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Grey River Argus, 17 April 1925, Page 4

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Mr L. Shvvdy is at promt \isifing Greymouth. Miss Al. Lysaght, Christchurch, is spending a holiday at Aloaua. Aliss G. llubiiison, of Alcana. wa w * visitor to town yesterday. Air W. A\ illiams, Aloana. w.’.s a visitor to town yesterday. Mr W. E. Reynolds returned to (ircymouth by I h<- express yesterday. Mr (’. Kettle was an inward passru ger by yesterday's express. Mr B. Smithers, ol Fuilding, is visiting relatives in Greymouth. Air i’. 1 lamer, of Totarn FlaL it? turned to Ihe ('oast by yesterday';, express. ('unstable Hughes was a passenger from Cu.nt erLmry by the •\j--vss Yesterday. Mr H. E. Holland, M.P.. will ar ri\-e in Greymouth tomorrow evening i»y the express. Air A. W. J. Peacock has arrived lore to succeed Air <A. Carmine in the Public Trust Ofiice. The death is annouiiced from Loudon of Mr John Sargent, R.A. the poij trait painter. He was born in 1556. Mr W. Braithwaite, who has been lon a holiday a isit to his relatixes at | Christchurch, returned to town yesterI dav. ! A Loudon cable states that Earl .lellicoc has accepted :■ seat on the London Board of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr IL Wild, who has been attending a meeting of the Canterbury Education Board, returned to Hokitika last evening. A London cablegram’ stalo! that Sir 'Thomas and Lady AlacKenzie will sail by the Kotorua for Now Zeaknul on April 23. A cable states the New Zealand atn letu Porritt, am] I.ord Burghley have s:‘.iled for America to compete at the I Pennsylvania I'niversity sports. Mr IL Williams, of the literary staff of the Dunedin “Star.” arrived by the express yesterday on a holiday visit to the West Coast. The King and Queen, who arc cruising in the Mediterranean. arc announced to return to London on Saturday week next. Mr Jas. O’Brien, ALP., returned yvs- | terday from Wellington, where he- at- | tended the annual conference of the .New Zealand Labour Party. The wedding of Aliss Inga Hanncm, well known in Greymouth musical circles, to Air Stanley Watson, of Christchurch, took place recently. Mr E. B. Alabin, who has been on 1 annual leave, has resumed his duties sis manager of the Greymouth branch of Hu* Bank of New South Wales. Air and Airs J. Booth, of Preston Road, yesterday celebrated their silver wedding, and were the recipients of numerous congratulations from their friends. Ah* G. N. T.. Kyngdon. who with Mrs Kyngdou is spending a holiday in Greymouth, has entered the Grey River Hospital to undergo an operation te his leg. Air A. Bartlett, engine driver of the Otira section N.Z.8.. has received notice as his impending transfer to Ashburton. Air AA. D. Fraser will replace Air Bartlett. Ah P. G. Duncan, car and waggon inspector of the Westland section N.Z.8.. is at present on annual leave. During his absence. Air G. E. Black is acting car and waggon inspector. Air P. Butler, of ihe staff uf the “New Zealand Times.” Wellington, who has been paying a holiday visit to the West Coast, leaves to-day on his return to Wellington. Air J. Hadland, of Greymouth, has been engaged by the Wellington. Koyal Choral Society io render the tenor solos in the oratorio “The preation,” which the Society is producing on May 30. Ah- Hadland returns here on Saturday, after fulfilling several recent engagements in the Empire City. Sir Harry Lauder, who has just ar rived in New Zealand from Australia, on a fishing trip, accompanied by Lady Lauder, stated at Christchurch that after visiting Southland, they arc coming to the West Coast, where Air W. Vallancc, brother of Lady Lauder, resides. Tin- death took place yesterday at the residence of Airs Brown. Marsden Road, of Air James llton, at the advanced age of 80 years. Death followed a paralytic stroke. Deceased was a native of Victoria, and came to New Zealand fifty years ago, forty years of which time had been spent in Dunganville. His wife predeceased him Qome years ago.