PERSONAL.

Grey River Argus, 29 November 1927, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Rev. Father Jas. Maguire, of Christchurch, and formerly of Grey mouth, is at present here on a visit.

The death is recorded at Sydney of Air. E. F. Biood, formei the Kauri timber Coy, Auckland.

Air. C. Moore, manager of the Greymouth branch of New Zealand Clothing Factory, to-day leaves for Cluatchurch on holiday.

Supplementary Estimates? provide for a special grant of £1250"t0 be made to Sir Truby King on his retirement.

Messrs Andrew Dalzicl, James Dennellan, Wiliam Fisher, John Olsen, and Andrew Sadler have bceex. appointed the board of control for the Nelson Creek domain.

Messrs Hugh and John Hurt. of Brunner, have received word of the death of their mother, Airs. S. Hart, at Armadale, Scotland on Friday last at the age of 77.

Mr. John Smeaton, Alayor of Brunnerton who has undergone an operation for appendicitis at thv Grey River Hospital, is making favourable progress.

A cable from New York states that James Davey, tree expert, has sailed on a world tour to hunt fnr rare trees, in view of their introduction into America. His itinciary includes Australia and Tasmania.

On the occasion of his retiring from the service of the Wellington Harbour oßard to enter the Church Captain Harold Harris, senior master of’ the suction dredge Kaioue was presented with a bronze statuette reading lamp by his officer and crew.

The following new arrivals arc staying at the .Albion Hotel: Mr. and Mrs Williams, Air and Mrs. Kershaw, Mrs. Wire, Air. and Mrs. Olsen, Messrs Dally, H. E. Wells, F. H. Beardsley. J .H. Suckling, Sweeney, J. T. Donnelly, and R. J. Letbaby.

Visitors to Greymouth staying at Revington’s Hotel arc: Air. and Alis. G. H. Perry (Christchurch), Air. and Mrs. W. A. Ackiand (Perth), Messrs Tolerton, W. J. Meyers, W. BrookTaylor, and F. C. Tisch (Christchurch) and A. Trenwith (Auckland).

Mr. Justice Frazer (President), Alessrs J. Montieth and W. Scott (Assessors), and J. A. Gilmour (Registrar) of the Arbitration Court, left yesterday for Reefton and Westport. There will be a sitting of the Court at Westport tomorrow to deal with compensation cases.

The New Zealand rep cricketer, C. C. Dacre, has accepted the offer from the Gloucestershire Club made to him while |on tour with she New Zealand team in England. He intend® to apply to the New Zealand Cricket Council for a transfer. He expects to leave in March and probably will be away at least four years. It is likely that Dacre will play Association football during the winter months is England.

The death occurred yesterday of Mrs. Mary Jane De Freatus, wife of Mr. J. De Freatus, of the Railway Workshops staff. The deceased, who was highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends, had been ailing for some time and lately had to enter the Grey River Hospital. She leaves two sons, ono being Mr. A. De Freatus, of the Railway Department, and the other (Hilton) being still at school. The bereaved husband and family will havf the sympathy of many friends in their loss. The funeral tains place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock.

The late Mr. Percy G. Morgan, director of the Geological Survey Department who died at Wellington a few days ago, was at one time from 1890 to 1895 engaged in coal miniug near Dunedin. He was a lecturer at the Thames School of Mines from 1890 to 1897, and Director of the Waihi School of Mines till 1905, when he joined the New Zealand ‘ Geological Survey Department, of which he was appointed Director in April, 1911. He was the author of numerous geological papers and bulletins collected with the Department. He was a native of Tasmania, but was educated at the Otago Bovs’ High School. Otago University, and the School of Mines. He was a Master of Arts, a Fellow of the Geological Society, and the New Zealand Institute.