PERSONAL.

Grey River Argus, 10 December 1928, Page 5

PERSONAL.

| Mr P. F. Thorpy leaves to-day .0 Christchurch on a business visit. Mrs E - A - Wickes, of Auckland, i a brief visit to Greymouth, V '‘il, 1 11. P. Lawry, S.M., arrived o [ Saturday from Christchurch.

Mr Joseph Taylor returned on Sa urday, Jifter visiting Wellington.

Mrs Mi, McGregor, of Christchurch arrived in Greymouth on Saturday at ternoon. V

lion 11. L, Michel and Mrs Michel, who have been visiting Wellington, returned to Hokitika on Saturday evening. Miss Jessica Porteous, of Welling ton, arrived on Saturday afternoon on a visit to Mr and Mrs F. Harley. Mr W. J. Mcllroy of Christ church, arrived on Saturday on a visit to Grey mouth. Rev J. A. Jermyn is making a good recovery from his recent illness, and is now able to leave his room. Mr George Stitt, Director of Brun ner Collieries, Ltd. arrived in Greymouth on Saturday. Senior Sergeant J. Cummings. of Auckland, has been appointed Sub InA specter at Dunedin.—Press Association. M r P. Carr, of Crushington, Reefton. has undergone an operation at th? Reef ton Hospital, and is piogressing satisfactorily. Sister Sussmilch. of the Reef ton Hospital, left for Dunedin on Satur day’s train, to take a course in Karitanc training. Miss Bella Veale, who is undergoing a course at the Teachers’ Training College, Christchurch. Was a passenger by Saturday’s express for Hokitika. Mr Paul Fogarty arrived by Saturday’s expre s from Dunedin, on a visit, to his parents, Mr and Mrs M. J. Fogarty. Captain Strachan. cx-Senior Signal man of the Greymouth Harbour Boar.l. left on Saturday on a holiday visit to Melbourne, by the steamer Ihumata. A London cable states that Marshal Lyautey, accompanied by the French Staffs officially called at Australia House, and was received by Mr Trumble.

A death from diphtheria occurred yesterday at the Grey River Hospital, the victim being a girl nine years of age. Maureen Anderson, the daughter of Mr Anderson, of Kaiata.

The winner of the Bevilacqua Medal

at the Marist Brothers’ School for the scholar gaining most marks in the 4 Standard VI examination is Master ' Richard Kiely., who also won the

\j<napp Cup. f A London cable states the operatic star Elsie Bullough, who under the stage name of Lily Elsie was the original “Merry Widow,” is petitioning for a divorce from Major Jan Bui lough.

Miss Sadie Phillips, daughter of Mr Thos .Phillips, of Inangahua, has received an appointment on the nursing staff of the Westport Hospital, and today takes up her duties.

Mr L. W. Gresham, the proprietor of the American Dental Coy, Christchurch. which is opening a branch at Greymouth, left for Christchurch by car yesterday. Mr W. Menzies will be in charge of the company’s branch here.

Guests at the Albion Hotel include the following: Mr and Mrs Kfalthms. Mr G. Stett (Auckland), Messrs H. P. Lawry, H. Foley, R. McLachlan, W. Smail, L. Adams. F. J. Kent, Lyon. C. T. Webley. R. H. Betts (all of Christchurch).

Mr R. T. Bush, who for a number of years past has been a member of the literary staff of the Greymouth Evening Star, severed his connection with that paper last Saturday, to fulfil his .appointment as West Coast representative to the Christchurch Press.

The late Sir Granville Greenwood, an fx-member of the House of Commons (says'a London cable) left in struetion-s in his wiu that his bo,;ly should be cremated. H e solemnly charged his executors that before the body was placed in a coffin, a doeto' should drive a stiletto through the

Miss Betty Cuttie. daughter of the Bev T N and Mrs Cuttie. of Greymouth, was yesterday afternoon pre sented with a silver medal pt the conclusion of the classes at St John s Presbyterian Sunday School, she having gained the highest marks in the Dominion in the recent examinations of the Presbyterian Sunday Schools Union, a performance of exceptiona merit. The medal is awarded annnilly by the General Assembly ot the Presbyterian Church.

Bev Samuel Robertson Orr. formerly of Wellington, who went to Vancouver some time ago, and was later suspended by the Presbyterian, Church, ha. (says a cable) been mulcted in ex emplary costs by the Judge who grant ed a divorce to Mr Gordon Fleck, a wealthy Vancouver citizen, naming Bev Orr as the co-respondent. The .clergyman was also fined £2O, with .costs for assault upon Fleck’s law; r, Who gave the Rev Orr a grilling cross-

A press message states that Lady Alice F<?rgusson arrived at Auckland Wellington by train on Saturday ■liS-„ing on her way to spend a hohO n g Three Kings Islands, beyond North Cape. With Her Excellency is nartv of five including Captain Orr Ewing,' A.D.C. The party left at noon Government steamer Tutanekai. Lady Alice, and her friends will camp It Three Kings, and will spend some weeks there bathing, boating, fishing £nd sight-seeing-

A statue to the late Mrs Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, is proposed by her admirers, who are to raise a fund of £2OOO for the purpose by subscription throughout the world. Mr A. G. Walker. sculptor of the Florence Nightingale statue, Waterloo Place, has completed a plaster sketch representing Mrs Pankhurst, hatless and attir ed in her favourite evening eoat, in which she appeared, on many plat forms. The site suggested is one eith er near the House of Commons, or at the end of Downing Street, the scene of many militant suffragist battles. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon of the . late Samuel Groom, and it was very largely attended by the friends of the deceased from all parts of the district, testifying to the high esteem in which he was held. The Masonic fraternity were present in large numbers, and prior t 0 the funeral they held a service at the Lodgeroom, in Tainui Street, at which there were present the officers and members of the following Lodges: Mark Masons, Royal Arch Chapter, Rose Croix. Greymouth, Mawhera, Lazar. Brunner, Runanga and Blackball Lodges. The pall-bearers were three members each from, the Runanga and Greymouth Lodges, to which the deceased belonged, and the Masonic service at Karoro Cemetery was conducted by the Wor. Master of Lodge Runanga, Bro W. P. Patterson, whilst the last rites of the Anglican Church were conducted by the Rev Mr Bell.