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Grey River Argus, 2 November 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr J. Hanbm arm M from puurd.a | yesterday. Mr and Airs ,i. King, left I *i Christ I church f»y yesterday’- express. Mr H. I’. ' in. win, has bem visa ing Hokitika icteric a u. Kaiapoi yen terday. Mr Thomas I’arlill, wl. . has i».v. in ill-health lor a cuusiderabl tim-, is now in a critical condition. Mrs J. Lalor, senr., of South Beach, has n,.reived won' of the d'eath of her sister AL s E. Bradb y, Auckianu. A cable slates that Viscount Allenby rec'iv <1 the honorary degiee v£ Dctctor of Laws, New Y\»rk University. Among the passengers by yesterday’s outward bound express were Messrs W. Stapleton. R. Wild (Hokitika), and T. Oxenham. Mr R. W. Connor, Health Officer, Westport, is acting in a relieving cu pacify for Mr Bet tel the local Hea th Officer, during the absence of the lait; r on annual leave. A cable m ssage from Capetown a»* Bounces the death of Sir Lewis Mi chell, one of South Africa’s “ Grand Old Men,” who was confidential no uncial adviser to Mr Cecil Rhodes. II was 86 years of agv. Visitors staying at Bevington’s lb’ el include Mrs 11. W. 1-niton (Christ - church), Alessrs G. ,Snoad (Welling tun), D. Martin (Nelson), Bolt (Christchurch), \,. Heinley (Welling ton), J. Gardiner (Christchurch), W. Watson (Dunedin/. A cable from Suva, Fiji, states the Aorangi arrived there yesterday from Hawaii, and the New Zealand bow.ers, who play four rinks of the Suva Club, ami also Kirkwood, th golfer, are aboard. Kirkwood docs not play at Suva. Recent arrivals staying at the Albion Hotel include Mr and Mrs Grave (Oamani), W. Trcgurtlia (Christchurch/, J. 11. E. Martin (Wellington), 11. C. Wells. J. Watson, E. Stvens. J. B. I..grain. Alowbray, A 11. Griffin. T. B. Carr (Christchurch), and J. Hanlon (Dunedin). A Rugby message states that ’he Prince of Wales is now reluming to Kenya Colony from i'ganda. IL- passed through Kampala the native capital of Uganda, this niori'ing. Thousands of natives lined the route and cheered His Royal Bigness. At Jinja there was a great gilthcri. ;; •». ,-hicfand notab es to bid him farew.Jl. Mr J. W. Hannan (Chai’inan of th Grey Hospital Board) was adm !’<■ to the hospital yesterday to unuergc ;-n op ration. At th- meeting of the Grey County Council yesterday ir wa resolved on the motion of the Chairman, Air A. Nobinson, that a letter hi Mint to Cr Hannan expressing sympathy in his indisposition, and wishing him a speedy recovery. A Wellington press wire states that a notice gazetted yesterday appoints the four aerial conque-ors of the Taman to the New Zealand Air Force. Squadron Leader Kingsford Smith being given the rank of Major. FlightLieut. Ulin that of captain, and Messrs Litchfield and McWilliams that of lieutenan . The appointments date from October 10th. the appointees being simultaneously transferred to the Reserve of Officers.