PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1937, Page 7

PERSONAL

Miss M. Hill will leave this morning on a holiday visit to Wellington,

Mr A. Blocksage will return to-day from Christchurch.

A London cablegram reported th 1 death of Thomas McKie, a forme Commander of the Salvation Army ii Australia.

Mr J. Denford, the newly-appointed secretary of the Grey Electric Power Board, arrived in Greymouth yesterday.

Mr. Fred Bennett, who has for sev eral weeks been a patient at Oranu Private Hospital, left on Thursday for Christchurch, where he will un dergo further treatment.

Passengers by Cook Strait Airway’s service yesterday morning were: Miss E. Kirwan and Mr. C. G. White (Wellington to Hokitika); Mr. G. E. Dobby (Wellington to Greymouth), and Mr. R. A. Roderique (Greymouth to Nelson).

Guests at the Albion Hotel include Mr F. Saville (Christchurch), Mr R. H. Bishop (Christcnurch), Mr R. Simmonds (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Broomhall (Dobson), Mr W. Wilson (Wellington), Mr and Mrs F. Morley (Wellington), Mr G. Upton (Christchurch).

Presentations of greenstone tikis were made by Mr. A. A. Adams (President of the West Coast Rugby Union) to the following members of the South African team prior to their departure from Greymouth: Messrs De Villiers (acting-manager), Nel (captain), and Craven (vice-captain). A similar souvenir was also forwarded to Mr. P. Day (manager).

Mr J. Green, Ikamatua, left yesterday for Blenheim by plane. He will return on Tuesday next in company with his sister, Mrs Tucker, ana his son, Mr J. Green, junr., who is a member of the Wellington College first fifteen. Playing at five-eighch, he is taking part in the inter-College tournament being held in Wellington, having show'n good promise as a footballer.

The pending retirement of WingCommander K. L. Caldwell, of the Royal New Zealand Air Force was announced yesterday by the Minister of Defence (Hon. F. Jones). He will be succeeded by Squadron-Leader L« A. Gibson. The Minister paid a tribute to Wing-Commander Caldwell’s war record and said tnat he was retiring at his own request, and would shortly be passed to the retired list. — Press Assn.

The death took place at yesterday morning of Mr. William August, a native of Nelson, aged 54 years. Deceased, who was a mem ber of the Waterside Workers’ Union, had resided in Greymouth for many years He saw three years service in the Great War. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs A. Robertson (Ross) and Misses Alma and Mary August (Greymouth), two sons George.and William (Reefton), also’a brother, George (Wellington) The funeral will take place this afternoon, leaving deceased’s residence Chapel Street, at 2 o clock foi the Karoro Cemetery.

“The Health Department, and indeed the health services of the Dominion, have suffered a great loss by the death of Doctor Ada Paterson said the Minister of Health (Mi. Fraser), in paying tribute to her memory yesterday. She lived for her work, and for the children of the Dominion, whose health was her special care. Dr. Patterson s work for the health camps will always be a monument to her memory lam sure all who have been associated with her activities will join with me in paying a sincere tribute to the life and work of one of New Zealand’s greatest and noblest women.” —Press Assn.

The death occurred at Southampton of Mr. Andrew Mellon, former Secretary of the United States Treasury in the Coolidge and Hoover Administrations from 1921 to 1932, and one of the wealthiest men in the world. Mr. Mellon, who was born at Pittsburgh in 1855, was married in 1900 and there were two children. He resigned as President of the Mellon National Bank to become Secretary of the Treasury. He was American Ambassador at the Court of St. James from February 1932 to March 1933. He was also the founder of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research; trustee, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; trustee, Carnegie Institution of Washington; trustee, University of Pittsburgh; and a member of the Council of the National Industrial Conference Board.

The death occurred suddenly at his residence, Maori Gully, early yesterday morning of Mr John James Hogan. Deceased had followed his usual occupation the previous day and had not complained of feeling unwell when he retired for the night. About 8.15 in the morning he answered a dall from his sister with whom he resided. He did not, however, rise at the time, and when his sister went to his room later she found that he nad passed away. Deceased, who was a single man, was a native of. Maori Gully and had followed the occupation of gold miner, working a successful claim. He was predeceased by his mother seven- years ago, and leaves two sisters, Mrs Cunningham (Humphreys Gully) and Miss Hogan (Maori Gully). The funeral will leave the late residence, Maori Gully at 1.15 o’clock to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, arriving at St. Patrick’s Church at 2.30 and proceeding thence to Karoro Cemetery.