautifully bound Bible, wishing her a pleasant voyage and God speed. The meeting was brought to a close with the singing of “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.”