PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 September 1933, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss. M. Foster left, this morning, on return to Lincoln.

Miss Zita Munson left by to-day’s express on return to Christchurch.

Miss P. Blackmore, Reefton, left this morning, on return to Christchurch.

Mrs. B. Best and Miss N. Best Karamea, are visiting friends in Ru nanga;

Miss. N. Hudd, South Beach, was a passenger by this morning’s express to Christchurch.

' Mr R. Thorpy, who has been visiting’ Greymouth, left to-day; on return to Wellington; '

Mr R. Pearson (Rewanui) was ad mitted to the Grey River Hospital yesterday.

Misses E. and L. Waite (Coal Creek), left this morning for Christchurch and Timaru on holiday.

A San Francisco cablegram stated that Governor Rolfe was seriously ity from lung congestion.

Miss A. Smeaton (Brunner), has entered Nurse O’Hara’S private hospital in Cobden for treatment..

Mrs A. J. McDowall (Lydia Street) who is an inmate of the Grey River Hospital, underwent a second opera- / tion, to-day.

Mrs Edmund Shaw, who has been visiting Mr and Mrs W. F. Shaw, Alexander Street, left on rei turn, this morning.

Messrs J. McLeod, F. Costello and t L. McGlashan/ delegates for the boxing championships, will leave, to-mor-row, for Blenheim.

<■ Mr. and Mrs. H. Reid, Mr. H. Reid, junr., and Miss B. Reid, who have been visiting Greymouth, left, to-day, on return to Christchurch.

Mr. H. E. Holland, M.P., left, this morning, on a visit to Wellington. He was accompanied by Mr. A. McLagan, secretary of the New’ Zealand United Mine Workers.

A bulletin issued yesterday afternoon, reported that Viscount Grey’s condition had taken a sudden change for the worse, and he ?vas then unconscious. Last evening, he was stated to : be in a very critical condition.—Official ■Wireless.

The funeral of the late 'Catherine Curtain took place, this morning, at Ahaura Cemetery. Requiem Mass at St. Mary’s Church, Ahaura, was celebrated by Rev. Father O’Meeghan, who also conducted the service at the graveside.

A Stratford Press Association telegram announced the death of Mr. Adolph Manoy, Managing Director oi Manoy’s, Ltd., and a well-known. Taranaki business man, whose funeral will be at Wellington on Wednesday. Deceased' leaves a widow and three daughters.

Mr. John Newton Stephenson, of Opunake, has been appointed Diocesan secretary and treasurer to the Diocese of Nelson, in succession to the late Mr. James Williams. Mr. Stephenson, who at one time was in the Bank of New Ze'cfland, has been for the last nine years secretary and treasurer to the Opunake Electric Power Board. Mr. Stephenson will commence his duties on October 16. There were 160 applicants for the position.

After thirty-three years ..'close association with newspaper work, twentysix of which have been spent m Hawke’s Bay, Mr William Charles Whitelock has decided to retire from active participation in journalism. From October 1 next, he will relinquish the position of managing director and editor of the “Hawke’s Bay Herald,” and “Hawke’s Bay Tribune.” He will be succeeded by his son William Arthur Whitelock,, at present on the sub-editorial staff of the “Dominion.” —Press Assn.

The death occurred, last night, at the Grey River Hospital of Mrs. Sarah Anne Owen, a native of Sydney, aged 68 years, after a lengthy illness. The deceased came to Nelson in her early years, and had resided in Greymouth for 37 years. Her husband/predeceased her 17 years ago. She is survived by two sons, Messrs. John and Leslie Owen{ both of Greymouth. The funeral will take place at Karoro cemetery to-morrow, leaving the residence of her son, Mr. J. Owen, Kilgour Road.

The death occurred, last evening, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. H. Hahn, Petrie Avenue, of Mrs. Sophia Low, wife of John Low, of Runanga, aged 59 years. The deceased, who was a native of Lanarkshire, Scotland, had resided in Runanga for the past 20 years. She had been ailing for about nine months. she is survived by her husband, four daughters, Mesdames Murray (Wanganui), P. Cornish (Koklri), S. Pope (Ahaura), and H. Hahn (Greymouth), and two sons, James and William; also ten grandchildren. Mr. Joseph Low, Greymouth, is a nephew of deceased.