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Grey River Argus, 26 June 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr C. Niven of Reefion. is recovering from a severe illness. Rev. Father Ecelcton has been on a visit to Reefton last week end. Mr T. Saraty, of Kumara, is recovering from a serious illness. Mr P. Hansen, of Three Mile, near Hokitika, has been removed to Mr Melvor’s Hotel at Kumara, owing to illness. Rev. Dr. Kennedy, of Hokitika was a. visitor to Greymouth over the weekend and yesterday conducted services at St. Patrick’s Church. A Wellington telegram states that the Governor and Lady Jellicoe have returned from a visit they paid to Chatham Islands in the warship Chatham. Mrs Patterson, of Westport School Committee is contesting a seat on the Nelson Education Board vacated by Mr A. (’. Cottrell. According to a Cincinnati telegram Mr S. Gompers was re-elected president of the American Labour Federation unopposed. This is his 41st year in office. —Press Association. Mr Lachlan McLaughlin, who has been in Wellington for the past fortnight interviewing the Mines Department, intends to resume mining operatons at Payne’s Gully, near the Taramakau, immediately. Messrs P. N. Kingswell (Auckland) Harman Reeves (Dunedin), mining in vestors (the former in the Roaring Meg claim at Paparoa) returned overland on Saturday after a visit to the Coast. Mr W. Kennedy, the Marist junioi player, who hurt his ankle in a recent football match, is still suffering as a result of his accident, and is compelled to place the ankle in charge of the hospital authorities for inspection by X-Ray. The marriage was celebrated at Cobden last week of Mr Leslie S. Green, of Cobden (formerly of Reefton), and Miss Alice Cressey, daughter of Air and Mrs Edward Cressey, of Ahaura. The ceremony was performed by Ensign Sawyer of the Salvation Army. The new teacher for Reefton school in succession to Mr Rumbold, is to be Mr F. Hilgendorf, 8.A., who was highest in grade by four points of the applicants. He is 57 years of age, and is competent to tea agriculture (practical), chemistry, botany, and mathematics on a matriculation, standard.