PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 August 1933, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr S. Anisy will leave to-morrow on a holiday visit io Auckland.

Mr R. M. Hempseed, of Wakita. left to-day, on a. holiday tour., accompanying tiie West Coast League team. Dr. AV. A. Bird and Mrs Bird returned on Saturday, from a visit Io Christchurch. A London cablegram stated that Sir Percy Loraine has been appointed British Ambassador to Turkey. The death is announced from Suva of Mr. Arthur Anderson Thomson, aged 39, Inspector of Schools in Fiji. He was formerly of Dunedin and Nelson College.

Mr R. P. Kania, of the teaching staff of the Greymouth Technical School, returned on Saturday, from Invercargill, where he attended the funeral of his mother.

Sir James O’Grady, the former Governor of Tasmania, is seriously ill at London, whither he has been rushed from the Falkland Islands for special treatment.

A London cablegram announced the death of Lady Vogel, the widow of the former New Zealand Prime Minister and Agent-General, Sir Julius Vogel, who began the policy of New Zealand borrowing to carry out public, works on a large scale.

Mrs R. Triggs (Timaru), Mr Sidney Williamson (Christchurch.) and Mr J. R. Lester (Christchurch), adjudicators in the dancing, music, and elocution sections, respectively, at the Competitions Festival, will arrive tomorrow afternoon.

Passengers by Saturday’s express from Christchurch, included: Messrs G. Trippner (to Hokitika), J. Taylor, AV. Hutchings, Mr and Mrs R. Reid, Miss M. Prince, Mrs H. Turnbull, Mr and Mrs P. J. McLean, Mr and Mrs J. Brown.

The funeral of the late Mr George Little took place at Karoro Cemetery yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. The services at St. Thomas’ Church. Runanga, and at the graveside. were conducted, by Rev. W. A. Beaumont.

Private advice was received to-day, that the death occurred at the Public Hospital, Dunedin, last evening, of Charles Gibbens, late of Hokitika, a brother of Mr R. Gibbens, of Karoro. He was well-known in musical circles. His wife, and two sons and two daughters survive him.

The death has occurred at Auckland of Mr. J. J. O’Brien, at the age of 79 years. He was one of the founders of the Leyland O’Brien Timber Coy., and was a Director of several other companies. He was born at Wellington and went to Auckland as a young man.—Press Assn.

Mr. Michael Waters, a seafaring man with experience of travel in almost all of the seas of the world, died at Napier, on Saturday morning at the age of 99 years. During his long career of travel, deceased was twice shipwrecked, and had numerous thrilling experiences. For the past 12 years he had been residing with his daughter at Napier. During the twenty years from the year 1851, Mr. Waters spent Christmas aboard thirteen different vessels in different parts of the world. —Press Assn.

The death occurred on Friday at Wellington, of Mr Frederick James Pinny, founder and principal of the firm of F. J. Pinny, Limited. Deceased was born at Motueka 76 years ago, and there he spent his early years on a farm. Some 56 years ago he went to Wellington, where he was a builder for some years. Later he entered the musical business, and by degrees built up one of the largest musical instrument businesses in the city. Deceased is survived by two daughters and two sons. His wife died about IS years ago.—Press Assn.