PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 April 1932, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

The death is announced from Vien-'' na, of Count Ottokar Czernin, former Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister, at the age of 60 years.

Mr A. E. Sloss, son of the late Mr A. J. Sloss, was appointed acting'Traffic Inspector for the Borough of Greymouth, for one month, by the 'Borough Council, last evening.

The engagement is announced of Rea, eldest daughter of Mr. .and Mrs J. M. Park, Blackball, to William, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs W. Timlin, Runanga.

The London “Daily Express” under, stands that Prince George will prob ably be created a Duke in the next birthday honours list. ' He is older than his brothers were, when they received their titles.

The death occurred on February 21 last, of Archdeacon J. K. Latham, the Bishop of Nelson’s senior commissary in England. Archdeacon Latham died in his sleep in his 85th year. Bishop Sadlier is a nephew.

The condition of Mrs Hall, who was injured in the motor accident near Dobson, on Wednesday evening, is still unchanged at the Grey River Hospital. The condition of Mrs Boyd and Mr M. Houston is satisfactory.

Passengers to Greymouth on the express yesterday from Christchurch, included Mr. J. Matthews, Mr. P. O’Farrell, Mr. W. J. Mcllroy, Mr. G. M. Truman, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Baxter, Mrs. P. Beck and Mrs. M. Mills.

The engagement is announced of Jenny Johnston Sharpe, adopted daughter of Mr and Mrs J. E. Sharpe, late of Blackball, now of Christchurch, to Mi’ Isaiah John Rudhall, youngest son of Mr J. Rudhall, Boddytown.

A vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Traffic Inspector A. J. Sloss, was passed, last evening, _ by the Greymouth Borough Council, •on the motion of the Mayor (Mr J W. Greenslade), who paid a warm tribute to the deceased. It was decided to send a letter to Mrs Sloss, expressing appreciation of the late Traffic Inspector’s services to the Borough.

The death occurred at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. P. S. Morrison, Stillwater, of Mr. John Matheson, aged 83 years. The deceased was a native of Scotland, and went to Dunedin in 1861, residing in Central Otago, until about six weeks ago, when he came to live with his daughter at Stillwater. About a month ago, he fell and broke his leg. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs P. S. Morrison, Stillwater, and Mrs Dungey, Moeraki, and one son, David, of Pembroke. The funeral will be held in Central Otago.

The retirement of Mr W. W. Cook, Registrar-General, was announced at Wellington to-day. He has spent the whole of his official life of 37 years in the Registrar-General’s Department, occupying all the positions from cadet to permanent head. He began his service in 1895. A gathering of the staff, and numerous officers from other departments, bade him an official good-bye, this morning, and a presentation was made, the Minister of Justice officiating, and eulogising Mr Cook’s services to the State.— Press Assn.