PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 May 1936, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs. W. A. Bird left to-day on; a visit to Napier, via Nelson.

Mrs. M. J. Rookes, of Invercargill, arrived to-day, on’ a visit to Greymouth.

A London cablegram stated, that the late Earl Beatty left an estate valued at £174,902.

Mr. H. M. McCutcheon, District Dental Supervisor, Christchurch, is visiting the West Coast. ' .

Herr Ribbentrop (German delegate) i rived in England by air yesterday on a visit (o spend the week-end w’ith pep sonal friends.—Official Wireless.

Among the guests at King Edward’s dinner party at Buckingham Palace (says a London cablegram), were Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh.

Professor I. Bosshard, an eminent Swiss geologist, and his wife have arrived in Sydney, en route for New Zealand.

Miss V. Kettle has been appointed honorary publicity organiser to the Hutt Valley Kennel Chib, and has been elected to the executive, \

Passengers by yesterday’s express from Christchurch included Miss K. Tibbles, Dr. W. McKay, Mr W. Pendlebury, and Mr H. Eatwell.

Mr. F. Cowlishaw, Chairman of Directors of Ashby, Bergh and Co., Ltd., who has been visiting Greymouth, will leave to-morrow, on return to Christchurch.

Guests at Revington’s include: — Mr and Mrs H. H. Hubbs, Messrs L. G. Walker, F. Cowlishaw, W. McCutcheon, L. R. Pearce, F. 11. Wilson, C. W. Pethybridge, A. J. Painton, P. N. Jeffrey (Christchurch), R. J. Elliott (Auckland), R. W. G. Anderson (Wellington), S. D. Miles (London).

Miss Felicia Childs, of Ashburton, is the first New Zealand woman to become a Church Army sister in New Zealand. She was commissioned by the Bishop of Christchurch at a special service in Christchurch last evening. She will work in the Hokitika parish.

A London cablegram announced the death of Admiral Sir Cecil Thursby, “whose burly, thick-set figure and bulldog jaw were remembered by every Anzac, whose disembarkation he Covered at Gaba Tepe. Not only was he a fighting sailor, but a firstclass diplomat.” He was born in 1861, and entered the Navy in 1874.

A Christchurch Press Association message stated that C. Oliver, vicecaptain of the All Blacks, has been forced definitely to retire from Rugby owing to a groin injury, received on the tour, which has recurred at intervals. He has been training, in the hope of resuming play, but now must act on medical advice, and cease. So ends a remarkable football career, which started when Oliver won his Canterbury cap as a youth of nineteen, in 1924.