PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 14 March 1939, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr O. .Buckman, Taylorville, has left on a holiday visit to Auckland.

Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Kitchingham, returned yesterday from Dunedin.

Mr. J. King, returned yesterday from Christchurch.

Mrs O. Tancred left yesterday, on return to Sydney.

Misses F. and L. Wilson, of Hokitika. will leave this morning on a

Mrs E. B Mabin and Miss Ruth Mabin, of Nelson, will leave shortly on a trip to Singapore.

Captain Knox, acting-Hahbour-Master at Westport, has been selected as junior pilot at Wanganui.

Mr and Mrs H. Griffiths, Wallsend, left yesterday on a holiday visit to New Plymouth and Auckland.

Mr T. Morgan, Taylorville, has left for New Plymouth to attend the U.A.O.D. annual conference.

Mr. M. Clark, Railways guard, Christchurch, who has been transferred to Greymouth, arrived yesterday.

The death has occurred at Christchurch of Mr Arthur James Manning, one of the most popular members of the Rawhiti Golf Club.

Mr J. G. Webber, of Greymouth, has been admitted to membership of the New Zealand Society of Accountants with the status of A.R.A.N.Z. (associate public accountant).

Mr P. Boyd, of the Post and Telegraph Office, Hokitika, has left on transfer to Wellington. He v.o % ? ■ companied by his sister. Miss J. Boyd, of Rimu.

A cablegram from Canberra states that Judge Beeby has been appointed Chief Judge of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, in succession tt> the late Judge Dethridge.

The death has occurred at Christchurch in his sixty-fifth year, of Mr John McNair, an extremely popular and capable railway engineer, who retired from the position of District Engineer at Christchurch in Mav 1938.

Passengers by yesterday's express to Christchurch included: Mr F. Moore, Mr F. Wilson, Mr C. J. Strongman (to Wellington), Mrs L. Mellor, Mr C. L. Thompson. (to Christchurch), Mr F. F. Boustridge (to Lake Taupo).

A London cable states the late Sir Harold Beauchamp, whose English estate was worth £7,968, directs that five years after the death of the survivor of himself or his wife, the trustees allocate £5,000 for the National Art Gallery, Wellington, for the purchase of pictures, to be known as the Harold Beauchamp Collection.

Mrs. Orr, Chapel Street, who leaves to-day for Wellington, will there meet her husband, Mr. F. S. Orr, formerly of Greymouth, and now engaged in the goldmining industry in New Guinea. Mr. Orr, who is visiting the Dominion on his annual leave, arrives to-day at Auckland, en route for Greymouth, arriving here on Tuesday next.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include Mr L. J. Moorhouse. Mr S. J. Russell, Mr T. R. Taylor, Mr J. W. Lawrence, Mr J. L. Inglis (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs N. R. Dey ter (Penzance, England), Miss M. E. Honlin (Pa, U.S.A), Mr and Mrs T. H. Harper (Sydney), Miss N. Dobbie (Burwood, N.S.W.), Miss M. E. Price (Wellington), Mr H. Johns (Bendigo), Mrs M. Dudley (Moonlight).

Guests at the Albion Hotel include: Mr J. M. Ambler, Mr C. M. Ambler (Ilkley, England), Mr K. P. Padgett (England), Mr C. S. Padgett, Mr E. Padgett (Geraldine). Mr L. Hpdge (Nelson). Mr W. H. Robson, Mr T. S. Gross (Wellington), Mr and Mrs W. Ryall (Wanganui), Mr Wilkinson, Mr J. Lewis, Mr F. Zalinski (Auckland), Mr T. R Rhodes, Mr T. H. Manley, Mr F. T. Sendall (Christchurch), Mr N. M Levy (Ashburton).

To celebrate the coming of age of Miss Doreen Thomson, of Gore, who is visiting Greymouth, Mrs. L. Williams was hostess at a pleasant evening held at the residence of Mrs. J. Jackson. Over 30 guests were present, and the evening was spent in games, competitions and items. Mr. O. Jackson expressed the good wishes of those present to Miss Thomson and Mr. J. H. Williams replied on her behalf. Miss Thomson was the recipient of a large number of beautiful gifts.

An Auckland Press Association telegram states: A career of nearly 40 years as a Mission Priest among the Maoris of the Auckland Province was closed to-day, by the sudden death of the Very Rev Dean A. Lightheart, who was formerly the Superior in New Zealand, of the Mill Hill Fathers. Dean Llghtlieart, who was ir>„ his 78th year, was latterly a Chaplain of the Marist Brothers Juniorate at Tuakau. He went into the chapel vf the institution early this afternoon to pray, and he was found dead there. He was a native of Holland.

At the funeral of the late Mrs Minnie Holling, of Ngahere, wreaths and floral tributes were received from the following:—Emma and Percy, Ethel, Bill and family; Frank and Rose; Alice; »Carl, Jane and family; Len and Sadie; Phil and D;d; Maisie and Fred; Elsie and Bert; Emily and Bill; Eva and Fred and family; Mr and Mrs Coulston; Mr and Mrs Gibson and family; Mr and Mrs Mayne and family; Williams family and Lil and Les; Tate family; Armstrong family; Mr and Mrs Joe Campbell; Ngahere Football Club; Ngahere Sports Club; Martin family; M. and K. Mandi; Jean and Charlie; Mr and Mrs Alf Smith and family; Hill family; Mr and Mrs Bob Phillips and family; Maude, Albert and family.