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Grey River Argus, 13 December 1928, Page 3

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Mr C. Quane, of Christchurch, who has Ween visiting Hokitika, return' overland to-day. A London cable records the death of Sir William Llewellyn, President of the Royal Academy, aged 65. Mr and Mrs G. T. Moss, return to Christchurch to-day after a visit to Grey mouth. Mr T. J. Grose, General Manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, has been elected chairman of the Associated Banks.—Press Assn. Mr and Mrs F. B. Messenger, of London,, who arrived yesterday from Nelson, leave to-day fo rthe Franz •Josef Glacier. A cable state s Mr V. TTarmsworth, a director of the London “Daily Mail.” arrived at Fremantle by the Arawa, on a health visit. Mr P. G. Pearce, Inspector in the Public Service Commissioner’s Office, is at present on a visit to Greymouth. Mr Geo. Black, M.P. for Motucka, has been appointed as one of the Whips of the United Party, along with Mr A. J. Murdoch. The engagement is announced of Gwendoline Emily, elder daughter of Air W. Musson. Blaketown , to Alfred, elder son of Air and Airs W. Henry, Hornby, Canterbury. An Invercargill wire states that Captain Ross Clark, master u)f the Kurow. has been appointed second pil >t at Bluff, in place of Captain Schofield, who has resigned. -Mr C. Roll Director ol the International Harvester Coy. who has recently arrived in New Zealand, arrived yesterday afternoc a from Westport, accompanied by Mr T. L. Hawkes. Tn company with the wif P of the English cricket team captain, Mrs Chapman, her parents, Air and Airs T. IT. Lowry, of Hawke’s Bay. left, recently fo r Sydney to attend the remaining test matches. Recent arrivals at the Albion Hotel include: Air and Mrs Duncan, Mr and Mrs Nicholson. Mr C. Roll (Christchurch) Air H. ('. Thornton. Mr P. Ashley (Nelson), Mr A. A. Hunt, Mr T. L. Hawkes (Chri tchurch), AFr J. P. Donnelly (Christchurch). Air 1. Pat terson (Reefton). The Rev. David Moore, son of Mr and AFrs J. Moore, of Runauga, and <i student of the Greenmeadow; Ecclesiastical Seminary of the AFarist Order, is being ordained Io the Priesthood on Sunday next at the Seminary. AFr and ?\lrs Aloore and Miss Al. Ryall have left for Green meadows in order to be present at the ordination ceremony. AFr Page, S AL, succeeds AFr Riddell

as Senior Magistrate at Wellington. Air Barton, of Wanganui, is to be transferred to Wellington; AFr Salmon is to be transferred from Wellington to Wanganui; Air F. B. McNeill, barrister, of Hastings, has been appointed to the Bench, and will occupy th'o position of Junior Magistrate at Wellington, taking up duties almost immediately.—Press Assn. Before his resignation as Prime Minister. Air Coates was waited on and 'arewclled at his room by numerous Parliamentary officials and secretaries, with whom he was popular. Mr Cdatps does not propose to disturb Mr H. E. Holland, who still occupies the Opposition Leader’s room, which is convenient for the Labour Loader, whose log troubles him. “I shall find i. cubby hole somewhere in the build ing,” remarked Air Coates cheerily. “Anywhere will do for me.” A pleasant function took place yesterday afternoon at the Convent -of Mercy. Greymouth, when Misses Cecilia Keating and Theresa AlcSherry, who have been particularly successful both In their musical examinations and at the recent Competitions Festival, as well as having made good progress in their violin studies, were each presented with handsome volumes from their teaching Sister. The presentations were, made by Dr J. F. C. Aloore, who congratulated th e recipients on their success. Our Parliamentary reporter wires that the new Alinisters have taken iver the secretaries of their predeces <ors. Air F. D. Thomson, permanent head of the Prime Minister’s Depan ment, will not have a new chief ia Sir Joseph Ward, whom h e served sixteen years ago as private secretary. In that capacity he accompanied Sir Joseph to the Imperial Conference. 11 is unlikely that Sir Joseph Ward will occupy the Prime Alinister’s residence in Tinakori Road, since he has bis own home at Heretaunga. A Wellington message states that rmong the. arrivals by the Tamaroa were Sir Harry Lauder, Sir Watson Cheyne, and Dr J. S. Elliott. Sir Wat; son Cheyne is the famous retired London surgeon, now Lord Lieutenant of the Shetland Islnnds z and the author of various standard medical works. Tie is now r.n a world tour. Dr Elliott says that Air Sampson Handley, the eminent surgeon from Middlesex Hospital, is coming to New Zealand to attend the Aledical Conference in Feb ruary. He is the leading authority on the surgical treatment of cancer, and is representing the British Empire Cancel Research Fund. The death of Airs Elsie Al. Aldridge of Kumara. wife of Air Richard Aldridge, occured yesterday morning at the Grey River Hospital. The deceased was a member of the Allen family, of Ross, and leaves a family of four children. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs Allen, of Waitaha, South Westland; by three sisters (Mrs J. Thompson, of Grey mouth; Airs Martin of Waitaha, and Miss Florrie Allen, of Waitaha); and two brothers (Mr Stanley Allen, of Fox Glacier, South Westland, and Al r Albert Allen). The funeral will take place here this afternoon leaving AFr J. Thompson’s residence, Alurray Street, at 2.30 o’clock.