Personal Notes

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 June 1942, Page 4

Personal Notes

Mr. J. W. Greenslade left last night for a brief visit to Christchurch. Mr. K. O. May left last evening on a visit to Christchurch. Mr. V. Hayward, who has been a patient in the" Grey Hospital, has been discharged. Advice has been received that K. D. Seebeck. formerly of Greymouth, who is serving with the Fleet Air Arm, has received a commission as Sub-Lieutenant. Mr E. A. Vial, of Timaru, has arrived in Greymouth to join the staff of the National Bank, in succession to Mr A. S. Graham, who has left on transfer to Christchurch. A Sydney cablegram announced the death of Mr. Alexander Learmonth Bain, principal of the firm of L. B. Bain and Sons, aged 64, He had been a member of the Stock Exchange since 1908. The Buenos Aires newspaper “Critica” states that the President of the Argentine (Dr. R. M. Ortiz), who has been suffering from partial blindness, and living in retirement for almost a year, has decided to resign, Guests at Revingtons Hotel include: Mr. W. Furneaux, Mr. D. Gray, Mr. C. P. Peters, Mr. E. Hammond, Mr. N. C. Barstone, Christchurch, Mr. J. E. Phillips, Timaru, Mr. R. Parkinson, Wellington, Mr. H. J. Martin, Hastings, Mr. H. Mills, Invercargill. The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: Messrs C. McEvoy (Auckland), J. A. Walker, W. J. Johns, A. Lake, Bennett, R. S. Bird (Christchurch), E. C. Robb (Doylestown), E. Chandler (Waiuta), C. G. Clark, Mrs. V. Newcombe, Miss Z. Newcombe, Miss S. Brazel (Dunedin), Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson (Totara Flat).

The death has occurred, after a sudden illness, of Mr. Spencer Rex Mason, president of the Auckland District Law Society. Mr. Mason, who was fifty-one, was a younger brother of the Hon. H. G. R. Mason, the Attorney-General. He was educated at Wellington College and Victoria University College. Mr. Mason joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in the last war, and saw much service in the Adriatic.—P.A.

The death occurred on Saturday, in Christchurch, of Mr. William Alfred Turner, following a lengthy illness. Mr. Turner, who was 58 years of age, was a native of Stafford. Some years ago he was employed in the railway service at Greymouth as a guard, and in more recent years he was a storeman in Christchurch. Besides his widow, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. Lockhead (Petone) and'Mrs. Stone (Christchurch), and one son, William (Lower Hutt).

Air Headquarters, Wellington, has announced that a bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross has been awarded to Acting-Squadron Leader Arthur Mitchell Paape, R.A.F., and to Flying Officer James Robert Anderson, R.A.F. Squadron Leader Paape, whose father is Mr, A. A. Paape, of Dunedin, was awarded the Distinguished Flying, Cross in October, 1940. Flying Officer Anderson, whose mother is Mrs. G. A. Corkin, of Auckland, received the Distinguished Flying Cross in June, 1941. He was later reported to have been seriously injured in an air accident.— P.A.

The death took place at the Westland Hospital this morning of Mr William Peacock, at the age of 8/ years. He was a native of Ballyneety, Limerick, Ireland, and had been in New Zealand for 60 years, most of which were spent in goldmining in Goldsborough and Blacks Point. He was a brother of the late Mrs W. Hanrahan, of Greymouth, and uncle of Mrs Mallinson and Mr D. Hanrahan (Greymouth), Edward Hanrahan (Westport), Misses Margaret and Norah, and Messrs William, George, and Richard Hanrahan (Wellington), and Mrs F. G. Ahearn (Petone). The funeral will leave St. Mary’s Church, Hokitika, to-morrow morning, after Requiem Mass at 9 o’clock.

The death occurred at Greymouth, this morning, after a brief illness, of Mr. John Stuart Ross, a native of Christchurch, aged 73 years. Deceased was a pharmaceutical chemist, and was in business with his father in Christchurch, before coming to Greymouth as a partner in the firm of Hanwell Williams and Ross, about 27 years ago. For the past 10 years he had been the proprietor of the business. He had resided at the Albion Hotel for many years. Deceased was a member of the Greymouth Bowling Club, and was also an active member of Holy Trinity Church. He is survived by two sisters, Mesdames A. J. Murray (Clarence, Marlborough), and A. I. Wood (Christchurch), and three brothers, Arthur (Matire, King Country), one in England, and another in Australia. The funeral will take place at Karoro Cemetery to-morrow morning.

Following upon an illness lasting five weeks, the death occurred in Greymouth this morning of Mr. David Armstrong, aged 84 years. Born in 1858 at Bonhil, Scotland, Mr. Armstrong left his native land at the age of 15 with his parents, 10 brothers, and three sisters. They arrived in Lyttelton in the ship Dunedin in 1874 after a voyage lasting five months. Mr. Armstrong followed the occupation of farming in Canterbury as a young man, later removing to the West Coast, where he had resided continuously for the last 58 years in the Brunner and Ngahere districts. He was a Past Master of Lodge Advance and in the early days was Captain of the Brunner Volunteers. He leaves four daughters, Mrs. J. K. Abbie (Cobden), Mrs. A. Williams (Linwood), Mrs. R. Ramage (Cobden), and Mrs. J. Webber (Avonside), and two sons, Messrs John and George Armstrong (Ngahere). Major Alex. Armstrong, of the Salvation Army, Wellington, is a brother and Mrs. Truern, of Dunedin, is a sister. The funeral will leave the residence of Mr. R. Ramage, 97 Bright Street, Cobden, at 2.30 p.m. on Friday.