PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 17 March 1932, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs B. Hooper, Millerton, are visiting Greyinouth. Miss Millicent O’Grady will leave today on return to Christchurch. Mrs M. Corcoran leaves to-day for Hastings. Mr and Mrs W. Toomey will leave by this morning’s express on return to Christchurch. Mr and Mrs ,1. Parker and family, Will leave this morning for Oamaru, where they will i n future reside. Mr and Mrs s. Law-i who have been bpending a holiday on the West Coast will leave to-day on return to Dunedin. Mr J. G. D. \\ ard has been elected president of the Canterbury College Students’ Association for the ensuing year. I’he death has occurred at Christchurch of Mr 11. Firman, J.P., secretary of the Christchurch Tomato and Stone Fruitgrowers’ Association. Mr anj Mrs \V. Jones and Mrs Rus soli, who hav e been visiting the West Coast, returned to Christchurch by private car yesterday. A Constantinople message states that M. Leon Trotsky, whom the world has almost forgotten, has at last been able to take a holiday. He has been granted a visa to visit Czechoslovakia for three months, leaving his wife as hostage. Messrs W. A. Flavel!. General Al aimger of the Westport Coal Company, j Crosby, Morris, K. C. Hazlett and F. Black (Directors), who have been visiting the company's properties in the Buller district will leave to-dav on return to Dunedin. A Hong Kong cable records th death on Tuesday, Ib.-lowing a brief attack of pneumonia of Air Georges Marie Ilaardt, leader of the French Scientific Expedition across Asia, the hardships of which undermined his health. A Delhi cable states that Airs Ka - turbhai, wife of Gandhi, who was released after serving a term of impri- | sonment for inciting peasants to refuse io pay rents, has been sentenced i.t Bardoli to sixi month s’ rigorous imprisonment for a similar offence.

Guests at Bevington’s Hotel include: Mr W. A. Flavel 1 (Dunedin), Mr Crosby Alorris (Dunedin), Mr E. C Hazlett (Dunedin), Mr P. Black (Duncoin), Miss J. Connell (London), Mis. M. B. Neilson (London), Air ami Airs B Hooper (Millerton). Mrs Hooper (Millerton), Miss Williams (Wellington), Miss Weller (Wellington), Air F. Ellen (Christchurch). Air If. A. Alazey (Christchurch). The death of a well known member of the Alarist Brothers’ Order is reported in a Press Association telegram last night from Auckland in the person of the Rev. Brother (’alixtus. He was the Director o| the Alarist Brothers’ School at Auckland, and formerly was stationed at Invercargill, and at Christchurch. His death fo* lowed a stroke on his returning from the swimming sports last night. Rev. Brother Calixtus was a noted Rugbv coach, and he had a brilliant scholastic recordThe late Air A. J. Fraser, whoso death was recorded in a London cable, was formerly Manager for the New Zealand Press Association. at Syd noy. He was buried in Greatness Cemetery, near Oxford. The Australian Press, the Empire Press Union and Dominio n newspapers wore represented, numerous wreaths being sent by Australian and New Zealand friends. Mr Fraser commenced his journalistic career in the office of the Press Association at Wellington as a messenger, and later was a member of the staff. Ho was appointed manager of the Sydney office i n 1888, and joined the Australian Press Association staff in London in 1906. Some years ago. he was appointed manager of the London office of the Melbourne ” Argus. ”