PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 September 1934, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr N. Byrne left,, to-day, on return to Wellington. Mr W. McKechnie left, this morning, dn return to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs H. Rodgers left, to-day, on return to Timaru. Mr C. J. Kelly left by to-day’s express for Christchurch. Mr T. Learmont, Junr., left, this morning, on return to Dunedin. Mr and Mrs J. Higgins left to-day, for Christchurch. Mr L. R. Hobbs left, this morning, for Christchurch. Miss Carrie James left, this morning, on return to Christchurch. Mr C. Burley left, to-day, on a holiday visit to Wellington. Miss Hudd left, to-day, on a visit to Christchurch. Mr. H. Bowman left, this morning, on return to Wellington. Major Oldfield, of Ceylon, who has been visiting the West Coast, left, to-day, for Christchurch. Miss Molly Clayton left, this morning, on a holiday visit to Christchurch. Mr A. V. Wyeman, of the Railways Department, left, this morning, for Taumarunui. A London cablegram announced the death of Lord Devonport. He was born in 1856. Rev. Brother Justin, Superintendent of the Marist Novitiate, at Claremont, returned, to-day, to Timaru. Mr. W. B. Cunningham (to (Wellington) and Mrs. Cunningham (to Christchurch) were passengers by this morning’s Christchurch express. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow, Shakespeare Street, will leave on Saturday for Wellington, en route to Australia, on an extended holiday. Miss Jean Hutton, who has been the guest of Mr and Mrs J. W. Dickson, left to-day, on return to Dunedin. Mr John Robertson, Deputy Direc-tor-General, P. and T. Department, retired yesterday, after 40 years’ service.—Press Assn. A Nelson telegram announced the death of Mr John Alfred Stringer, exCity Councillor, director. of the Permanent Building Society, and vicepresident of the Nelson Jockey Club. —Press Assn. The death occurred last evening at Wellington, of Pattie M. Corrigan, wife of Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Corrigan, M.8.E., in her 74th year. She was a prominent charity worker for the past forty years.—Press Assn. Guests at Bevington's include: — Mr and Mrs F. W. Bostock (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Rodgers, Messrs W. McHardy Forman, H. P. Wrigley, G. R. Baillie, G. E. Rimington (Wellington), A. Graham (Waiho Gorge), Mrs A. Burn (Newbury, Eng.). It is expected that Prince George will return to London from Yugoslavia early next week. Princess Marina will visit England a week or two later, and will probably stay at Balmoral Castle with the King and Queen. —Official Wireless. The sudden death occurred at Melbourne yesterday, of Sydney B. Myer, who was Governing-Director of the Myer Emporium. Aged 58, Mr Myer, who was a. Russian Jew, arrived in Melbourne 30 years ago, a poor man, and died one of the most wealthy and successful business man in Australia. His business capital, which totalled three millions, employed four thousand persons. The Emporium occupies a large space in the centre of the city of Melbourne.