PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 17 September 1934, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr M. Kelly returned on Saturday from a visit, to Christchurch. Miss M. McKay returned on Saturday from Dunedin and Christchurch. Mr J. Moore will leave to-day on a visit lt.o Wellington. Mr and Mrs C. G. Moore left on Saturday on a visit to Auckland. Mrs L. Melrose, of Sheffield, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A. Shannon, of Grey mouth. Mrs G. Manderson, of Sheffield, arrived on Saturday on a visit to relatives on the West Coast. Mrs. M. A. Crocome, of Musselburgh (Dunedin), attained her 100th. birthday on Saturday. Mr W. A. Fla veil. General Manager of the Westport Coal Company left on Saturday on return to Dunedin. Mrs R. Curtain, of Milton Road, who is undergoing treatment at the Grey Hospital, is making good progress towards recovery. Miss A. Mills, of the London Mantle Co., Christchurch, and formerly of Greymouth, has been transferred to the firm’s head office at Dunedin.

Mrs W. Keller, who has been spending a holiday at Waikaremoana, Poverty Bay, returned yesterday to Hokitika.

Dr. 11. C. Barrett, of the Waikato Ilosp’tal. Hamilton, arrived on Saturday, and has taken up the position of Senior Surgeon ait the. (key Hospital.

Colonel Fred Adams, of the Salvation Army, has been promoted lieuten-ant-commisisoner, and is to be territorial commander in New Zealand. He has served in the Army for 42 years in Great Britain, where recently he was chief territorial secretarv.

According to a London cablegram, surprisingly few cricketers attended Mr Jardine’s /weddi’ng to Miss Peat, at St. George's, Hanover Square, although many followers of the game crowded the gallery and the church pavement.

Guests at the Royal Hotel include Mr Spence (Westport). Mr Herdman i Westport )„ Mr J. Finch (Westport), M'r Hall (Christchurch), Mr Greengrass (Waiuta). Mr Edgecumbe (Christchurch), Mr Riltchie (Wellington).

Passengers by Saturday’s express to Christchurch included Mr and Mrs Hendry. Mr and Mrs D. Bamford (on tieturn to Christchurch). Mrs C. Sampson, Miss M. Washer. Dr. E. Teichelmann (Hokitika). Messrs M. Thomson (to Wellington) and J. Mahoney.

At the Government’s suggestion, Mr. I). Jones, Chairman of the New Zealand Meat Board, * leaves to-morrow Io participate in discussions with the Imperial authorities next month, concerning future meat importations into Great Britain. The Government will bp represented by Sir J. Parr, and it was considered Mr. Jones’s presence would be helpful.

Letters patent have been issued appointing the Solicitor-General, Mr 11. H. Cornish to be King’s Counsel. He was born at Kaitangata in 1887, and obtained his M.A.. degree in 1910, L.L.B. in 1916, and L.L.M. the following year. He was president of the Wellington District Law Society in 1926. He was appointed professor of English and New Zealand Law at Victoria University College in 1930.

Mr. Peter Dawson, the New Zealand piobaireachd champion, is spending a holiday in Scotland. Competing against Scotland’s best pipers at Oban he won a first prize and at an Argyllshire gathering a silver medal for strathspeys and reels. “Piobaireachd” is the Gaelic word for pibroch, a kind of Scottish Highland bagpipe music, consisting of a set of variations, and usually martial.

The extraordinary sympathy aroused the death of S. W. Green '(pilot) and J. A. Austin i’n the air crash .in the Paukai Ranges on Thursday, (was exemplified ait their funerals at Now Plymouth yesterday. Both were popular young men. A cortege of cars half a mile long followed the hearse conveying the body of Green to the cemetery. Austin’s funeral was of a more private nature. —Press Assn.

Mr C. J. Brosnan, has replaced Mr R. A. Rose, recently transferred on promotion to Marton Junction, as Passenger Foreman, Railways Department Greymouth. Mr A. L. R. Petherick, for some time past also passenger foreman, at Greymouth, leaves to-morrow on promotion to Palmerston North. On Saturday evening Mr Petherick was met by fellow employees and presented with a dinner set, Mr V. R. J. Stanley, Stationmaster, making the presentation. The death occurred on Saturday evening at Wellington of Mr Walcot Wood, aged 70 years, retired merchant and company director. He was a director of Wood Brothers, merchants, and of New Zealand Newspapers Ltd. Mr Wood took no part in public affairs. He was interested in sport. He married in 1893 the second daughter of Sir Henry Brett. His two sons are Mr Brett Wood, who is farming at Amberley, and Mr Ivan Wood, solicitor, Christchurch.—Press Assn.

In honour of her approaching marriage to Mr J. McDonald; of Taumarunui. Miss Alma Ryan, a member of the office staff of Messrs M. McDonnel and Co., Merchants, for the past tipn years. was the recipient of a set of cutlery from the staff. Mr J. Anisy, in making fhe presentation, referred to the popularity of Miss Ryan, with her fellow workers and clients, and wished her success and happiness in her future married life. Other speakers |weke Messrs N. Kiely. J. Cornish and W. Seqirn. Mr E. McDonnell replied on be,half of Miss Ryan.