PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1934, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr j. Gillespie left to-day, on return to Christchurch. Mrs W. Cogswell left to-day, on a holiday visit to Christchurch. Mr C. L. Thomas left to-day, on return to Dunedin. Mr J. Gilbert left this morning, on a visit to Christchurch. Mrs R. Reid left, to-day, on a visit to Christchurch. Mr R. Boland returned by to-day’s express to Christchurch. Miss J. Beck left this morning, on a holiday visit to Christchurch. Sister Batt is acting-Matron at the Greymouth Hospital, during the illness of the Matron, Miss N. J. Sullivan. Miss G. Dix, who has been the guest of Mr and Mrs T. F. Savage, left to-day, on return to Opawa. Mr H. Taylor, Stationmaster at Washdyke, will arrive on Saturday, to take the position of shipping clerk at Greymouth. Mr A. T. Wells, Receiver of lhe Mental Hospitals Department, Wellington, is visiting Groymouth, on departmental business. Mr. J. W. Olphert, master at the Napier Boys’ High School, has been selected as manager of the team of schoolboy athletes for the Centenary at Melbourne. —Press Assn. Guests at Revington’s include: — Mrs Bertram, Mrs J. Aubin, Mr G. J. D. Stitt (Auckland), Messrs L. Hansen, J. H. Paton, N. Bates, J. Jack (Christchurch), F. Duncan, A. , T. ' Wills (Wellington). At a meeting of the Greymouth Philharmonic Society, last evening, a : motion of condolence was passed with 1 the relatives of the late Cavaliere Geraldo Perotti, one of the first honor- i ary members of the Society. 1 A. presentation was made, to-day, j by tne outdoor staff of the Grey Hos- ; pital, to Dr. J. F. C. Moore, who will , complete his engagement at that in- < stitution on Saturday. The presenta- j tion consisted of a gold-mounted foun- t tain pen, and was handed to Dr. 3 Moore, on behalf of the outdoor staff, ( by Mr. K. Galbraith. The gift was suit, r ably acknowledged. £ The “Sydney Morning Herald” says * that unofficial but reliable private advices from London stated that the for- * mer Governor of South Australia, Sir A. Here Ruthven, had been offered e and accepted the Governorship of New 3 South Wales in succession to Sir Philip Game, whose term expires next s year. Archdeacon F. W. Chatterton, vicar 1 of St. Luke’s, Rotorua, has intimated i to the Bishop of Waiapu his intention d to retire from his ministry at the end c of the present year. The Archdeacon I has been at Rotorua for nearly 16 t years. He had previously spent 17 c years in the training of Maori clergy e at Te Rau College, Gisborne, follow- h ing 16 years’ service in the Nelson c diocese. f

The death occurred in the Buller District Hospital on Tuesday of Captain James Jamieson, aged 72 years, ■who for the past seven years was an inmate of the institution. Deceased was a native of the Shetland Islands and had been 47 years in New Zealand. He was engaged for many years as master of various vessels in the New Zealand coastal trade and came ashore to take up the position of harbourmaster at Karamea, which he was forced to give up through illhealth seven years ago. The known surviving relatives are a nephew, Frank Jamieson, engaged on a coastal vessel in New Zealand waters, and a brother, Robert Jamieson, of Tagon Voe, Shetland Islands.

The death took place at the Grey River Hospital yesterday afternoon, of Mr John Thimbleby Jones, a native of Piper’s Flat, Stafford, aged 66 years. Deceased, who had been ailing for some weeks, worked for a number of years at gold-mining in the Kumara district, and came to Greymouth 25 years ago. He had resided here .since, and had been an employee of the Greymouth Borough Council for the past 23 years. He was a member of the old Greymouth Battalion Band, and of the Kumara Foresters’ Lodge, and was caretaker of the Municipal Baths for two seasons. He is survived by two sons, Edward (Kotuku) and Eric (Greymouth.), the West Coast Rugby representative; also a brother Thomas Jones (Kaponga). Mr A. H. Jones (Runanga) is a nephew of deceased. The funeral will take place, at Karoro Cemetery, to-morrow afternoon, leaving the residence of Mr W. Jackson, Franklin Street.