PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 4 August 1925, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr and Mr J .. • to-day’s express Messrs I'. < r ■ -, r•; the local mils under orders of ir:.-..f • > Miss Dynes was ■ • » silver teapot on V- t . ■ • . -• of C. Smith, Ltd., «.r. ;• her leaving the lirn. . Mr. Frank Moore, -,f -o<- • : . staff of the local llaib'.r . D< • t has received notice of his t- r, . Blackball. The Matron of the Grey Jtiv. r J! tpital has been advised that Nur-< . I'. Braidwood, E. Robertshaw and W. Li!:-, have all successfully passed their Sta-.e examinations he’d in June. Mr John W. Haile, assistant manager of the Hokitika Central Dairy Factor?, was last week married at Hokitika to Miss Alice E. Jamieson, daughter of Mr A. Jamieson, of Koiterangi. Mr. Tan Mclntosh of the. Masterton branch of the Bank of New Zea 1 >nd staff, is visiting Grevmoutli. Mr. McIntosh is a son of Mr. D 51. Mclntosh, Chief Postmaster. Guit.cuth. The late Dr. Mcllroy, who was drowned at Dunedin duri-.ig the weekend , was for some time in practice .it Brunner before he went to Gore. He was about 50 years of age, and loaves a widow and family. A cable states £61.725 wns loft by the author, the late Sir R. Haggard, who stipulated that bis autobiography must •let be destroyed, and requested hi i wife not to sell the copyright of his novels. Yesterday an inmate of the Auckland Home for Incurables, Mr William Reeves, celebrated his hundredth birthday. About a year ago he had a leg amputated. Beyond being slight] v deaf and unable to read easily, he is remarkably well preserved, and takes a keen interest in all going on arc'uhd him. Mr W. Mulvihill, the well-knotvn railwayman, who loaves to-day on transfer for Wellington, was met last evening by a gathering of his friends, and, as a mark of their esteem, was presented with a ease of pipes. Several present made eulogistic reference to the many good qualities of Mr Mulvihill bctlj ki his official capacity and as a friend, and thhe best of good wishes were tendered him for his future welfare.