PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 26 August 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

. , — ♦' '-■- _ ■ ■■ Mr. M. Hanan, who (has been attending the Supreme . Court sittings at Christchurch, returned to town by the t express on Saturday evening-. Mrs. J. Gieseking arrived Home on Saturday evening. She underwent a ' slight operation on the throat while , in Christchurch, but she is now much . improved in health. Mr. R. Ballin is in town on his usual round, looking as jovial and well as ; ever. Mr. Charles Nightingale, of the Hokitika Guardian, leaves for WeHirigton overland this morning to attend > a conference of .Master Printers. , Mr. Rickards, of the * Kuraara » Times, wns a visitor to town on Satur- '. da y- * ■ . ■ Mr. Geo. Eisfielder defeated Mr. Nancairn on the Grey links on SaturT day. He will now meet Mr. Abbie 5 for fhe championship. t Mr. F. D. Sargent arrived from l Christchurch on Saturday night. 1 The death of Mrs. Maloney wife of 7 Mr. Maloney of . Teremaka'u settle- . ment took place on Wednesday..:.. Deceased was a native of Limerick, Ire--1 land, and 74 years of age, and diad ; resided on the Coast for a great many , years.' Deceased leaves a husband, two sons, and one daughter. , The Right, Rev. the Bishop of Nelson arrived in Greymouth on Saturday, and is staying at the Vicarage. J Miss Nora Campbell, of Chxistchurch, who is on her way to Nelson , to participate in the ladies golf championship tournament, is at present the ■ guest of her sister, Mrs. F. ■ Nancar- ■ row, of Stillwater. Mr. W. J. Johnson has withdrawn •from the contest for the vacancies on f the Greymouth Borough Council. Mr. H. Scrivener (engineer) of this town, was married on Friday, at the residence of Miss Cockin, Wellington, 1 by the Rev. J. Dawson, to Miss Maud i Ludford, of that. city. There were three candidates offered for confirmation at the hands of the Bishop of Nelsori at Reefton on Thursr day night, namely 'William Rbbison, I Stewart Monteath, and Thomas Mcr Craeigh. I . : . Mr. J. W. Raw, of Rotorua, who has achieved considerable success as a Water diviner, in the Mam akau plateau- especially, is reported to have • successfully conducted tests to show l that he acn similarly locate under- , ground sources of petroleum. ; A Christchurch press message re--ceived yesterday states that the Rev. ' R. S. Gray',, of Oxford Terrace Baptist : Church, announced at this -morning's ■ service that he had accepted the invitation to Hanover Street Baptist CEiirch, Dimedin. He will not begin his ministry in Dunedin until the new* year. 1 Mi". John Williams,, the popular comedian, and one of the founders of , the Bohemian Club, also a leading vocalist in the promotion of the Kohinoor Minstrel Troupe, ihas returned ■ to Greymouth, haying secured a re- . sponsible position in the tailoring establishment of Messrs. Waugh and Robson. .■""': v The Hon. ' J. A. Millar is visiting Auckland. Mr. Millar has been re- >' cuperating at Rotorua, and he stated that, while he was much improved in ■ health, his doctor had advised him- to ; resf. 4 for some /time (says the "Herald"). Mr. Millar 'will leave for Wellington towards the end of the week, when he hopes to take his seat in Parliament for the remainder of the session. Dr. Ada G. Paterson, M.8.,.Ch.8. (Otago), L.M. (Dublin), has commenced her duties as Government medical inspector of 'schools/ After graduating at Otago University Dr. Paterson specialised for some time in Great Britain in the diseases of women and children, particularly at the Great Orrhorid. Street Children's, Central London Throat, and Western Ophthalmic Hospitals, London, and at the Coombe Hospital,\ Dublin, an<F for some years since returning to New Zealand has practised her profession in Picton. On the eve. of her departure from that town she w-as entertaihed at a public social, at which she was presented with an address and a purse of. sovereigns from the residents, and a number of gifts from, the natives of the Waikawa pa. ~ ■ ■ A very pleasing little function took place at the office of the^' Greymouth Evening Star, office on afr terhoon, when the staff : assembled to make a .presentation to. Mr., J. R. ' Wallace, Mr. F. H. Kilgour (manager) and' Mr. j. Petrie (editor); referred in eloquent terms to the aHiliues 'of • Mr. Wallace, and said that during life two years occupancy of . the position of sub-editor of the paper he had proved ihimself a very 'capable a"nd highly valued servant 'of the Jcdm'pany. 1 They especially referred ; to/ the •■excel- ■ • lent social ■ ' arid amiable qualities of . Mr; Wai ace, and his* 'relation ship with ;.':.'thev staff had: always 'been of a happ^ ' nature. They wished him every success, in; tlie-'-.fiitixre.: Mr. Wallace suitably replied, after which cheers were ; given for Mr. •'"Wallace,. vMo takes up an impoTtant position in "the "literary : staff of this paper.. . ■>"■ . "