PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 November 1932, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs Moore left by this morning s express for Christchurch. A cablegram from New York stated that President-elect Roosevelt, is confined to bed with a slight cold. Mr W. Dove will return this afternoon from a holiday visit to Christchurch. Mr H. Leach will return by this afternoon’s express from Christchurch. Mrs E. Airey and Miss H. Airey left this morning, on a visit to Christchurch. A slight improvement was reported to-day, in the health of Matron C. Lord, of the Grey River Hospital. Mr. W. H. Ruston of the Greymouth Railway-Guard staff, is confined to his room, with a mild attack of pleurisy. Mrs H. Marshall was a passenger by this morning’s express to Christchurch. Mr. A. M. Loewenthal, and Mr. H. W. Piper (A.M.P. Society) left this morning, for Christchurch. A Stockholm cablegram stated that the Nobel Prize for Chemistry had been awarded to Doctor Irving Langmuir. I The death occurred at St. Albans, Christchurch, yesterday, of Mrs. Mary Jack, wife of Alexander Jack, aged 66 years. Mrs. T. Nankivell, Milton Road, is a daugther of the deceased. Mr W. Cain, Eyesight Inspector of the Railway Department, who has been visiting the West Coast, left this morning, bn return to Wellington. Mr Alfred Quaife, Examiner for the Associated Board of the Royal College .and Royal Academy of Music, ' London, arrived last evening, from Nelson. He is conducting examinations at Greymouth to-day, and will leave on Tuesday, for Christchurch. Guests at Revington’s include: Dr. Stuart Kay (Queensland); Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Beckford, Mr. C. Duggan, Mr. I. Toms, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hilyar, Mr. C. Clark (Wellington); Mr. C. Quaife (London); Mr. and Mrs. Jackson (Westport).,.. Mr George T. Wilson, M.A. (N.Z.), and Post Graduate Scholar of the University of New Zealand, was successful in the recent Tripos examination of . Cambridge University, England, having passed the B.A. examination in History with honours.' Mr Wilson intends to continue his studies for a further year at Cambridge for the degree of Ph.D.

The resignation of the Secretary, Mr E. P. Cox, has been accepted by the Wellington Racing Club. Mr Cox was formerly Secretary of the Egmont Racing Club, and was appointed Secretary of the Wellington Racing Club last March. The President, Mr Eric Riddiford, has no comment to make, beyond confirming that the Stewards had accepted the resignation.—Press Assn.

The death occurred at the Grey River Hospital last evening, of Mr. Jeremiah McCarthy, a pioneer of the West Coast, aged 95 years. The deceased, who was a native of Ireland, was a resident of Brunner for many years. His wife predeceased him about thirty years ago. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. F. McHerron (Wellington), and Mrs. F. Howard (Hokitika), and six sons, Samuel (Wellington), William (Lower Hutt), Frank (Palmerston North), John (Ohakune), James (Waiuta), and Jeremiah (Christchurch). The funeral leaves the residence of Mr. R. Sweetman, Alexander Street, to-morrow afternoon, for Karoro Cemetery.