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Grey River Argus, 6 December 1932, Page 5

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Messrs T .Croft- and F. Bell returned last evening from Invercargill. Mrs J. P. Firth, of Wellington, is at. present on a visit Io the South Westland glaciers. The death lias occurred at London, of Sam Loatcs, a former leading jockThe <lcath is announced from Adelaide *of Frederick, Johns, author and journalist, aged 64 years Sister Adams, of the Gre v Hospital, v. ill leave by this morning y *i express for Thames. A London cablegram records th. death of Mr O. M. Gillon, who for ovforty was a pusor on the Union Cm.i pany’s ships. lie was 63 years of Mrs L. Lyons of Invercargill, who has been visiting her jarents. Mr ano Mrs AV. Kelly, of Kokatahi, arrived last evening from Hokitika, and will proceed to her home by this morning s express. An official wireless .message Iron: Rugby says; A Home message states that Cardinal Bourne (Roman Catholic Primate of England) on Saturday maintained the slight improvement that was recorded on Friday. Guests at Bevington » Hotel include Mr ami Airs E. C. Kelling (Timaru), Mr 11. AV. Markham ((’hristchurch), Mr L. Dawe ((.'’hristchurch). Mr A. Pearson (Christchurch). Mr A. E. Rockvill (Sydney). The death Ims occuriml al Sydney 1 of Captain William. Heid, a passenger un the Fl in garni to, when it was wreck vd at the Three Kings, in November, 1902. He assisted the master. Captain Attwood, in getting the ship’s company clear. Afr-X Conradson has been appointed to the position of Public Works Overseer for Iho section of the road in South. Westland, for the past 27 years under the. supervision of Air M Un r roll, who has jir t reliied on super- «’ nnuat ion. Alp AlcUlymunt, who has been Presbyterian’ Home Missionary at Loss, and district, for the past three and n-half years has received notice of Lis transfer to JBrydonc, Southland. His successor at Hoss will be Rev. Dewar, of Christchurch, who was inducted on Thursday last. An Auckland wife states that the American fiction writer. Air Zane Grey arrived at Auckland by the Alontercy yesterday.’ on his fourth visit to New Zealand. He will spend three months in the Dominion, going im mediately to> Alcrcury Bay, where ho proposes to fish, and film the Alako shark. He has brought two cinemalographers with him. After a visit Tongariro and a month in the Suiit.'i Island, he will leave in April for Tahiti, to join his yacTit for a long cruise in the Pacific. An Auckland Press Assn, telegram states: —Tho Rev. Father Holbrook of Auckland, who returned yesterday after attending the Eucharistic Congress nt Dublin,, said that as fur as the Free State’s jurisdiction extended, it had far greater liberty than was ever contemplated under Home Rule, but the unnatural ipiartition of the north fro’?!) ih<» south was the greatest blunder and injustice, Generally, Ireland appeared ;ho least affected by the depression, or the countries lie had visited, ami lie believed that when the present dispute with England was settled, they would enjoy’a prosperous future.