PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 November 1933, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

A bulletin states that the Royal, who was operated on for ap pendicitls, passed a quiet . d and ■was comfortable last even ng. ial Wireless.

Mr and Mrs C. B. Worthington left this morning, for* Wellington.

Mr J. Rowse, Runanga, left by this morning’s express for Christchurch.

Mr P. Brown, left to-day, on a. holi day visit to Lyttelton.

Mr R. Semple, M.P., left this morning, on return to Wellington.

Mr and Mrs W. F. Diedrich, Kokatahi, left, to-day, for Christchurch.

Mrs W. E. Thomas left by to-day s express for Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs W. Sharp left to-day, on a holiday visit to Napier.

Mrs C. McKay left this morning, on a visit to Christchurch.

Mr N. B. McCallum left, this morning, for Wellington.

Mr V. Negri left to-day, on a visit to Christchurch.

Mrs T. Crankshaw left, this morning. for Christchurch.

Miss G. McNaughton, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs H. R. Fell, left, to-day, on return to Auckland.

Mrs D. and Miss K. Corcoran, who have been visiting Mrs Shrimpton, High Street, left to-day, on return to Waikaka.

Miss Peggy Bird, of Wellington, is visiting Dr and Mrs W. A. Bird, Herbert Street.

Lady Wilford, wife of the High Commissioner, and her daughter -Isobel, are leaving London for Peru on December 14, for Miss Wilford’s wedding.

A Melbourne cablegram announced the death of Major Harold Robertson, a former racing judge at Flemington and .Caulfield, after a long illness.

Mrs J. A. Murdoch, Hokitika, left, this morning, for Wellington, en route to Lucknow, India, where she will attend the wedding of her son, Dr Duncan Murdoch, F.R.C.S.

A cablegram from Montreal stated that Sir Arthur Currie was taken to a hospital, suffering from blockage of a small blood vessel in the brain. His condition is serious.

At the musical examinations held recently by the Associated Board, Mr T. F. Savage was successful in satisfying the examiiiers in the requirements for the Diploma of Licentiate (L.A.8.) in, organ work.

Miss Thelma Dense, of Kotuku, was admitted to the Grey River Hospital, on Tuesday night. She underwent an operation yesterday, and was to-day reported to be satisfactory.

A London cablegram stated that' Pamela, daughter of Mr Ernest Watt, of Sydney, is affianced to Richard, son of Brigadier-General E. N. Pedder, of . London.

Mr. Joseph Olsen, of Greymouth, whose right leg was fractured, yesterday, as the result of an accident in the Liverpool mine, underwent an operation to-day, at the Grey River Hospital. His condition, this afternoon, was reported as satisfactory. •

A brother of the late Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, Mr John Massey, of Pukeroro, Cambridge, died in a private hospital in Hamilton on Tuesday, at the age of 76. He was. born in County Derry, and left Ireland with his parents in 1862, at the age of five, arriving in Auckland in the sailing ship Indian Empire on October 29 of the same year. The family settled in the Mangere district, where Mr Massey took up land 55 years ago. He lived at Mangere and Tamaki most of his life, but six years ago he bought a farm at Pukeroro. He unsuccessfully contested the Manukau seat at the general elections. He was formerly a member of the Mangere Road Board, and the Tamaki West Road Board, and was associated with other local bodies in the district. Mrs Massey died two year's ago. Mr Massey is survived by two sons, Mr C. Massey, of Tauwhare, and Mr Wellesley Massey, of Tamaki, and one daughter, Miss Massey, of Pukeroro.

The wedding was solemnised at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, last evening, of Elsie, only daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Rudhall, of Boddytown, and Frederick Edward, only son of Mr and Mrs E. Ackland, of Boddytown. Rev H. R. Fell performed the ceremony. The bride, who was escorted by her father, wore an ensemble of navy marocain, with a small white hat, and she carried a shower bouquet of pinks and maidenhair fern. The bride was attended by Miss Eva Ackland, sister of the bridegroom, wearing a frock of saxe blue celanese, and a hat to tone. She carried a bouquet of pinks and maidenhair fern. Mr Reg. Rudhall, brother of the bride, was best man. A reception was later held at the residence of Mr and Mrs E. Rosewall, Marsden Road, where Mrs Rudhall received the guests wearing a navy tailored costume, and carrying a posy of roses and columbines. The bridemother wore a frock of wine celanese, and she carried a posy of roses. Mr and Mts F. E. Ackkind left by this morning's express for Christchurch.