PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 March 1939, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs. O. Tancred left this morning, on return to Sydney.

Mr. F. F. Eoustridge left this mornin;-, on a visit to Taupo.

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

Mr. F. Wilson left, this morning, on return to Wellington.

Mrs. L. Mellor left, to-day, on return to Christchurch. .

Mr. C. J. Strongman left this morning, for Wellington.

Mr. C. L. Thompson left by this morning’s express for Christchurch.

Mr. K. R. Owen arrived on Saturday, from Christchurch.

Mr. J. McLeod left yesterday, on a visit to Milton.

Mrs. E. B. Mabin and Miss Ruth Mabin (Nelson) will leave soon for a trip to Singapore.

Captain Knox, acting-Harbour-Mast-er at Westport, has accepted a position as junior pilot at Wanganui.

Mr. F. A. Kitchingham will return this afternoon, from Dunedin where ho attended the Municipal Conference.

Mr. J. A. Redwood, president of the New Zealand Rugby League, and Mr. H. Wilson, a member of the New Zealand Council, arrived on Saturday, from Christchurch,. and will attend the annual meeting of the West Coast League, this evening.

Guests at Revingtons Hotel include: Mr. P. Schramm (Christchurch); Mr. J. C. Stewart (Geelong, Victoria); Mr. C. S. Cray (Timaru); Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Churchill (Philadelphia); Mr. A. H. Macßoberts (Melbourne); Mr. L. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Price, Miss Hooper (Petone); Mr. A. J. Cromie, Mrs. Cromie, Mrs. Robinson, Mr. R. P. Alexander (Nelson); Mr. D. Hansen (Wellington).

The death occurred suddenly, at Westport, this morning, of Mr. Frank Sydney Wood, proprietor of the footwear firm of Lawson and Co. A native of Christchurch, aged 56 years, deceased was a former resident of Greymouth, where he was manager for Skelton, Frostick and Co. He left Greymouth in 1915, to take over the business of Lawson and Co., which he had conducted until the time of his death. He was a Past District Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge, a mem-' ber of the Buller Progress League and an ex-Borcfugh Councillor. He is survived by his wife (formerly Miss Jessie Lindop, of Greymouth), three sons, Sydney, Frank and Lou, and one daughter, Miss Phyllis Wood, all of Westport.