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Grey River Argus, 15 May 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr M. D. Cameron, teller in the Bank of New South Wales, Greymouth, who recevied notice of his transfer to Geraldine. has now received notace from headquarters to remain in Greymouth for the' time being. Has many friends will be pleased to hear this. Mr S. R. Harris, who has been confined to his l'oom'for several weeks, was able to visit Greymouth yesterday and received the warni congratulations of his friends 011 his recovery. The many friends of the Hon Jas. Marshall will be pleased to learn that he was able to attend a meeting of -the Grey County Council yesterday. _ He returned home by the evening tram. Sir Arthur and Lady Guinness are " doing some (travelling in Australia. After exploring all the beauty spots ,-^*bf •"' the Blue Mountains they went! to "Melbourne. ' Sir Arthur Guinness, it is saiid, left all the newspaper reporters., lamenting over his refusal to be "interviewed. Sir Joseph Ward has been kinder. He has talked columns to Melbourne papers, and probably Sydney newspaper men not to be outdone, are lying- in wait for him The engagement is announced of Miss Maida Baeyci'tz, daughter of Mr C. N. Baeyertz, edivor of "■»■"« Triad," to Mr Heron G. Wyinks, of Dunedin, son- of Mr William Wyinks, Registrar of Tiirles- in Christchurch. The famous engineer, M. Eiffel, whose tower in Paris has made his name known all over the world, i's, i" spite of his 80 years, at work on a scries of experiments from which, he hopes to invent a perfect stabilizator for aeroplanes. Mr J. H. Walker -was elected chairman of the Dunedin Harbour Board, defeating Mr Belcher (the retiring chairman) by seven votes to six. Glasgow papers announce - the death t)f Mr John Ward, one of the principal members. of ahe shipbuilding iirm of Denny, of Dumbarton. He gained, his first shipbuilding experience in Earl's -yard- at Hull ; thence he went to the Milwall yard on the Thames, and next to Stcele's yard at Grcenock. The -turning point of his career came in 1872, when he was ap- •-■ pointed chief draughtsman with Messrs Denny Bros, Dumbarton. Five years after " entering the drawing; office he was appointed manager of the yard; and. fully a quarter of a century ago •became a partner in the firm. In late years the firm have been noteworthy as being the. first to apply, turbine machinery to passenger vessels the Clyde steamer King- Edward being the pioneer of this type.