PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 November 1933, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs A. Arnold and Miss Lord will leave to-morrow, for Auckland.

Mr P. J. McLean left, this morning for Christchurch.

Miss E. Murray left, this morning, on a holiday visit to Christchurch.

The condition of the Princess Royal (Princess Mary) continues to be quite satisfactory.—Official Wireless.

Mrs R. G. May left on Saturday, on a visit to Darfield.

Miss M. Iles, and Mrs F. Kitchingham, left for Dunedin, this morning, to attend the Girl Guide Conference.

Miss Lingard of the nursing staff of the Wellington Hospital, is on a holiday visit to her parents at Aratika.

Mr R. A. N. McSoriley has been appointed deputy-Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths, for the district of Grey.

Mr and Mrs W. Rathbun, senr., returned by Saturday’s express from Christchurch. Mr Rathbun has been visiting Sydney.

Rev. J. T. Crozier, of Petone Baptist Church, has accepted a call from Oamaru Baptist Church, and will take up his new charge in December. — Press Assn.

Right Rev. Dr. Brodie, Bishop of Christchurch, arrived by Saturday’s Yesterday he administered the Sacrament of Confirmation at Ahaura.

Mr T. Pickering, formerly of Greymouth, and now of the Post and Telegraph Department, Hastings, arrived on Saturday. His wedding will take place at Kumara, this week.

Rev. Percy Paris, of St. Kilda, Dunedin, has tendered his resignation to the Literary Committee of the Methodist Church, from the position of editor of the “Methodist Times.”

Guests at Revington’s include: — Mrs Ferguson, Miss Adamson, Mr G. Rowley (Hari Hari), Mr and Mrs J. Slee (Westport), Mr and Mrs Clarkson, Mrs E. J. Rowe (Christchurch), Major R. G. Ward, Mr F. Baker (Auckland).

The death suddenly occurred at Gisborne on Saturday, of Mr David M. Ross, a former stock inspector, and latterly a racehorse owner. He was the author of much well-reviewed poetry under the pen name of “Darius.” He was a brother of the late Malcolm Ross. —Press Assn.

Mi- V. R. J. Stanley, who has been appointed Stationmaster alt Greymouth, arrived on Saturday from Wellington. Mr A. L. Smith, at present Stationmaster at Greymouth, will ■leave about the end of the week to take the position of goods agent * at Christchurch.

Passengers by Saturday’s express from Christchurch included: —Messrs L. F. Hogg, A. Beban, P. Beck, J. Steel, W. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. J. Guy, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Fogarty, Mr. D. J. Evans (Hokitika), Mr. W. J. Jeffries (Hokitika), Mr. V. Chapman (Ross).

Advice has been received that Mr. C. R. H. Taylor, M.A., Dip. J., of the Turnbull Library, Wellington, has been awarded a Carnegie Library Fellowship, enabling him to study library methods at the American University, and in the great libraries of the U.S.A., England and Europe. —Press Assn.

The Secretary of State for India has appointed Sir Louis Kershaw (Assistant Under-Secretary of State) to be Deputy Under-Secretary for India with effect from December 21, in succession to Sir Malcolm Seton, who is about to retire. With effect from the same date, he has appointed Sir Cecil Kisch (Secretary of the Financial Department of the India Office) to be one of the assistant Undersecretaries. —Official Wireless.

Misses J. Fitzgerald and L. Campbell, of Blackball, will leave, for Christchurch, to-morrow, to be present at the marriage of Miss Eileen Fitzgerald, of Kumara, to Mr H. J. Seebeck, of the' Public Works Department, Otira, which takes place at the Catholic Cathedral, Christchurch, on Wednesday. Among other- Coasters to be present will be Mr G. Fitzgerald (Kumara), Messrs M. Fitzgerald and L. Callan (Otira), Mr and Mrs W. Diedrichs (Kokatahi), Miss Molly Fitzgerald, Mr A. Griffen (Wainihinihi), Misses Seebeck (2), Hokitika

Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Millar, Cobden, entertained a number of guests on Saturday evening, to celebrate the coming of age of their daughter Voney. The supper tables were decorated with roses, carnations and maiden hair fern. During supper the customary key was preseiited to the guest of the z evening by Mr. W. D. Murray. Games and competitions were held interspersed with songs rendered by Misses Joyce Hignett and Gladys Higson and Messrs Harold Prescott, Ev. and Harold Boote and Tom Hatch; also exhibition dances by Miss Doris Pound and Les. Wickes. Among the guests present were, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. W. Murray. Mr. and Mrs. H. Prescott, Mesdames Pound, McKane, Thomson, Teasedale and Johnson: Misses Edna Murray, Jean Abbie, Isa Duncan, Gladys Higson, Grace Hubbard, Mavis and Phillis Bond, Doris Pound, Nan. McKane, Wyn Hignett, Joyce Hignett, Beryl and Thelma Millar, Phoebe and Doreen Thomson, Jean Patterson. Messrs Harold Boote, Ev Boote, Les. Wickes, Bob Patterson, Tom Hatch, Ray Cross, Charlie Millar.