PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1936, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss F. Opie left to-day on a holiday visit to Ashburton. Mr j Timlin left to-day, on a holiday visit to Christchurch. Miss R. Robertson left this morning, on a holiday visit to. Dunedin. Miss M Tonkin left, this morning, on a holiday visit to Dannevirke. Mrs L. Shrimpton will arrive this afternoon, from Mataura. Mr F. Wyatt wiiHebve this evening, on a visit to Auckland. • Mr J. Shaw left"to-day,on a holiday visit to Wellington. < Miss E. WallaceTstillwater, has left on a holiday visit to Wellington. Mr J. MalliganTsUHwater, left this morning, on a holiday visit to Wellington. Miss- O. Flewellen, Tetaho, left today, on a holiday visit to Christchurch. . , • Messrs A. and D/Willis. Ruru leave by to-morrow’s express, on a visit to Christchurch. Messrs N. Morrison and W. Mason will leave, on Wednesday, on a holiday visit to Auckland. . Miss M.'Ferguson returned yesterday, from Christchurch. She was accompanied by her sister, Mrs O. Sewell. . The engagement of Marian Marsh, cinema star, to Al Scott, a New z Aork broker, and formerly husband to Colleen Moofre, is announced. Mr E. C. Kearns, Traffic Branch, Railways Department, Greymputh, will leave to-morrow on transfer to Waikari. Mr. G. H. Mackley, General Manager of Railways, arrived on Saturday night, from Christchurch, and proceeded to . South Westland. . . . . . ••. , - 1 The death occurred on Saturday, at ‘ Hamilton, of Mrs E. Greig, aged 53 ! years, sister of Hon. W. E. Parry. She ' had been in indifferent health for. the past year. She is survived, by ’ her husband and three adult children.. f A cablegram from The Hague, Jstat--3 ed that on Saturday, the Crown Rrin- ■ cess Juliana, and her fiance -signed > their names on the'register of th© . Town Hall at The Hague, being wjarni--1 ly cheered by erowds. Passengers by Saturday’s expresses - included, Mrs; A. M. Carroll and Miss ? M. Carroll, Miss K. Gieseking (from r Wellington), Mrs. H. Harvey, Mi§s B. McSherry (from Opunake), and Mr. D. • Galbraith (from Wellington). The funeral of the late Mrs.' Cathe- - rine Margaret Anderson took place on » i Saturday afternoon, at Karoro Ceme- > tery. The services, at deceased’s late j residence, Kilgour Road, and at the ’ graveside were conducted by Rev. H. . K. Fell. The funeral of the late Patrick Michael O’Donnell took plpce ' this . morning, at Karoro Cemete.ry,. ’ quiem Mass was celebrated at'St. Pftt- ' rick’s Church by Rev. Father Gregory, who also conducted the der- ; vice at the graveside. A Vatican City cablegram stated; that the Pope had a comfortable' day,’ ! on Saturday, but has cancelled his ! customary Christmas Eve audience, when cardinals and the diplomatic corps present good wishes, because of ’ the doctors’ fears that it would be too ' fatiguing for him. The death occurred at Invercargill l yesterday, of Mrs. Mary Hamilton, - aged 91 years. For 72 years she was , a resident of Southland, having arrlv- [ ed at Bluff in 1864. She was the mother of Hon. Adam Hamilton, Leader of the Opposition, and also Mr. J. R. Hamilton, former M.P., for The funeral of the late Mrs. Olive Le Fevre took place yesterday afternoon, at Karoro Cemetery, and was largely attended. The services, at the residence of deceased’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Holmes, Cowper Street, and at the graveside, were conducted by Ven. Archdeacon J. A. Jermyn. l,l • ; A Press Association message front Dunedin reported the death of Mr. George Taylor, a Navy veteran, who lived under six Sovereigns, who died yesterday, aged 102 years. He joined the Navy at the age of fourteen, and served eight years in China waters. He came to New Zealand in 1879, and lived at Gore for the past forty years.