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Grey River Argus, 29 July 1925, Page 4

PERSONAL

Air W. Keller, of Hokitika, is visiting Christchurch. A cable states Mr Coulson Keruahan the author, and Professor Patrick Geddes have been granted civil pensions of £lOO each. Mr A. A. Carson, timber avid plywoods merchant, of Wellington, lias arrived in Greymouth, and is staying at the Albion Hotel Mr C. Cusson, Government Poultry Expert, who has been on a brief vis t to Greymouth, left by yesterday’s press fcr Christchurch. Air A. J. McCrcdie, District L'ugit'ecr, and Air R. S. Kent, Divisions I Superintendent cf Railways, have I?turned to Christchurch. His Lordship, Bishop Brodie, arrived from Christchurch yesterday, and s the guest of St. Patrick’s Presbytery. Mr sind Airs J. H. Ryling (Ricetntou) are ou a visit to Greymouth. Air and Airs IT. G. Garter, of Kamaka, are at present i.i M ellington, where Mr Carter is representing tint West Coast branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at the annual conference. King Feisul of Mesopotamia (a British protegee) is reported by the London “Daily Express” (says a cable), to lie leaving shortly on a visit to England. It is understood he is ser|iously ill, and will eontult specialists. Lt is feared a serious operation will bo I necessary. Prior to his departure on transfer to Dunedin, Air !■’. J. Raines, of the Grevmouth Railway 1 rallie Office, v\:,s • met bv tho members of the Transport staff, and presented with a gold-mount ed fountain pen. The presentation was I made by Mr A. E. Firman, Stationmaster, who expressed regret at Air Raines’ departure. Mr Raines left for Dunedin yesterday morning.

Mr Norman V. Lovell, who, for the past fifteen months has very ably filled the position of Manager for the “Grey River Argus’’ Company, has decided to launch out in business on his own account, having entered into a part lie—ship at Hastings in a well-known Hawke’s Bay printing establishment. Mr Lovell, whose departure from Greymouth will be regretted by a host <•.. friends, leaves for his new locale in about a month's time. A Capetown cable states that the Prince of M ales, on his retuiu the:e, had completed 13,00(1 miles of travel io S. Africa. IBs visit has been in cvv.y sense a success, the most outstanding features being the strengthening and cementing of the ties between BritL-’i amt Dutch. The Prince captured the hearts of the Transvaalers, and Free Staters, many times waiving eercmodiial and going among the farmers to talk agriculture. The Prince who is in the best cf health, never had a day’s illness, and departs the most popular man in the South African Union. A pretty wedding was celebrated at Holy Trinity Church yesterday morning, when Miss Alary Hambley, eldest daughter of Air and Airs Nicholas Hambley, of Runanga, was married to Mr Robert Scott, csily son of Mr and Ah’S John Scott, of Cobden. The Rev. J. F. Martin performed the ceremony The bride wore apricot moroeain, with a veil and wreath of orange blossom '. The bridesmaids, Aliases Janet an.! Eliza Hambley, wore white silk and hats of pink'. Air William HambEy acted as best man. The Wedding Alarch was played by Air T. Crankshaw who presided at the organ. After tin ceremony a reeeptioei was held i:> Aloore’s Tea Rooms. The honeymoon will be spent in the North Island.

Sir John Baird, Tory M.P. for Ayr Burghs, has been appointed GovernorGeneral of Australia, and I can

Imagine no more incongruous and unsuitable appointment (writes Thomas Johnston, M.P., in the “Glasgow Forward.’’) If Mr Baldwin wants to ‘‘bind the Empire together’’ why does he appoint a Die Hard stiek-in-the mud Tory like Sir John Baird to the Governor-Generalship of Labor Australia? Queensland has a Labor Government, Western Australia, has a Labor Govermne it. Tasmania has a Labor Government, South Australia has a Labor Government. (N.S. Wales has, since this was written, joined the happy band). How on earth are Labor States like that expected to 11 ik up with a Home land that has no more sense than send out a plutocrat—monocle and all!—who never harbored a kindly thought for a Labor proposal, and whose cut ire political record is one of determined hostility to every item and plank, upon the Labor programme.