PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 October 1939, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Mrs. N. Dew arrived yesterday from Dunedin. ,

Mr. G. Moulton left this, morning,.on return to Christchurch.

Mrs. O. McLean left this morning, for Wellington. !

Mrs. A. Cornell left to-day, on a holiday visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Ml Fitzgerald left this morning, for Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. H. Price left to-day, on return to Wellington.. ....... . r Mr. P. Bourke left this morning, on return to Christchurch. : ' Mrs. W. M. Richardson left on return to. Timaru. .... > ; '• ■ Mr. J. O’Brien, M.P., will return tliisA afternoon, from Wellington. "A ; / Mrs. W. R. Kettle and Miss V. Kettie left this morning, on return to Lower Hutt. ; ‘ Mr. C. R. Paterson Apiary Instructor at Greymouth, left yesterday for Blenheim, where he wilt "judge’ ‘the honey sections at ’ the Marlborough Show, oii Tuesday next.' . J t : Mr: A. Elliot, Crop Experimentalist, • Department of Agriculture; Wellington, who has been visiting the’W?pt Coast, left, to-day,, for Westport and Nelson. . " . A London cablegram stated that the death has occurred suddenly of ;the New Zealander, Mr. J. .B. Wright, deputy-Director of the Dairy • Section of the Ministry of Supply, Passengers by Cook Strait Airways West Coast service.to-day were:—Wellington—Greymouth: Mr. E. T. Brown; Nelson —Greymouth: Miss J. McLeod; Greymouth—Nelson: Mrs.' M. Burns, Miss J. McLeod. \ A.

Mr. Trevor Ross, a former;New Zealand . journalist, at present..a. member of the staff of the Australian "Associated Press. London, has been selected to represent the Empire Press With the Royal Navy. ' : / ...

Rev. G. H. Jupp, Anderson’s Bay> Dunedin, was nominated by-the’Christ-church Presbytery ■ yesterday for 1 thp office of Moderator of the General Assembly ot the Presbyterian Church in 1941. ■

Guests at Revingtons include:: Mrs. .... J. Williamson, Mr. G. Robinson (Wei-. , 5 lington), Mrs. Hamilton-Jones (Wairoa), Mr. P. M. Glenie, Mr. F. Duthie (Dunedin), Mr. J. E. Epps, Mr. A. A. Boon (Christchurch), Mr. J. Knight, Mr. E. V. Winter (Palmerston North).

A Melbourne cablegram stated that Miss Mavis Webster won the “Sun” Grand Opera Aria Contest. Miss Alison Cordery, of Christchurch, New Zealand, was second. The latter won l a similar contest last May at the Christchurch Competitions.

Mr. C. Williams, Maintenance Branch, Railways Department, Greymouth, will leave on Tuesday on transfer to Stirling (Southland). He was farewelled last evening by members of the Greymouth Cycling Club, on whose behalf Mr. S. McAra (President) made a. presentation Of a shaving- outfit. ■ I.’

The death of Mrs. Marjorie ■ Atkin, 63, occurred at Westbort yesterday. She was the widow of Mr. Walter. Atkin, manager of the “Westport News.” A native, of Durham, England, she came to New Zealand as a girl. She leaves' four sons, Messrs Walter, Robert, Leslie, and Roy Atkin,' and four daughters, Mesdames A. Halsall and F. Beech, and Misses Eunice and Ivy Atkin.

The funeral of Mr. William. Thomas Deere took place this morning, at Karoro ■ Cemetery, being largely -attended, the cortege including representatives of the sporting bodies with which deceased was . connected. Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church by Rev. Father Gregory, who also conducted the service at the graveside, assisted'by Rev.' Father Kelly.

The death took place on Sunday last, at Taihape, of Mr. Thomas Henry Petherbridge, second son of the late Mr. and Mrs, William Petherbridge, of Cobden. Deceased was a returned soldier, aged 66, formerly of Cobden, but had resided for several years in the North Island. He is siirvived by one sister, Mrs. A. Harrison (Blaketown), and three brothers, William (Auckland), Frederick (Cobden),’ and Arthur (Westport).

The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: Messrs A. W. Thomas, L. J. Petrie, A. W. Mowbray, A. Edwards, T. Fish, R. N. Denson, Miss. M. McDougall, W. Christian, W. H. Robson, A. G. Elliot, C. L. Hunter (Christchurch), Mrs. O. Walker (Westport), Messrs J. K. Strachan (Sydney), J. F. Strang (Invercargill), H. N. Quilter (Lawrence), H. Waddell, H. R. Mayers (Bruce Bay), F. N. Semb (Paringa).

A Sydney cablegram stated that Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Wilfrid Dwyer, first Catholic Bishop of Wagga Wagga, died yesterday after a long illness. He was 70 years of age. Bishop Dwyer received his education for the priesthood at Holy Cross College, Dublin, and Propaganda College, Rome, where he received the Doctorate of Divinity. After his ordination in Rome in 1894, he returned to New South Wales, as a professor at St. Patrick’s College’, Goulburn until 1896. After serving as curate at Gundagai and Wagga Wagga, he became diocesan inspector of schools for Goulburn, and then -Administrator of Albury Diocese from 1906 to 1912. From 1912 to 1918 he was parish priest of Temora, and was consecrated Bishop of Wagga Wagga when that diocese was formed in the latter year.