PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1926, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. S. Wise leaves by the express to-day en route t<> Wellington. Mr. W. Cochrane is confined to his home owing to a fairly severe attack of influenza. Mr. A. J. McDowell, secretary of the Gi’ey River Hospital Board is at present indisposed owing to an attack of influenza. Professor MacMillan Brown will sail o n Thursday to attend the Science Congress a t Tokio states a Vancouver cable.

Mr. J. O. Coop, President of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, has been nominated by that body foi th e vacant sca t on the Meat Board. Mr. T. B. Strong M.A., B.Sc. } has been promoted from the post of Chief Inspector of Schools to be Assistant Director of Education. A Melbourne cable records the death of Lady Bridges, widow of Major General Bridges, the Australian war-time commander. At a meeting of the Ashburton Presbytery, the Rev. W. Shirer (Wellington) was nominated as Moderator of the General Assembly for the year 1926-27. The funeral of the late Mrs T. McGrath took place on Tuesday afternoon and was largely-attended, many sympathisers being present from various payts of the Coast. The last sad rites at the graveside were performed by Rev. Father Finnerty. The death occurred yesterday at the Grey Hospital of Mr. Walter Vile. The deceased, who had been ailing for some time, was 52 years of age. He was a single man ,and formerly resided at Kumara, while he was latterly engaged a s a wharf labourer here. Mr. C. W. Payne, engineer to the Malvern Power Board has accepted an appointment to the engineering staff of the Grey Power Board at the Dobson Power House. He is being succeeded in the"Malvern Power Board by Mr. H. H. Barrs, A.M.1.E.E., who has been appointed engineer-secretary. A London cable state that the inferment of Sir A. Myers was carried out in the Jewish cemetery at Willesden. Fifty were present, including Sir j. Parr. Sir T. MacKenzie, Sir F. D. Bell and Sir James Mills. Wreaths included those from the New Zealand Government, High Commissioner, Auckland Council and citizens

A cable from Paris says that the Chantilly jockey parson, Rev. Jack Jenning, after conducting a service for stable boys in the morning rode the winner on Sunday afternoon of a race at the Longchamps course. De- j spite his unconventionality, stable boys and jockeys flock to his services. He has established an institute for the purpose of keeping them out of the gutter.

The marriage of Mr. W. J. Hallett, of Alexander Mines Ltd., to Olivia Young, of Broomhill (England) was celebrated at Ahaura on Tuesday Mrs- A. Frost, sister of the bridegroom, was Matron of Honour and Mr George Byrne of Mawheraiti was best man. The bride w r as given away by Mr. Neil McVicar, of Mawheraiti. The newly-married couple left by the express to Christchurch and the North Island on their honeymoon trip.

Mr. Thomas Rochford, who was admitted to the Westland Hospital on Tuesday suffering from peritonitis, died at the institution yesterday morning at the age of 48 years. The deceased who was a well-known resident of Kumara was born at Dillmans town and was unmarried. He worked at Moana until a few weeks ago, when he accepted a position at Dillmanstown, but had been ill since Friday last. He leaves one sister (Mrs Conagahan, of Greymouth) and five brothers (Messrs James, Edward, John and Frank Rochford, of Kumara. and Mr. Nicholas Rochford, of South Westland). The funeral will take place to-morrow, leaving St. Patrick’s Church, Kumara for the Kumara Cemetery. Requiem Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m.

Very general regret was* occasioned at Blackball by the sad news of the death of Miss Millie Outran! a t the

early age of 26 years, which occurred o n Friday evening. For some time she had been an inmate of the Gery River Hospital. The late Miss Outram was one of Blackball’s most popular residents, and as a vocalist she had devoted her talents to numerous worthy causes, and in particular during the time of the late miners’ lock-out on the Wes t Coast, when she rendered services which the workers’ greatly appreciated. A native of Blackball, where her mother and family reside, she lost her father some time ago as the result of an accident a t the Blackball mine, while one of her brothers .y few years, since was killed through a gun accident. The funeral takes

dace at Blackball this afternoon