PERSONAL.

Grey River Argus, 22 March 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr F. F. McAuley, Bailwaj Auditor, is visiting tlie West Coast. Mr H. E. Bennet, of Christchurch is an inmate of the Grey Hospital and is improving. A Sydney cable records lli e death of Mr Albert Edward Noble Wallace, former Australian chess champion, aged 54. Mr S. Trotter, Engineer to the Grey Power Board, is at present on a health visit to Christchurch and Mr P. Langbein is Acting-Engineer. Mr H. M. Smith, Bailway Stationmaster at Eketahuna, succeeds Mr J. Byall as senior clerk in the local Railway Goods Sheds. Lord Balfour, the veteran iritish politician, is reported seriouthrough a heart attack, follow aMfcillness since January after an ttack .of laryngitis. Th e death is reported from Auckland district of Constable Wm. Mahoney who was formerly for a term stationed at Greymouth. He was 52 years of age and leaves a widow, two sons and a daughter. Mr W. Cunlillq, formerly of the local Goods Office stall' has been appointed by the Railway Department as Stationmaster at Bluff. On leaving Ashburton he was presented by the staff with a leather suitcase. Guests at Bevington’s Hotel include: The South Australian Lowfiers and party, Mr Potter (Gore). Mrs Clarke, Mr M. Benians (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Brook (Woodville) Mr Hill (Christchurch). The South Australian bowling team, who last evening wer e the guests of the West Coast bowlers at the Opera House, leave by to-day’s express for Christchurch, accompanied by Messrs Healey and Wade, representing the N.Z. Bowling Association. When an Auckland message suggesting that Mr J. S. Dickinson, member for Parnell, had been appointed to the Cabinet, was referred to the Prune Minister yesterday afternoon, Mr Coates stated that no Cabinet appointment had been made. The death is recorded of Mr J. L. Scott, a former well-known school head-master at Auckland, who in the early days resided on the West Coast. From 1878 to 1912 he served on the Auckland Education Board, and was head master of Avondale and Parnell Schools. The Admiralty has appointed Rear Admiral William Kerr, as Rear Admiral of the First Battle Squadron in the Mediterranean, in succession to Rear Admiral Collard, who has been recalled owing to the dispute allegedly over some jazz band affair. According to , his past record, jazz bands short shrift from the new commjpdr .