PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 22 April 1925, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr M . .1. Fogarty l»‘it ‘or Rreflon Mr \V. .1. Croinie. nf Wellington, i* in Greymouth. Miss N. Hudd left for <'hrLtrhnreh :iinl Nelson yesterday. Mr r. Beck left for <'liristi'liiireh by the express yesterday. f’aptain R. McAuliffe, <>f Wellington, is on a visit to Greymouth. Mr T. E. V. Seddon has returned from n visit t<» South Westland. Mr Parfitt has returned to Wellington, al’Lt :i visit to Greymouth. Airs of High Street, is at present spending a holiday at Arrowtown. Otago. Mrs E. A. Wickes and Miss D. Wickes loft yesterday for Welling*on. • n route to England. Mr Septi, secretary of the Pon l .inion Federated Sawmill Owners, arrived in dncymnul h last friight. Or. P. L Payne has derided not to contest a seat nt thp coming elections at Westport. Mr A. 11. McKane was last night elc< t< d President of the Greymouth Tie turned Soldiers* Association. Mr and Airs ('raze, of Ngaknwnu, who have been on a holiday visit to Lyell and Kumara have returned home. Miss E. Johnston, of Kilgour Roa 1. who is joining the staff of the Kfi ritalin Homo, left for Christchurch yes terday morning. Mr J. Bishop, consulting engineer to the Brunner Collieries, Ltd., will leave for Auckland on Friday. He will be absent about two weeks. Among those mentioned by the ‘‘News’’ as possible Municipal candidates* nt Westport are Bev. A. Miller and Mr. T Fairhnll. line of the host known men in the Civil Service, Mr D. (I. Clark. C.8.E., Commissioner of Taxes, is shortly -o retire on superannuation. Rev. Father O ’Connor, of Addington and formerly stationed at Ross, was among those present at the funeral of the late Father Riordan of Ross. The funeral of the late Air Michael r.yiu-h will take place at Karoro Cemetery this afternoon the funeral cortege leaving St. Patrick’s Church at 2.30 Mr Fred Lamont, of tin 1 literary staff of the Grey mouth “Star" returned by yesterday’s express after an extended lour of Great Britain and the Continent. The marriage took place in the Presbyterian Church, Nelson, on Wednesday April 15, of Miss Olive White to Mr Ray Coleman, one of Newman Brothers’ most popular drivers. Mr and Airs R. W. Shallcrnss, accompanied by Misses .1. Hambledon and A. Hannan, have returned from a trip to the North Island, which embodied visits to New Plymouth and Mt. Egmont. Wanganui, Napier, Masterton Palmerston North and Wellington. Mr ,1. IL Price, General Secretary and. organiser of the Christchurch Federated Furniture Trades Union, arrived yesterday afternoon in connection with the business of the Greymouth Branch of the Union, and is staying at the Union Hotel. The death occurred at Auckland on Monday of Captain William (Whalley) Stewart, of the. 3rd Auckland Mounted Rifles Band. The deceased took a prominent part hi the band from its inception, at the commencement oi territorial training up till the time of his death. At the conclusion of the Murchison brass band’s annual meeting recently, a social evening was held, during which the Chairman, Mr. Hugh Fraser, on behalf of tho members presented Mr. Arthur Bartlett, the retiring Secretary, with a. handsome solid silver mounted ink stand. Hij* Grace Archbishop Churchill Jnliuj retired from office as Primate of New Zealand and Bishop of Christohm h on Monday. For a period of 51 vears, His Grace has been a member of tho clergy of tho Anglican Church, and of that time he has held the office of Bishop for no less than 35 vears. Dr Julius is succeeded by Dr Averill. The interment of the late Mr John Hrhofield took place at Karoro Come tory yesterday afternoon, a prior scr. vice being held in Holy Trinity Church. A large number of deceased’s relatives and friends, including representatives of the Greymouth Waterside Workers’ TTnion (of which deceased was a member) wore present. Tho service at the graveside wa c conducted by the Ven. Archdeacon Carr.