PERSONAL.

Grey River Argus, 27 June 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

A Dunedin message announced the death of Lady Roberts, wife of Sir John Roberts.

We are pleased to learn that Mr J, D. Wingham, who has been confined to his bed for the past fortnight, is well on the road to recovery.

Messrs A. C. Cottrell, G. B. Sinclair and R. Patterson, of Westport, have been nominated for the vacant seat on the Nelson Education Board.

At the annual meeting of the Greymouth Fire Board held last evening Air J. Steer was re-elected Chairman, this being his 14th successive year in this

A cablegram from New York announces the death of Mr William Rockefeller, a former president of the Standard Oil Company, and a brother of Mr John D. Rockefeller.

Mis Webb, the mother of Air P. C. Webb, passed peacefully away last Tuesday at Wonthaggi, Victoria. Airs Webb has been ailing for some time, and P. C. Webb left New Zealand over a month ago to visit his mother, and was with her when the end came.

Mr F. T. Stanford, chief clerk in the Department of Industry and Commerce, and formerly on the Coast, has been appointed Immigration Officer in the. High Commissioner’s London office, and will proceed to England in a few months.

The West Coast friends of Air Alichael Ryan, a well-known railway official, and son of Mr AL Ryan, of Rotomanu, will regret to learn of the sudden death of his wife at Paekakariki, near Wellington, leaving four young children.

The death is recorded at Trentham Military Hospital of Air William Johnston, eldest son of Mr and Mrs R. Johnston, of High Street, Greymouth. who was 26 years of age, and had been an inmate of various hospitals since his return from the front. He is survived by one brother and one sister.

The death occurred on Sunday at his residence. Hari Hari. South Westland, of Air Win. St. George, formerly on the clerical staffs of Messrs Afark Sprot and Co., and Afessrs Griffen and Smith, at Greymouth. and a son of Air W. S’ George, formerly Chief Postmaster here, and now of Dunedin. The deceased, who was about 38 years of ago. had for several months been in declining health. He saw extended service at the war. On his rturn he purchased

a farm in South Westland at Hari Hari, where he had since resided with his wife (a sister of Air Geo Perry. Atayor of Hokitika). He leaves no family, but is survived by four brothers who are: Douglas (Westport), Georgo (Christchurch), Roy (North Island', and Clarence (Southland). He also leaves one married sister. Kathleen (at Wanganui ) and four single sisters. One brother, (Clarence) is the South Island rep. Rugby half back this year. The funeral takes place at Hokitika to-day.