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Grey River Argus, 24 January 1934, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr w. Spender returned last evening from a visit to Christchurch. Mr W. Buchanan returned last evening from Christchurch. Mr J. S. Robertson returned yesterday from a visit to Christchurch. Ml’s M. Burguyne returned from Christchurch last evening Mrs R. Powley, o f Westport, is the guest of Mrs P. G. Smith, Blaketown. Mr and Mrs M. O’Brien of Nelson Creek returned last evening from Christchurch. Nurse Alexander of the Grey Hospital staff, returned last evening from Christchurch. Mr C. J. Strongman, Inspector of Mines, left yesterday for Nelson. He was accompanied by Mrs Strongman. Mr 11. Dymond arrived from Christchurch last evening and proceeded to Westport to take part in the West Coast Tennis Championships. Miss A. O’Brien. o f Devonport, Auckland, arrived last evening on a holiday visit to Mr and Mrs M. Brad Khaw, Club Hotel. Messrs J. M. Bunt and J. Peck returned last evening from Dunedin, where they took part in the Dominion Bowling Tournament. Master P. T. Taylor, of Greymouth, a pupil of the Sacred Heart College. Auckland, passed the medical prelim Lnary examination, in addition to the University Entrance (Matriculation') Examination. , Passengers by yesterday’s express to Christchurch included Mrs ,G.-Lindsay and Mrs J. Hitchcock (to Lnverear gill), Mrs A. V. Oliver. Mrs W. Rap--•ey (io Christchurch). Mrs R. F. Smith (to Dunedin). Miss K. Addison (to Christchurch). Miss M. Lane (to Ashburton). Nurse Waghorne (to Christchurch) Mr J. H. Bourt ridge (on return to Masterton). The marriage was solemnised at the Church of Christ. South Wellington, on January 17, of Grace Isobel, onlv daughter of the late Mrs A. J. Wall strom and the late Mr H. A. L’smar. Petone. to William Stanley, eldest son of Rev. and Mrs W. J. Lowe. Wellington, and Pastor of the Church of Christ. Greymouth. Later, the bride and bridegroom left for a tour of the north, prior to their departure for Greymouth. Guests at Bevington’s Hotel include Mr C. G. Gray (Christchurch) Mr S. Macdonald (Christchurch). Mr A. L. Joyce (Christchurch), Mr D. E. Selby (Christchurch), Mr G. Hurley (Nel son), Mr F. D. Sheppard (Christchurch i, Mr A. 'l'. Read (Christchurch). Mr C. S. Neville (Hokitika). Mr J. W. Watson (Christchurch), Master Watson (Christchurch), Mr W. Dudderidge (Christchurch). The serious illness of Sir P. Cunliffe Lister, British Colonial Secretary, now in Africa, is recorded in a Rugbv wireless message. Tt states that Sir P. Lister, who is visiting the African colonies- by air. is suffering from a severe septic throat at Nairobi, and that all of his engagements have been cancelled. He flew to the Makaru and Naivasha districts on Saturday last, and intended visiting Kakmega on Monday. The death is announced, after a lengthy illness of Mrs Margaret Stevenson Rutherford, wife of Mr E. S. Rutherford, of Weld Street, Blenheim . formerly of Kekerangu. Mrs Rutherford, who was nearly 76. was the daughter of the ’ate Mr James Speed, a Marlborough settler, and was born at Wanganui. As the result of the Maori troubles, the family left Wanganui and settled at Piiton, Mr Speed taking up the property known as Speed’s Valley at Koromiko. Mrs Rutherford was married at Pieton about 53 years ago, and resided with her husband in Pieton for some time, afterwards accompanying him to the Mackenzie Country, where he took up land, and to Mistake Station. South Canterbury. On disposing of this property they returned to Pieton. and finally, Mr Rutherford took up the Kekerangu property, where they resided for many years until retiring to

Blenheim a few years ago. Mrs Rutherford had been a complete invalid for three or four years. Her family are Mrs J. 11. Williams (Christchurch), Miss Isobel Rutherford (Blenheim). Mrs E. W. Moore (Kekerangu) and Mrs Erie Good (Kekerangu).