PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 October 1933, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

The Prince of Wales cancelled an engagement to visit Bedford School on Friday, owing to a slight chill am a temperature. The Princes health is usually so excellent that it is g een months since he has h ad to - go any engagements, lhe Piince . likely to remain indoors ovei u week-end at his ..oo^^.-h 0118 ® Sunningdale. ‘lt is officially , that the chill is pursuing its noimal course. —Official wireless.

The death is announced from Paris of ex-Premier Painleve.

Mr and Mrs. J. P. Riordan will leave to-morrow, for Christchurch en route to Auckland, where they will reside.

Sir George Stewart Symes has been appointed Governor-General of the Soudan.

Mr R. Story will arrive, this evening, from the North Island, on holiday.

Mr R. J. Williams, who underwent an operation at Nurse O’Hara s private Hospital on Thursday, is pio gressing satisfactorily.

The death is announced from Paris, of Dr L. C. A. Calmette, sub-director of the Pasteur Institute. He was born in 1863.

Passengers by Saturday’s express from Christchurch included, Mr and Mrs A. Lees, Mr and Mrs G. Davis, Mr C. Neville; Messrs F. L. Bell, Kim Williams, and F. O’Neill.

The death occurred on Saturday of Mr Donald Grant, at Odinepanea, 3 e Puke. He was a former Chairman or Tauranga Harbour Board, and was So years of age. His funeral takes place to-day.—Press Assn.

Two Maoris, who were present at Orakei when Captain Hobson landed there in the year IS4I, died yesterday within a few hours of each other. They were Te Hira Pateora, aged 92 years, and Watene Tautari, aged 99 yeat-s. —Press Assn.

The wedding took place recently in Wellington of Margaret, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kelly, late of Stillwater, and John Leslie, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Dems O’Keeffe, of Auckland.

Mr T. Bowman, Alexander Terrace, is seriously ill in the Grey River Hospital. Mr H. Bowman, of the Post and Telegraph Department, Wellington, will arrive at Greymouth, this evening.

Sir Miles Lampson, British Minister, will leave Shanghai on November 28 ’for Egypt, where he is to. take up duties as British High. Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan. —Official Wireless.

Mr. E. H. R. Green, telegraph engineer, G.P.0., Wellington, has been elected unopposed as a member of the Public Service Superannuation Board, to represent contributors belonging to the Post and. Telegraph Department.

Mr. J. Cody, accountant of the Greymouth Branch of the Post and Telegraph Department, has received notice of transfer to Hastings. Mr Cody has been accountant at Greymouth for the past nine and a-half years.

Guests at include: — Mrs A. G. Petley, Mr and Mrs Broadwith (Westport), Mrs N. E. Clarke, Mrs S. J. Mason, Mr and Mrs H. A. Martin, Messrs T. H. Barrell, E. W. Gillard, T. W. Perry, D. V. White, J. B. Bremner (Christchurch).

A New York cablegram announced the death of Edward Hugh Sothern, the famous American Shakespearean actor of a generation ago, due to pneumonia. His wife, Julia. Marlowe, coplayer, was at his bedside. Both returned from England three weeks, ago, where the actor became ill.

The death occurred yesterday, of Mr John Staines, formerly a storekeeper in Kanieri, and at one time a member of the Westland County Council, of which he was also Chairman. He was 67 years of age, and a native of Victoria. He leaves a. family of six, in the North Island, and a brother Mr Thomas Staines, ami a sister. Mrs H. B. Preston, of Hokitika.

The death occurred on Saturday evening at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. A. Reynolds, South Beach, of Mrs. Emma Ashton, a native of Staffordshire, England, aged 85 years. The deceased came to New Zealand as a child of ten years, and resided in Canterbury for about 20 years. She then left for Canada with her husband, and spent 30 years there, where her husband predeceased her sixteen years ago. In 1918, she returned to New Zealand, and had since resided at South Beach. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. A. Reynolds and Mrs. Regg (Canada), also twelve grandchildren, and three great-grand children. The interment took place at Karoro Cemetery to-day.