PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 July 1939, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs. P. O’Neill returned yesterday, !rom Christchurch.

Constable A. H. Smith arrived yesorday, from Christchurch, on transfer ,o Greymouth.

The death occurred at Wellington on July 11, of Mr. George Ward, husband of Mrs. Isabella Ward, of Hataitai, aged 63 years. Mrs. Ward was formerly Miss Isabella Coyle, of Hokitika..

Mr. E. G. T. Emerson, branch manager of the Provident Life Assurance,, Co., Ltd., Greymouth, has received notice of his transfer, on promotion, to Inspector foy the Wellington district. Mr. Emerson will take up his new appointment at the end of this month.

A London cablegram stated that Sir Edward * Harding has been appointed High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland, and Swaziland. The British High Commissioner for South Africa, Sir Cosmo Parkinson, will succeed Sir Edward Harding as Undersecretary for the Dominions.

Mr. James Hunter, who has been manager of the Gore branch of the' Bank of New Zealand for the last seven years, has been transferred to Blenheim, and will leave Gore early in September. Mr. A. A. Edwards, the manager at Blenheim, has-been transferred to Hamilton.

At a meeting of the Westland Hospital Board, it was reported that Nurses Murcott, Duffy and York had been successful in passing the preliminary State examination. The, report added that six nurses of the ..hospital sat for the final State examination in June.

A Sydney cablegram stated 1 that the. death has occurred after a short illness of Rev. Father A. P. Farthing, formerly parish priest at Waikiwi, Oamaru, in the Auckland'diocese, and at Port Chalmers. For the last three years he, had been chaplain of De La Salle College, Castle Hill,' near Sydney. He was 65 years of age.

In honour of her approaching marriage to Mr. P. McNeil, of Christchurch, Miss Monica Ryan was entertained at a kitchen. evening in the p.otomanu Hall on Saturday. Several speakers expressed good wishes to Miss Ryan. Music for the dancing was supplied by Mr. O. Savage (Kotuku), and extras were contributed by Mr. Nestor.

Guests at Revingtons include: Mr. J. W. Ruston, Mr. E. Hardy, Mr. R. G. Todd, Mr. W. E. Taylor, Mr. A. Rayner, Mr. R. G. Laffan, Mr. G. P. McArthur, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Compton, ' Mr. W. H. Nicholls, Mr. E. J. Denys, Miss P. M. Gerard, Mr. C. W. Brooks, Miss E. G? Marshall, Mr. R. S. Donovan; Mr. E. A. Gass-on, Mr. C. C. Bate- / mail, Mr. R. C. Clarkson, Mr. H. >T. Stubberfield, Mr. H. .Otley,. Mr. A. O. Wilkinson, Mr. C. McCully (Christchurch), Mr. N. H. Deiw, Mr. A. ,W. Holdsworth (Auckland),,Mr. L. Slieehan (Sydney), Mr. G. Eccles (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Proctor, Mrs. Whyback (Gore). ’ ; ■.

The death Occurred at Invercargill on Sunday of Mr. Edward Purdue, a member of the Southland football family of that name, and an All Black in the early part of the present' cen- cfury. Ha gained his intei-provincial cap for Southland, in 1899, and his New Zealand cap im 1905, when he represented New Zealand in-the same team as his brother Charles, against Australia. He was of powerful- physique, and a noted swimmer, on one occasion swimming the Waiau River at pcre. He was well known to representative footballers of the early part of the century, playing, for his province foi» a number of years. Mr. Purdue was 61 years of age, was born inSouthland, and was a" member cf the railway service, until his' retirement a few years ago. ;

A Press Association message from Tauranga reported the death of Captain Percival E. Harne, R.N.R., who 'was born at Bracestead Manor, Kent, being the second son of Heatie and Henry Harne. He was trained for the sea, serving in the P. and 0. Company and the Egyptian Government naval service. Captain Harne was associated with Captain Scott, in the first Antarctic expedition, on which occasion he was navigating Officer of the relief ship. When the Great War commenced, Captain Harne transferred to the British Navy. He served in various destroyers on special duty in the North Sea, also in the East. While in command of the monitor, Sawfly, on the River Tigris, he was wounded during an attack on an Arab village, in April, 1917, and was mentioned in despatches. Later,-.he was appointed naval transport officer at Basra and at Eden. After the war, Captain Harne returned to cable work. He retired from the sea in 1934, and settled at Tauranga. He is survived by his wife.