PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1938, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mrs. H. Browning, Southland, is visiting her mother, Mrs. E. Kerr, Taylorville. Mr. L. Smithson, who was injured in Hunter and Party’s mine on Friday last, is still in a serious condition at the Grey Hospital. Mr and Mrs J. Kay and Mr and Mrs R. R. Kay left yesterday via Lewis Pass on a holiday visit to Christchurch. 5. r i]he airwoman M)rs Betty Kirby Green has been married to Squadron Leader George Heycock says a London cablegram. Mr J. Hudd, who has been on relieving duty as stationmatser at Kumara Junction, left, yesterday accompanied by Mrs Hudd on return to Christchurch. Passengers by yesterday’s Christchurch express included: —Mr and Mrs B. Tindale, Mrs R. Fisher, and Miss E. Kyle (to Christchurch), and Mr R. Quinn (to Frankton Junction).

Mr H. Hope has returned from Karangarua in order to take charge of the boot department at the Greymouth branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory during the holidayperiod.

Mr E. S. Brittenden, who has been 40 years in the New Zealand Railways and who ig at present district traffic manager at Christchurch will retire as from January 1, 1939. Mr Brittenden, who is now 55 years old, has a successful career in the service.

A Press Association message says: The death occurred at his residence in Dunedin, of Mr John Wardell in his seventy-ninth year. Mr Wardell, came from Ireland with his two brothers, William and Henry Wardell- and founded the grocery business. The deaths have occurred at London of Sir Thomas Octavious Callender and Major-General Sir George Aston. The former was aged 83 years, and was prominent in engineering circles. The latter was born in He filled various military and naval offices, and wrote several books on secret service and other matters. Mrs C. C. Mosely, Divisional Commissioner was farewelled by the ladies of the Girl Guides Association, the Guiders,. Guides apd Brownies of the Westland Division met in the Scout Hall on Saturday evening. The evening took the form of a Campfire. IVfrs L. S.chaef, District Commissioner presented Mrs Mosely with a silver teapot engraved with the Guide Trefoil and Miss June Mosely with a trinket box. Mr s Mosely was also presented with a bouquet.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include: Mr E. W. Taylor (Christchurch), Mr J. Bettie (Christchurch), Mr S. InnesJones (Christchurch), Mr J. L. Rodgers. (Christchurch), Mr F. W. Bostock (Christchurch), Mr D. J. Armstrong (England), Mr B. T. Coburn (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs A. H. Paris (Honolulu), Mr P. White-Par-sons (Christchurch), Mr A. O. Wilkinson' (Christchurch), Mrs R. Brown (Franz Josef), Mr R. Davison (Wellington), Mr D. Alison (Christchurch), Mr G. Gregory (Christchurch), Mr E. G. Marshall (Christchurch), Mr J. T. Davison, (Christchurch).

Ti|p death occurred yesterday morning at' her residence, Main Road, Blackball, of Mrs Margaret Kerr, aged 78 years, who had been ill for the past six weeks. She was a native of Wishaw, Lanarkshire, and had resided at Blackball for 31 years. Her husband, Thomas Kerr, died 27 years ago, but she is survived by five sons (George, Greymouth; Walter, New South Wales; James, Parnassus; John and Stewart, Blackball), and two daughters (Mrs F. Clark, of Greymouth, and Mrs J. Park, of Christchurch). The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon, leaving deceased’s late residence at 2.30 o’clock for the Blackball Cemetery.

Many West Coast friends will learn with regret of the death of Miss Dora. Blackmore (late, of the .well-known Wellington firm of Kirkcaldie and Haines), which occurred yesterday, at Wellington, after an illness lasting for some months. The late Miss Blackmore, who, up till the time of her illness, had been in charge of a large staff in the culinary department of the firm mentioned, paid a visit recently to Greymouth, where, before her departure many years ago, she was a well-known and popular personality, having been one of the two first operatives of the Greymouth Telephone Exchange. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs Eva Tompkies (Wellington) and Miss Ada Blackmore (Wellington), and by four brothers, Frank (Greymouth), Norman (Palmerston North), Claude (Reefton), and Ivan (Dunedin).