PERSONAL.

Grey River Argus, 16 October 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr S. M. Wren is the Reform candidate for Parnell seat, Auckland. Mr M. Hickey has left Kumara on a few months’ visit to America. Mr 11. A. Wild, Collector of Customs, who succeeds Mr F. Oxford, in Greymouth, has arrived here. Mr Oxford leaves this week for Timaru. Mr E. AV. Spencer, who has been to AVellington to interview the Minister o* Alines re assistance to the Wealth ot Nations has returned to Reefton. The body of .1. I*. Miller, aged 50, an ex-detective, was found dead in Auckland Domain, and poisoning is the supposed cause of death. Mr Carlton of Timaru. who is interested in the Timaru-Ferndale Coal Aline, arrived in Reef ton last week. He is accompanied by Air Alcßal of the Timaru AVoollcn Alills. A Timaru Press wire records the death of Air Arthur Ernest Timaru Rhodes, son of the late Air E. T. Rhodes, The Cliffs. The deceased was 30 years of age. Air AVni. Anderson. Secretary of the State Miners’ Union, has returned from a visit to Wellington, where lie saw Airs Anderson and family off on a holiday visit to Australia to her relatives. Mr W. A. Allen is the Liberal can didate for Thames, as Air A. J. Whiteside, has retired in his favour. Air Al. Codyre has been appointed stationmaster at Sergeant’s Hill, near AVestport. The many friends of Air Jack AA’right of Kumara, will be pleased to learn that he has sufficiently recovered from the -effects of an operation he 1 underwent recently at the Hokitika Hospital to return to his home. Air F. S. Alorton has withdrawn from the Auckland Central seat. He informed a deputation that h-e would accept nomination for Mount Eden as a Liber- 1 al if the party approved.

The funeral took place yesterday of the lat-e Mr Jas. Outram, of Preston Road, who died on Saturday, at the age of 50 years, after an illness lasting six weeks. A native of Victoria, ho had been engaged in mining and, was on the local waterfront for twelve years past. Besides a widow, he leaves a family of eight.