PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 December 1934, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr. T. S. Williams, Runanga, left today, for Whangarei, on holiday.

Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Denriehy left today. for Christ church.

Mr. F. Moore left, to-day, on return to Wellington.

Mrs. N. A. Wallis left, this morning, on a visit to Wellington.

Mrs. J. G. Fleming will leave on Monday, on a holiday visit to Melbourne.

Mr. R. A. Frost, who has been on a holiday visit to Greymouth, returned, this morning, to Nelson.

A, cablegram from Athens announced that the term of M. Zaimiss as President had been renewed for five years.

Dr. E. Teichleman, Hokitika, was a passenger by this morning’s express to Christchurch.

Mrs. H. Crooke, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. A. Judkins, Lydia Street, left this morning, on return to Christchurch.

Mr. A. W. Artherton, of the Associated English Railway Companies, is visiting the West Coast. He is accompanied by Mrs. Artherton.

The King has appointed Major Fraser Tytler as British Minister at Kabul, in succession to Sir Richard Maconachie. —Official Wireless.

The death occurred at Wellington, yesterday, of William Reith Williamson, 53, well-known in the printing and paper trade throughout the Dominion.—Press Assn.

A Sydney cablegram stated that Sir John Harvey, Chief Judge in Equity, had announced his retirement from the Supreme Court Bench of New South Wales at the end of the month, owing to failing eyesight.

A Sydney cablegram stated that the Deputy Premier of N.S. Wales, and Minister for Transport (Mr Bruxner) left with his wife and family by the Wanganella, to-day, on a holiday trip to New Zealand. Mr and Mrs J. G. Coates, and Mr and Mrs R. Masters are also passengers.

The death occurred at the Home of Compassion last night of the Rev. Doctor Julius Martin, S.M. The deceased was one of the most brilliant theologians in either Australia or New Zealand. He came to New Zealand in 1903, and for 31 years he taught Theology at the Meanee Seminary in Hawke’s Bay. <He was 59 years of age. —Press Assn. A London cablegram stated that Mr William Islay Blair, of Tehoro, died under tragic circumstances. He came from New Zealand for an operation, after 25' years’ blindness. Doctor Tudor Thomas successfully grafted the cornea from another patient on the diseased eye ‘in June. Mr. Blair recovered his sight, and was able to read and travel alone. He was about to return to New Zealand, when he had a fatal attack of kidney disease. Mr John Colthart died at Nelson today in his 102nd year. He ,was born in Lanarkshire,, in and came to New Zealand in 1861. He was in Gabriel’s Gully gold rush, and later joined the Post and Telegraph Department, and was stationed on the West Coast, Nelson and Taranaki. He was engaged in the Maori wars with the Wanganui Rangers. Latterly he had lived in retirement with his daughter, Mrs Gamboni, in Nelson. —Press Assn. Reference to the. death of Mr. F. D. Thomson, head of the Prime Minister’s Department, was made by . the. Prime Minister, Mr. Forbes, while he was replying to a deputation at Christchurch last-evening. Mr. Forbes said that Mr. Thomson had been a very valuable officer, and that he was widely known both in New Zealand and Great Britain. Mr. Forbes said he had been in England with Mr. Thomson, and knew how well he stood, in the opinion of officers of the British Government. Mr. Thomson was a man of conspicuous ability, and had handled .New Zealand’s Imperial affairs for some years with very great success. His death was a severe loss to the Government and to the country. Press Assn. The following appointments of inspectors in the Education Department are announced: —Mr. S. M. Mills, M.A.. headmaster of the Correspondence School, to be inspector at Auckland. Mr. A. Lake, 8.A., headmaster at Brooklyn, Wellington, to be inspector at Christchurch. Mr. M. J.. O’Connor, 8.A., headmaster at Mount Cook, "Wellington, to be inspector at Auckland. ' A decision to extend an invitation to Rev. P. Gladstone Hughes, to fill thO| vacancy at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Auckland, caused by the- re signation of Rev. J. E. Bertram, was made by members of St. Andrew’s congregation last evening. Mr. Hughes has been for twelve years minister at ’ Chalmers Church, Timaru, and . lias been supplying St. Andrew’s pulpit for the past three months. —Press Assn.