PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 October 1932, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr. and Mrs. J. Efford left to-day, on a holiday visit to Lyttelton.

Mr. H. Osmers, Ross, left, to-day, on a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs. J. Ilford left, this morning, on a visit to Oxford.

Mr. T. Harold returned by this morning’s express to Christchurch.

Mr. C. Bezar left, to-day, on return to Christchurch.

Mr. G. D. J. Stitt, managing-direc-tor of the Brunner Collieries, Ltd., left, to-day, on return to Auckland.

Messrs N. and R. Ramsay, who haye been visiting Greymouth, returned to-day, to Templeton.

Miss Mary Bald, Wellington, is the* guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. McSherry, Stratford Street.

Messrs C. L. Green and K. B. Bain left, yesterday, by car, on return to Christchurch. •

Dr. P. Fogarty left, this morning, for Wellington to take up his appointment at the Wellington Hospital.

Mrs A. Mclntyre, Mrs J. D. Wingham, and Miss K. Newman, left yesterday, on a visit to the Franz Josef

Mr. and Mrs. A. Prentice, Junr., and Mr. A. Prentice, senr., of Weheka, left to-day, on a holiday visit to Wellington.

Miss F. Broad will arrive from New Plymouth by to-day’s express. She will be accompanied by Miss M. McCardy.

A London cablegram announced the death of the Honourable Katharine Plunkett, aged 112, a daughter of the second Baron, Plunkett.

Miss F. Brown, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Strongman, Palmerston Street, left to-day, on return to Granity.

Guests at Revington’s include:— Major and Mrs H. Jellicoe (Chichester, England), Rev. C. Newcombe (Hari Hari), Messrs L. Clark (Wellington), M. Arion, L. Watson, C. Pethybridge (Christchurch).

One of 'the distinguishing principles of Methodism is the itinerary system hy which ministers shift from circuit to circuit after a certain term (three years usually) in one place. Extended terms are occasionally allowed. The most notable of these on record in the combined Methodist Church is the request by Trinity Church, Dunedin, for the continuance of the Rev. H. E. Bellhouse s service here, states the “Evening Star.” He has been in charge for ten years, and at the quarterly meeting, it was resolved to ask that he stay for another year. It is understood that the Rev. gentleman is willing to comply, and that the retention will be authorised.