PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 11 May 1931, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr 11. W. Kfitehingham returned from .Christ ch lurch on Saturday.

Mrs A. Kyle returned from a short visit to Christchurch on Saturday.

Mrs J. Guider returned from Chris? church on Saturday.

Miss E. Lord was a passenger by Saturday’s express from Christchurch.

Mr A. Flood returned on Saturday from a short visit to Christchurch.

Miss Af. Pollock, leaves by to-day’s express for Wellington.

Mr G. S. Simpson returned from Christchurch on Saturday.

Miss J. Grcaney arrived by Saturday’s express from Dunedin.

Miss N. Hopkins arrived from Wot lington on Saturday.

Mr P. O’Brien, of Christ Cihnreh, is on a visit to Hokitika and is the guest of Mrs It. Devaney.

Mrs J. Burns, of Christchurch 1s on a visit to her mother, Mrs Kortegusy, of Hokitika.

Miss M. Freebury, of Timaru, is on a visit to her aunt, Mrs W. Diedrich, of Kokatahi.

Miss T. Greancy of the teaching staff of the. Petone Central ’School, arrived from Wellington on Saturday.

Miss IT. Johanson, of Bn Ru, leP by Saturday’s express on a holiday visit to Christchurch.

Master G. Fogarty and T. Learmont. arrived on Saturday on a visit to re-

Miss O. Flewellyn arrived from Christchurch on Saturday on a visit to relatives.

Miss Af .Deere, who has been on a holiday visit to Wellington, returned on Saturday.

Miss Hazel Lawn arrived on Saturday on vacation from Canterbury College.

Mr Thomas Gordon was elected Chief of the Scottish Society of New Zealand at its annual meeting.

Mr B. B. Sword, Bailways District Traffic Manager at Dunedin, is retiring on superannuation and will relinquish his duties on May 16th.

Mr and Mrs V. H. Reid, of Moana, left by Saturday’s express for Christchurch, where they will spend a week’s vacation.

Mi*, Agnes Spence left on Saturday for Christchurch, after spending a few weeks with her parents. Mr and Mrs A. Spence, Hokitika.

Mrs McGregor, St. Clair, Dunedin, leaves to-morrow bn her return home, efter attending the Spence llavill wedding at Hokitika.

The Mayor, Mr J. W. Greenslade, loft for Christchurch on Saturday owing to the jillness of his brother, the Rev. W. Greenslade.

Miss, I* Roche, who has been on a visit to JDunedin, Christchurch and Hnnmer, returned, to Greymouth by Saturday’s express.

Mrs J. B. Hogan and Miss E. M. Hogan of Wellington arrived by Saturday’s express on a holiday visit, as the guests of Mr and Mrs McDiarmid, Karoro.

Acting on medical advice, My W. B. Davidson, assistant chief engineer, las asked to be relieved of his duties, and will retire shortly from the railway service, which lie joined in 1898.

Mr B. R. Sword, Railways District Traffic Alaanger at Dunedin, and formerly of is retiring on superannuation and will relinquish his duties on May 16. *

The Right Hon. S. G. Smith, Labour Minister, addressed the Christchurch Unemployment Committee on the subject of the relation of secondary industries to unemployment.

Mr R. St. Berbe Baker, an English forestry expert, is visiting Christchurch in the course of a tour of the chief forest areas in the Dominion. He w-ill spend about a mouth in New Zealand.

The funeral nf the late- Mr Albert Broa-dhead took place yesterday afternoon at. the Karoro Cemetery. The services at the residence of deceased sister, Mrs Jarvis, Tarapuhi Street, and at the graveside were conducted bv Archdeacon J. A. Jermyn.

Rev. Father Wm. Packer, of the Redeanptorist Order, and a former nreymouth resident who is at present conducting a retreat for the Greymouth Sisters of Mercy, wa«, the preacher evening at St. Patrick's Church.

In the Wellington City Council elections, Mr C. H. Chapman, M.P., was fourth on the list of successful candidates, with 11.649 votes, Mr R. AfeKeen, M.P., seventh with 10.895 votes, and Mr R. Semple, M.P., eighth with 10.• 533 votes. Recent arrivals at the Albion Hotel include:—Mr. .J. W. Adams (Tiinaru), Mr B. F. Keene (Christchurch), Mr It. Sanders (Auckland), Mr E. J. Eastwood (Wellington), Mr IL Briggs (Auckland), Mr 11. P. Morris (Dunedin), Mr A. Allan (Christ c,hurch.) Guests at Reviington’si Hotel in: elude:—tMr W. 11. Didderidge (Christchurch), Mrs G. Bell (Matainui), Mr J, H. Miller (Wanganui), Mr Af. C. Lysons (Waiho Gorge), Miss H. Watt (Westport), Miss J. MacDonald (Christchurch), Mr A. Walker (Christchurch.) Mr G. R. Holden Webb, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company’s Singapore staff, who has retired after over 30 years’ service, arrived in Nelson thris week to join his wife and family. Mr Webb, in his early days was on the staff of the cable station 1 at Cable Bay. Outward passengers for phrist-

- — c church by Saturday’s express Included; Nurse O’Meara, Mrs A. A. Rouse, I Mrs J Markland, Miss B. Cornwall, l. Jamieson, Mr asd Mrs J- McIjCaffrey; Messrs J. W. Greenslade, F. |G. Wade, A. Gandell, C. G. Moss, Lysaght, R- M. Davi s and W. J. Butler. . | The death occurred on Friday even1 ing at Crushing! on, Inangahua, of Mrs Marion Watson, widow of the ,'late Mr Thomas Watson, of Crush/ngi ton. The deceased lady Bad in failing health for a considerable time,* so that her demise came, not as a surprise to the family. A native o f > Williamstown, Victoria, she arrived in the Dominion at an early age, and , after a short time spent in Greymouth, I came to Reefton in 1875. residing at. • Crushington ever since. During Tier long residence, she had been the g mother of Crushmgton, as In the 1 early days she was the only woman c • there, and in every case of sickness or • accident she was in charge of the nurs ’ ing. as well as being doctor, in the 1 early days when medical men had to come from Greymouth. Since the death of her husband in November (1929, she had been failing, she leaves a family of five sjns and two daughtcrs. Ti.e d aughters are Mrs R. WiLs (R-eoftmi and Mis s Matson (Crushlington), the sons being Messrs T. R- t and A. P. AVatson (Crushington), A. v AVatson (TePukti), J. Watson (Auckland), and Rev. W. AVatson (Wiri, near Dargaville). The interment took . place yesterday afternoon the funeral - 3 leaving her late residence, Crwshington I r at l-'to o’clock for the Suburban Cemc- r tery. There was a very large attend- 1 1 ance. e