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Grey River Argus, 25 June 1925, Page 4

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His Honour, Mr Justice Alpers, left for Hokitika yesterday. Mr H. Scotney, of Wellington, is on a visit to Greymouth. Mr H. Haskell, of Poerua, was a • visitor yesterday to Grey mouth. I Ik* death took plate on Tuesday of Air Neil Nicholson. of Marsden, heart failure being the cause. Mr and Mrs 11. Parkinson, of Christ church, are visiting the West Coas - They left for Hokitika yesterday. Mrs IL A. Eatwell, of Cobden, w > has been an inmate of the Grey Riv-r Hospital, was discharged from that nstitution yesterday. Mr C. J. McPherson, of Grey mow h, who is at present in England, exp ts to sail for New Zealand next mo’.h. Airs T. Brebner has returned fr-n a visit to Christchurch. Dr J. F. C. Moore, medical sup *rin_ tendent of the Grey River Hospital, is recovering from'/the. indispo ition which has confined him to his room for the past week. Messrs B. R. Sword (assists t Divisional Superintendent, New Zealand Railways) and H. Chapman (District Traffic Manager at Christchur< h) are visiting th<> West Coast. Mr J. Vergusson, of Thrc: dneedle , Street, is at present seriously ill. his condition causing his relativs con sideiable anxiety. Air \\. \ -•rgusson, , his son, has arrived from Nelson, and his two daughters, Alcsdan; -s A. -I. Grams and W. Trane, have also arrived in Greymouth. Miss A. L. Holland arrived i n \V ( d_ lington yesterday from Sydney and Adelaide, where she has been staving with relatives. Miss Holland returns to Westport for a couple of weeks, and will then go to Wellington to assist her father, Mr H. |;_ Holland, M.P., during the session. Mrs H. Haskell, of Veerim, who has been undergoing treatment at the Grey River Hospital for the past five weeks, has recovered sufficiently to be able to leave the institution, and is returning honn- this morning bv the ex. The remains of the late Air Alichael John (Mick) Thornton were interred at Karoro cemetery yesterday after, noon, the cortege being a lengthy one. A detachment of returned soldiers acted as pall bearers. Tn the morning solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church by the Rev. L-’ather Houlahan, assisted by the Rev. Father Fogarty, who also conducted the service at the graveside.