PERSONAL.

Grey River Argus, 2 June 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

M- ami Mrs J. St«'er have returned after a \isit tu Wellington. Mi I'.. Warm's, who has been on a business v/ll to the Xorth Island, return: to (hevaioulh .this morn• ng. Mr V. G. D:iy. President of the Assessment Court, arrived here from Kevfton on W’cdr.esday evening. Ale.ssrs < . Gr-tl ami P. Byun intend paying a visit to W r estport •lining this week end. Whils r there they will witness the ?vt< Cleary-Cadman fight on Saturday night. Senior Sergt. McCarthy, who yesterday paid mi official visit to Kumara, attends to-day’s sitting of the Westiaml Licensing Committee at Hokitika. Mr Parker, who succeeds Mr Curtis, as local manager for the Westport Co- I Company. mi-ivcG from Christchurch or. Wednesday at We.-1 nor I. Mr W\ G. Paul h.-i derided to -fmid in the Labour Party's: im ' for W’aitaki scat. It is !::s intention to go to the poll against all comers. It is understood that Mr J. R. Corrigan, of iluwera, has definitely decided to accept nomination for the Patea electorate in the Liberal interests. It is rumoured in Stratford fha! there is a j-robabili*v of Air J. W. McAlillan, the Mayor, being requisitioned to stand for the Stu tford seat in the interests of Reform. The death took place at the Westport Hospital on Tuesday of Master William Alilne, son of Air and Mrs Milne, of Granity. Deceased, who was only II vears of age, was suffering from r.cutc peritonitis. Mr Al. Alarks, Government Printer, by the staff of the Government printwho yesterday retired, was presented by '.he staff of the Government printing office with mi address. The new Government Printer, Air W. A. Skinner, took charge yesterday. Among the passengers who lei t for Christchurch yesterday were Alessrs W’. J. Alever, 11. J. Armstrong, Hutchins, Alcßeath, W. Bowers, Dr. Hay, Air and Airs G. T. Aloss, Air and Airs G. Stuart, and Air E. ami Aliss Chapman. Air J. F. White, of Cray and Co., who has been seriously ill, is now progressing fa vourably. Mr Burdett, who has just resigned the j>o>t of mate of the schooner Wanganui, now in port here, is a lucky mariner. He resigned the post of mate on the missing schooner Alnnurewa in Sydney just two days before she left oil her ill-fated trip. He had previously been master of the Vnlmarie, mid resigned just before she was stranded on Farewell Spit. Mr Burdett, who is staying at the Albion Hotel, has received congratulatory cables from Sydnev on getting out of the Alanurcwa 1 before she was lost.