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Grey River Argus, 6 November 1931, Page 5

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Mr S. H. Truman, of the Ashburton Power Board, is visiting Greymouth. Mrs A. W. Stevens, of Westport, left yesterday on a visit to Oamaru. Miss I?. Matthewson, of Westport, left yesterday for Dunedin. Mr and Mrs E. Partridge returned to Christchurch yesterday. R. Orange left yesterday for Christchurch. Mr W. Anderson arrived yesterday from Christchurch on a short visit. Mrs D. Siwe, of Runanga, left for Chtistchurch yesterday. Mrs D. B. Murray, who has been on a short visit to Christchurch, returned by last evening’s express. Inspector J. Fitzpatrick is confined to his home with a severe • attack of influenza. Miss V. Cooper left yesterday on a holiday visit to Wellington. Mr J. Bryce left by yesterday morning’s express for . Balclutha. Mrs J. Parkland Miss P. Simons, of Main Road., Blackball, have left for Christchurch on holiday. Mrs D. Nichol, of Hokitika, is visit- 1 ing her daughter, Mrs Brown, Moonlight Road, Blackball. Passengers by yesterday’s express to 'Christchurch included Mrs E. Warnes. Mr J. Stubbs, Mr 11. R. Young. Mr J. Bond, and Mr G. Merriman. Mrs R. White, accompanied by Miss Esme White, left yesterday on a holiday visit to Christchurch. Mr T. 11. Green, of Wellington, arrived last evening on a visit to Greymouth. Mr and Mrs W. C. J. Carter, who have been visiting relatives on the West Coast, returned yesterday to Frankton Junction. <Rev. Brother Justin, 'Provincial of tfie New Zealand Marist Brothers, who has been on a visit to Greymouth, left yesterday on return to Wellington. Mrs C. Rugg is reported to be progressing satisfactorily at the Grey I Hospital. Mr C. Tanner’s condition was reported to be unchanged. Mesdames Brownlie, senr. and junr.. of Nelson, are visiting Blackball at present, as the guests of Mr and Mrs R. Clark, Moonlight Road. Miss M. Hendren, df Chitstchurch, who has been visiting Mr and Mrs G. 1 Thompson, of Cobden, returned home by’ the express yesterday. Mr A. E. 11. Christie, General Manager of the Grey Valley Collieries, Ltd., arrived by last evening’s express from Christchurch, on a visit 'o Greymouth.

Mr S. H. Rossiter, General Manager of Paramount Pictures, Ltd., Wellingtan, arrived last evening on a visit to Greymouth. He will reiturn via Nelson, Blenheim, Kaikoura, and Christchwch Guests at Revington's Hbtel in‘^ude: —Mr Wm. Anderson (Christjhurch), Mr A. E. H. Christie (Christchurch), Mr J. N. Richardson (Lower Hutt), Mr H. Ronaldson (Christchurch), Mr L. Dawe (Christchurch). dr G. A. K. Simmers (Christchurch.) A Sydney cable records the death of Mr Walter Armiger Bowring, a prominent New Zealand portrait painter. He was born at Auckland in 1874, and settled at Sydney in 1925. His death occurred after an operation. His heal’h had been unsatisfactory- for many months. Mr P. Kane, accountant at the Grey Branch of the Bank of New Zealand, will take up his duties as manager of the Reefton branch on November 16th. Mr T. Milne, formerly of the Greymouth Branch, ami now accountant at the Bank of New Zealand, Hokitika, will succeed Mr Kane, dreymouth. The death is announced from London of Major-General Charles Thornycroft, C.8.E., D. 8.0., at the age of 52 years. He was born in Cheshire. He served In the South African War 1900-2. in the European War 1914-18, and was much criticised for ordering the abandonment of Spio n Kop. Later he was Commander of the Australian and New Zealand Forces in Western Transvaal.

Mr P. N. McGrath died at Wellingon on Sunday last. He was boru at lillespie’s Beach, South Westland. He ipent most of his life in the Defence, Notice, Prisons and Postal Departments >f the Public Service. The deceased, vho joined the army on the outbreak >f the war, and served till its close, s survived by a widow and five child•en. The wedding of an All Black, Mr ■tyilliam Edgar Hazlett, second son >f Mr and Mrs W. T. Hazlett, of Inrarcargill, took place at St. Stephen’s Church, Ashburton, on Wednesday, the jrido being Joan Marion, only daughter of Mr and Mrs E. F. Nicoll, of shburton. The best man was Mr ohn Hazlett, and Messrs I. A. Cotell, F. Edmond and R. Stewart were jwomsmen.