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Grey River Argus, 23 September 1926, Page 4

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Air McFarlane leaves to-day by the express en route for Wellington. Mrs C. H. Ellis returns to Dunedin to-day after visiting her parents, Mr and Airs ('. Alt-Queen, of Omoto Roa* l Alesdames Mair and McMahon leave, for Wellington by the express to-day. Official announcement is made that Prince Leopold of Belgium and Princess Astrid of Sweden arc affianced. [ Air Chas. Uddstrom was last evening | eiected Chairman of the Cobden Town ‘ Board for the ensuing term. I A London cable announces the j deaths of Lord Alelville and Alademoi- | selle Irma Drefus (migration publicist). I Air Henry Holftics, the blind piano j tuner, died at the Westland Hospital |on 'Tuesday evening, while being opcr- | riled on for peritonitis. I Air and Mrs J. W. Hannan leave Greymouth on Saturday for Wellington to join the steamer for Sydney where they intend to spend a holiday. I Mr ami Airs F. AV. Harley leave today by the Christchurch express en I route to Wellington where they are at- ! tending the diamond wedding of Air Harley's parents. | The death of Air R. T. Robinson, K.C., and former Attorney-General, (and Alinister of Alines in the Lefroy I Government is announced from Perth (AV. A.). He was fifty-four years or ! age, , Misses Maggie and Mollie Morrisey of \\ hangarei. are at present on a holiday visit to their auntie, Mrs Jas. I Comerford, of “Oweka,’’ Inangahua j Junction. A London cable records the death of a man who was probably the oldest on earth. lie was Nicolaievich Andruszenko, who died at a village near Tiflis. He gave his age as 15(1. He was a corporal in the Russian Army during Napoleon’s advance on Moscow, and participated in tin 1 pursuit. He drove to Tiflis the night before he died. to purchase tobacco. He filled his pipe, then fell asleep and died. The funeral of the late Petfer Stephenson yesterday was numerously attended, and there was a large representation of the Druids’ (Maier, in which the deceased had held several important offices. Rev. Collins tne Anglican service ami that of the Druids’ was conducted by Bro. J. Tennent, while the pall bearens were members of the staff of the Greymouth Harbour Board, to which deceased belonged. A largjand representative gathering i from all parts of the district attended the funeral of the late Air J. L. Har- ] greaves which took place at Ahaura . yesterdav afternoon. The Grey County Council, of whiejh Air Hargreaves was a member for 27 years, was reJ presented by Atessrs D. Baybutt (Chairman), 11. G. Carter, J. Ryall, J. Higgins (Engineer), and AL Keat- ' ing (County Clerk). At the graveside, ’ the service was conducted by the Rev. s T. N. Cut tie, of Greymouth. Th? death occurred from the effect . of diabetes at Westport yesterday of • a well-known railwayman. Air Fred ; Bruhn, formerly stationed at Grey-

mouth and Hokitika, having been loeo driver for years (tetween these places. An injured finger led to septic poisoning, with fatal consequences. A na-_ live of Paroa, and’ 43 years of age, deceased was twice married, and leaves a widow (oldest daughter of Mr Robert Ross, of Hokitika) and two sons, aged Io and 13 years by his first marriage. He was a prominent member of the Druids’ Order. The Governor-General and Lady Alice Fergusson motored from Picton to Blenheim yesterday morning, and were met on the outskirts by the Pipe •Band, and played to the Square, where a welcome to the district was tendered by the Alayor and Chairman of the - County Council. The \ ice Regal party were entertained at luncheon, and in,'spected various parts of interest. Last , night a public welcome and reception was held at the Town Hall. A further round of festivities is arrangel for to-day, Friday, and Saturday. —Press Assn. The marriage of Aliss Alice Tindale, eldest daughter of Airs and the late Mr . John Tindale, Brick Street, to Mr William K. Foster, formerly of Kuniara, was solemnised by Archdeacon Carr at Holy Trinity Church yesterday afternoon. The bride wore a frock of oyster crepe de chine, with hat to match, ami was attended by Mrs A. Coumbe as Alatron of honour, and two little flower girls, Alisses Daphne Tindale (niece) and M. O'Donnell. She was given away by her brother, Mr Ben Tindale. After the wedding a reception was held at Harker's Tea Rooms. Mr and Airs Foster left on their honeymoon trip en loutf to Dunedin, from whence they

go to Auckland. Mr Robert. Bell, of Christchurch, New Zealand, the new I’resident of ths t ress Congress of the World, is Managing Director of the ‘'Lyttelton Tinies’’ Company, I.td., chairman of directors of the Ashburton Mail and Guardian Co., Ltd., and the “Timaru I’ost. ’’ Ib‘ is also a shareholder in the “Otago Daily Times” and the “Dominion” (Wellington). He is a member of the Cnited Press Association of New Zealand, an officer of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of New Zealand, and of the New Zealand branch of the Empire Press Association and other Press organisations. 110 attended a conference of the Empire Press Union in London as one of tho New Zealand delegates in 1911. In 1915 ,be was one of four New Zealand delegates to the Press Congress of the (World at the Panania-PaeHio Exposition, San Erani'isco. and was re-elected I rice-president and a member of the .executive of the Congress iu 1921. In | Ashburton, where he lived for many years, he was president or vice-presi-[dent of many literary, artistic and athletic clubs. Ife founded scholarships in agricultural science at the Ashburton High School, and a scholarIship in journalism at Canterbury College. Ho is an ex-president of the Canterbury Art Society. He is a Fellow of the Royal Economical Society of London, a member of the Academy of Political Science. New York, a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute, and a life-member of the Overseas Club and the Navy League.