PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 3 May 1937, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr J. Burns returned on Saturday from Christchurch.

Mr 11. Langford arrived from Christ, church on Saturday.

Mr H. W. Kitchingham returned on Saturday from Christchurch.

Mr N. iS. Dew returned on Saturday to Christchurch

Miss J. Larking left on 'Saturday for Christchurch.

Mrs C. Condon left on Saturday fo Christchurch.

Mr J. Timlin left on Saturday on a visit to Auckland.

Mr J. A. Murdoch, Hokitika, left on Saturday on a visit, to Auckland.

Mr K. E- Balclrn returned on Saturday from Christehuifch-

Mr K. Moore left on Saturday for Wellington on annual leave-

Mrs C- Moore. Cobden, leaves this morning on a visit to Christchurch-

Mr and' Mrs G. Salt left on Saturday for Taui'anga, where they will reside.

Mr J. Irving, arrived from Ch list church on Saturday on a visit to Beef, ton

Mr and Mrs N. L. Wogan returned on Saturday from a tour of Otago and Southland.

Miss E. Lindbom, Cobden, leaves this morning on a holiday visit to the North Island.

Mr and Mrs F. L. Lamont returned yesterday from Christchurch and the North Island.

Mr J- O’Donnell, Roa, left on Saturday for Christchurch, where he will in future reside.

Mrs D. Jackson arrived on Saturday from Wellington, on a visit to relatives in Cobden

Mr G. D- Buchanan has been appointed Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages at Ross-

Messrs Samuel Mitchell and Phillip Sim, Mjkonui, have been appointed rangers in the Westland Acclimatisation DistrictMi’s James Begg, of Dunedin, was elected Dominion President at the half-yearly meeting of the Dominion Council o'f the Plunket Society. The marriage took place at Greymouth on Saturday morning of Mr Trevor Morley, of South Beach, and Miss Irene Robertson, of Greymouth. Rev Father J- Kilgowt, of Riecarton, who has been on a brief visit to the West Coast, officiated yesterday at services at St Patrick’s Church-

Mfr and Mrs J. Kay, and’ Mr It Kay, Cowper Street, leave this morning on a holiday visit to Hamilton and Auckland.

Messrs Archie Mcßride and Frank Butler, Matainui, South We't’and. leave this morning with the West Coast farmers on the North Island tour.

Messrs P. Morgan (Perth). Robert and William Morgan, of Sydney, are visiting their sisters, Mrs M. Anton (Cobden), J. McFarlane (Knmara). and E. Mitchell (Waiuta).

Wellington Watersiders re-elected Mr J- O- Johnson as secretary, and Mr R- Tlolroyd as walking delegate. A. ballot resulted in the election of Mr J- Cumming as president, Mr JCaitr as vice-president. Messrs J- Cumming and J- 0- Johnson as a local disputes committee.

The death occurred suddenly, at Dunedin, of Mr David Stark, a former resident of the West Coast. For a number of years, he was employed as a stationmaster on fhe West Coast, but had since resided in Dunedin.

He is 'survived by his wife, formerly Miss Garth, of Ahaura, and a grown.up family.

Mr R. G- Brickill, formerly of the Borough Engineer’s staff, Greymouth, 'who left last year for England, has been, appointed by €lie Air) Ministry to the position of Resident Engineer on the construction of the new Royal Air ■Force station at Honnington, Suffolk, England. The undertaking is estimited to cost £500,000-

Guests at the Albion Hotel include Mr W- E- Cockroft (Christchurch).. Mr F. D- Gusscott (Auckland), Mr T- AMcNeil (Christchurch), Mr) F. GO’Meara (/lackland),. Mr L- C- Gladding (Auckland), Mr and Mrs L- Peacock (Westport), Mrs G- Pullar (Westport), Mr M- E- Montague (Wellington), Mr H- Orme (Auckland), Mr PM- Ball (Wellington).

Engineer Read-Admiral E. D. Sydenham, R.N., (retired), is visiting New Zealand. From the year 1910 to 1913, Rear-Ad'miral Sydenham was respoasible for the supply of fuel for the Navy in Australia, New Zealand and on the China station, and during that time he made Westport his headquarters as a coal centre, and it was there that he mariied Mrs Sydenham. RearAdmiral and Mrs Sydenham arrived from Christchurch on Saturday. They will spend some time on the .West Coast.

At the Wellington prison, the staff met to say farewell to the Superintendent, Mr John Down, who is retiring after 40 years’ service with the prisons Department. An armchair was presented' t° Mr Down on behalf of the staff by Mr B. L. Dallard, Controller. General of Prisons, and a clock was presented by Mr A- Longmore on behalf of the Wellington Justices’ Association. Mr Down’s successor is Mr W E Stewart, at. present Chief Warder of the Wellington Prison.