PERSONAL PARS

Grey River Argus, 9 December 1918, Page 4

PERSONAL PARS

Mrs Geo. Eisfelder arrived by jtherespress on Saturday evening*. | Father Quinn returned to town by the express on Saturday evening. A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that Mr Henry M. Scott has been re-elected Mayor of Suva for the fourth term.

Lieut. S. Frickleton, V.C., has been appointed Assistant-Provost Marshal for the Wellington Military District, in succession to Temp.-Captain C« Gray, resigned.

Mr Horatio Bottomley, the proprietor and editor of "John Bull," got a discharge in bankruptcy in time to get himself nominated as a Parliamentary candidate, in England, and is standing for South Hackney.

Rt. Hon. H. H. Asquith evidently is is among those to be elected to the British Parliament without a contest, as the lady who was to have opposed him, Mrs Hodges, has hVH her nomin. ation rejected on the grouna of being informal.

Mr P. Fra_er. M.P., at the final meeting of the Wellington Central Influenza 'iGroup ComniiU.ee remarked: — "The epidemic was the biggest proT>» lem which has ever confronted the people oi this country, and the biggest problem the Government has had to face in regard to life and health."

The many friends of Miss Heaphy will be sorry to hear that she met^ with a painful accident last Friday.? when proceeding to business on her bicycle. When opposite the State School a dog collided with ocr bicycle and she was thrown heavily to the ground and her right leg fractured.

The Canterbury Education Board, at Friday's meeting passed motions of sympathy with Mr W. J. McCTacken, foreman of the Board's Christchurch workshop, Mrs Weenick, widow oi* the Board's late carpenter at Grey, mouth, and Mrs F. T. Rundle, widow of the late master at Ladbrooks, in their bereavements.

On Saturday Dr. Booth passed through Greymouth on his return from Hokitika to Otago, also Mr Billcliffe, Medical Student, their services ;no longer being needed in Westland in ccnection with the erridemic. The latter had himself an attack of influenza , while at Hokitka. .;';:

Private advice was received that Miss Adams, sister of Mrs J. " A. Rogers, and daughter of the late Langley Adams, died at Nelson on Saturday as the result of influenzae The Rev. J. A. Rogers left on Saturday morning to be ' present at the funeral. Great sythpathy will be extended to Mrs Rogers in her sad bereavement. ''..-.. ...

Miss Alice Dunn, a survivor from the WimmeTa disaster on June 26th last, has died at Whangarei from influenza. She was in the party which, after two days and a night in an open boat at sea, landed near Mongonui. She showed conspicuous self-sacrifice in caring for the other survivors, and subsequent ill-health was attributed to the exposure in the open boat.

Engineer-Commander Low, of the C.S.S. Co.s steamer Wahine, has j gained the D.S.O. He was born in I- Nelson, being a son of the late Captain Low, harbourmaster. He has served in the Wahine since she was taken over by the Admiralty, rising to i the position of engineer-commander. He was the only officer in the vessel to receive the decoration. Mr J. Low, of Addington, is a brother of Com- • mander Low.