PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 February 1937, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr. 11. Anderson left to-day, for Christchurch. * Miss N. Hopkins left this morning, on return to Christchurch. Miss G. Noble will arrive this afternoon, from Christchurch. Mr. R. Moffitt left this morning, on a visit to Christchurch. Mr. A. Killick left to-day,- on return to Christchurch. Mr. P. Manning left to-day, on return to Auckland. Mr. N. S. Dew, Railways Traffic Inspector, left this morning, on return to Christchurch. Mr. E. T. L. Spidey, Superintendent Railways Workshops, Wellington, is visiting the West Coast. Mr. J. Lister, Railways shunter, Greymouth, will leave, this evening, on transfer to Timaru. Misses M. Grogan and M. Pollock left to-day, on a holiday visit to Wellington. Misses A. Livesey and K. Mintrom left, this morning, on a holiday visit to Wellington. > Mrs. F. McKenzie was a passengeiby this morning’s express to Christchurch. Mr. and Mrs. E. McCreanor, Waikari, North Canterbury, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Fredrics, Hokitika. 1 A London cablegram stated, that ’ General Sir Herbert Lawrence had re- ’ signed the Chairmanship of Vickers, ! Ltd. r , Brigadier-General Sir Joseph Byrne, • Governor of Kenya, arrived in.Auck--3 land from Rotorua yesterday. He will 3 leave pn Tuesday for the South Island. —Press Assn. A Moscow cablegram announced the death from heart failure of Sergo Ord- ■ jonikidze, Commissar for Industry, t aged 50. He was Stalin’s close friend' 3 for many years, and was frequently mentioned as his probable successor. 5 Guests at Revington’s- include: —■ Mr and Mrs I. H. Miles, Mr H. E. Farr, ' Mr F. L. Aley (Wellington), Mr and Mrs H. Elworthy (Timaru), Mrs Bett, * Miss E. Lang (Nelson), Mr W-. W. 1 Bolland, Mr Buzzard (Christchurch).

' Mr. R. E. Linssen, who has been accountant at the office of the “Greymouth Evening Star,” for the past six years, has, resigned his appointment, and will leave on Tuesday, for the JJorth Island.

The Governor-General, Lord Galway, arrived in Auckland, yesterday, after a coastal trip in the Government lighthouse steamex- Matai,- during which he spent several days deep-sea fishing off Cape Brett.' His Excellency will leave fox- Wellington on official business on. Monday evening, and expects to return to Auckland on Thursday.— Press Assn..

Appointments of teachers to West Coast schools were confirmed by. the Canterbury Education Board, yesterday, as follow:—Aratika, Mr. H. J. Hart;' Hokitika District High School, Miss E. M. Stephens; Kokatahi, Miss W. D. Brown; Waiho Gorge, Mr. /A. Anderson. The following resignations were accepted:—Bell Hill, Mr. C. T. Ford; Camerons, Miss D. M. Johnston; Greymouth, Miss M. C. Daly; Blaketown, Miss A. Greenway; Haupiri, Mr, R. A. Rutherford; Hokitika District High School,'Mr. E. I. Dale; Runanga, Mr. W. J. Edwards, Miss B. M. Murphy; Teremakau, Mr. C. H. Minifie.