PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 8 September 1934, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr R. 0. Crooks leaves to-dav on a holiday visit to Christchurch. ‘

Mr and Mrs A. Eaton will arrive from Christchurch thi* a f tern- on.

Mrs W. Rivers leaves to-dav on a holiday visit to Totara Flat/

Mr J. Roberts, Wellington, Secretary of the Allianice -of Labour, will arrive b • to-day’s express.

Guests at the Albion Hotel include Messrs W. Foreman (Wellington), H. P. Wrigley (Wellington), G. R. Baillie (Wellington), F. Gregory (Auckland), W. Hardie (Christchurch).

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include Mr J. F. Strand (Invercargill), Air J. Keating (Christchurch), Mr F. Croshie (Wellington), Mr H. Everett (Nelson), Mr F. Darby (Christchurch), Mr B. Darby (Christchurch). Mr A. J. Af-Dowall. Secretary oi the Grey Electric power Board, will leave to-day for Wellington to attend the annual conference of 'the E ectricnl Supply Authorities Secretaries’ Association. of New Zealand. The death has o'n-urred at Christchurch of Walter younger son of Mr aid Mrs W Neilson, St. Albans, and formerly of Runanga Deceased was a member of the Canterbury schooibov Soccer team, which toured the Coast bi * year, and a nephew of Mr .1. Neilson, of C’obden. • Mr P. M Butler, member of the Wellington City Council and Secretary of the Builders’ and General Labourers' Union, will contest the Welling 4 on Suburbs seat, held by Mr R. A Wright, M.P., at the i ext general ©’fiction. Mr Butler un uceessfully contested the Alastorton seat with Mr G Sykes, at the last election. A London cable states that yesterday an English bell-ringing party sailed for Australia by the “Barrabool.” They include Miss Enid Richardson, aged ten yeans, of Surfleet Lincolnshire, one of the youngest bell-ringers in the* world. It is stated that she has specially been invited to help to ring peals at the Centenary.

The death occurred at Milton, Otago, yesterday, of Mrs August Plover, in her 103rd year. She was born in Gorshaw, Poland, on March 10, in the year 1832, her maiden name being Frances Coskoviski, and she arrived, with her husband, at Port Chalmers in the year 1872 on the ship Palmerston. She had resided at Milton for fifty years, and she was possessed of all her faculties till just before her death. She is survived by four sons and one daughter. —Press Assn.

The veteron Auckland business man. Mr Frederick W. Court, died yesterday at Onehunga at the age of 94 years He was the founder of two of Auckland city’s largest- drape’* businesses, those of John Court Ltd. and George Court and Sons, Ltd. Born in Worees. tershire, he and his brothers set up' a drane*-’’ business in Birmingham, but owing to ill health he left for New Zealand in 1886, despite the depression then. He owned two shops, but five years later was icbliged to retire, transferring his businesses to his

brothers John and George respectively. In a long retirement he recovered his health bv an open air life and by tending a large garden, and he eventually- survived both of his brothers. — Pros Assn