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Grey River Argus, 1 March 1939, Page 6

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Mr J. E. Williams left last evening - for Wellington. Mr and Mrs G. K. Reynolds, left last evening for Christchurch. > ; - Mrs I. E. Coffey left last evening on a visit to Timaru. Mr F. Bansgrove returned by yesterday’s express from Christchurch.Mr R. Hamilton returned yesterday;from Auckland. Mr B. Prescott left last evening on return to Christchurch. Mr J. O’Reilly left last evening for Christchurch. Mr J. Kilkenny, junr., Westport, left last evening on a visit to Christchurch. Miss P- Roland left last evening, on return to Christchurch. Mr. O. Isdell, left yesterday for Westport on a holiday visit. Miss Mai Willers, of Ashburton, is visiting Greymouth and staying at Revington’s Hotel. •, ■ Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Brown, of Papakura, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Ryan, Shakespeare Street. Mr. and Mrs. M. O’Connell, left yesterday on return to Palmerston North. Rev. Dr. McMahon, Inspector of Catholic Schools in Western Australia, is visiting the West Coast. Mr. K. E. McLaurin, Public Works (Department, Jackson Bay, left yesi terday on transfer to Auckland. Mrs. C. Neville, of Christchurch, lis the guest of Mrs. F. Bird, High Street. - \ ’/ ; Mr. J. McDiarmid, Balcliitha, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. H. A. Robinson, Tainui Street. Miss Doreen Thomson, Gore, arrived yesterday on a holiday visit, to Grey- ® mouth. ..L.t; Mr P. Garde returned yesterdayafter a holiday visit to the North Island. . . : .■ . A message from London announced the death of Brigadier-General Sir Terence Keyes, a brother of Sir Roger Keyes. . A London cablegram stated that the Duke and_ Duchess of Kent will travel to Australia in the, liner Strathaird. Mr. W. J. Fix, Government apiary instructor for Canterbury, has received notice of his transfer to the South Auckland district. A Moscow cablegram stated that the death has occurred of Lenin’s i widow, Nadejakonstant Inova Kruskaya. Mr R. P. Chibnall, Traffic InspecI tor, Transport Department, Grey--1 mouth, has resigned his position, and i intends to enter private business in Greymouth. Mr. F. Hantom, electrical and sighs branch, Railways Department, Greymouth, has received notice of transfer to Timaru. He will be replaced by Mr. M. J. Gallagher, formerly of Greymouth. Mr. M. Clark, formerly a failways shunter, Greymouth, and now of Christchurch, has received notice of promotion to Greymouth, as guard, replacing Mr. R. If. Todd, 'who was recently transferred to Napier. Mr. L. Roper, of Greymouth, has been appointed to the staff of the: Department of Labour .(Industrial Divi- • sion), at Greymouth, replacing Mr. A. A. Kent, who will leave to-day on transfer to Christchurch. Mr. S. D. Dallard, railways station clerk, Greymouth, left last evening on promotion to Invercargill, accompanied by Mrs. Dallard and family. Mr. Dallard will be replaced at Greymouth by Mr. V. V. Gallagher, Woolston. The Chief Justice, the Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Myers, arrived by yesterday’s express from Christchurch to preside over the quarterly session of the Supreme Court to-day. He was accompanied by Lady Myers and Mr. W. E. Mason (Associate). ■ In succession to Mr. W. P. Smith, who retired yesterday, Mr. C. W. Browne; Postmaster, Waipukurau, has been appointed Chief Postmaster, Greymouth. Mr. V. C. Lawn, of the General Post Office, Wellington, is acting-Chief Postmaster at Greymouth until the arrival of Mr. Browne. The following are guests at Revington’s Hotel: Chief Justice Rt; Hon. Sir M. Myers, P.C., and Lady Myers, Mr W. E. Mason, Mr A. Hayley (Wellington), Mr G. H. Hayley, Miss D. Knowles, Mr and Mrs M. O’Breen, Mr E. Hardy, Mr F. T. Pannell, Mr D. Morris, Mr R. W. Clare, Mr C. McCluskey, Mr J. Robson, Mr P. W. Mclntosh-Cox, i Mr J. M. C. Doig, Mr E. M. Arnold (Christchurch), Mrs H. A. Speedy, Mrs W. Cuthbert (Hawke’s Bay), Miss Jean Speedy (Waipukurau), Mr H. Stacey, Mr A. T. Lee (Auckland)., Mr C. Lee (Nelson), Mr and Mrs Wm. Millar (Invercargill), Mr C. C. Gahogan (Durban, South Africa), Miss E. Henderson (Westport).