PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1935, Page 5

PERSONAL

Miss Z. Munson of Bunanga, will leave this morning for Christchurch. Miss M. Pender will leave to-dav Oamaru. Miss S. Murphy left yesterday on a visit tn Invercargill. Mr and Mrs Bussell left y»stcrnay on a motor four of the North Is land. Misses I. and A. Leos leave to-dav on a holiday visit to the North IsMr R. Hanna and Misses E. and M. Hanna will leave to-day on a holidav visit to Auckland. I?. T. Carroll, of the Greymouth staff of the Public Trust Office, has received notice of transfer to Auckland. Guests at the Royal Hotel include Mr and Mrs J. R. A. Scott (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs W. McMullan (Auckland). Mr G. Rvakes (Christchurch) Mrs W. Betts (Studholme Junction). Mr R. Nicholson (Christchurch). A cable from Vancouver .records the death of Doctor Abraham Groves at the age of 87. He was credited with performing in 1883 the first appendix operation in medical history. lie died nf pneumonia at Fergus, Ontario. GuesTs at Bevington’s Hotel include Mrs Hornabrook (Melbourne), Mr W. Barnett (Christchurch), Mr and Mr« R. Darvall (Australia) Mr J. L. Harrison (Christchurch). Mr (). A. V. Johnston (Christchurch), Misses Homabrook (3) (Melbourne), Mr and Mrs E. T. Wray (Wellington). A Press Assn telegram states that at the quarterly meeting of the Executive of the Amalgamated °t ? Rnilwav Servants, which opened at Wellington vesterday. Mr Michael Connolly, of Dunedin, and formerly of Greymouth, was elected National Vice-President of the Society. lion. R. Masters, Acting-Native Min istor. announces the appointment of Mr J S Jessen and Mr J. N Massey M.P . as members of the Board of Na ive Affa : rs. The Gnvernor-General-in-Conncil has approved of the appointment of the four members of Hie Maori Purposes Board. They are: J. G. Coates. M.P., K. S. Williams. M P Gilbert Areherv. curator of Auckland Museum, and Dr. Johannes Anderson.

A cable from Sydney records the death yesterday of Mr John MacGregor, a well-known figure in Australian .journalism. Formerly he was Associate Editor of the “Sydney Morning Herald” and of the “Brisbane Courier.” Latterly he had been with Associated Newspapers Limited. Ho was GO years of ago.

The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Rattray Ayson, a well-known settler of Wyndham and the neighbouring districts for many years. He was born in Scotland in 1848, and came to New Zealand in 1856. His father, the late Alexander Ayson, was the first teacher brought out to Otago by the Provincial Government. As a judge of horses, cattle and sheep Mr. T. R. Ayson had few superiors. He officiated at many A. and P. Shows throughout New Zealand, and was a life member of both the Wyndham and Southland A. and P. Associations. He leaves a family of four, William Scott Ayson, and Misses Anna and Madeline Ayson, of Invercargill, and Mrs Impey of Auckland. His wife, three sons and two daughters predeceased him. —Press Assn.