PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 31 July 1940, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr J. O’Brien, M.P., and Mrs C’Brien left yesterday for Wellington.

Hon. J. Goodall, M.L.C., left yesterday for Wellington.

Mrs R. Cooper of Hokitika, arrived yesterday ■ from > Christchurch.

Mrs E. Quinn returned by yesu?rday’s express from Christchurch.

Mrs G. Black, Cobden, returned yesterday from Wellington.

Mr and Mrs R. Cressy arrived yesterday from Wellington., l

Mrs E. Boote returned from Christ* church by yesterday’s express.

Mr L. Hansen returned yesterday from Christchurch.

Mrs A. R. Howat returnejl yesterday after an extended holiday visit to Dunedin.

Private H. R. Armstrong has returned to Burnham after a visit to his parents in Runanga.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include the following: Mr F. V. Lysons. Mr T. Coltman (Wellington), Miss E. Anderson (Blackball), Miss V. Hogg (Hokitika).

A Sydney cable states that th? death was reported there yesterday oi Lady Whiskard, wife of Sir Geof - frey Whiskard, High Commissioner lor Britain in Australia.

The engagement is announced of Beatrice Vera, second daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. T. McGuinness, oi Waiuta, to Lawrence’ James, eldest son of Mrs. J. Connors, and the late Mr. P. J. Darby, of Waiuta.

Passengers by yesterday’s express to Christchurch included Miss M. Junge to (Middlemarch), Mr J. Shannon (to Wellington), Mrs P. Allsopp, Mr H. D. James (to Christchurch), Miss C. Peterson (to Dunedin).

The engagement is announced of Mavis Elizabeth, second eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs P. G. Smith, Blake Street, Blaketown, to Arthur Wilham, only son of Mr and Mrs P. Langton, Adderly Street, Westport.

The engagement is announced of Joyce, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Ramage, of Cobden, and Desmond J. Scott, R.N.Z.A.F., Wigram, only son of the late J. R. Scott and Mrs Foley, of Kokatahi.

Mr A. McElwain, State Mines Department staff, Rewanui, will leave on Saturday next on transfer to the State Coal Depot, Wellington. He will be replaced at Rewanui by Mr G. D. McNabb, of the office of tin* Inspectors of Mines, Greymouth.

Mr Neville Chamberlain has successfully undergone minor operations states a London cablegram. He is expected to be away from his duties as Lord President of the Council for a fortnight.

Mr L. A. Richardson, accompanied by Mrs Richardson and family, arrived on Monday evening at Stillwater to take up the position of Stationmaster in succession to Mr N. N. Griffen, who has been appointed Stationmaster at Hokitika.

At last night’s meeting of the West Coast Rugby Union the chairman (Mr A. A. Adams) referred to the death of Mi* A. J‘. Fraser, a former secretary of the Union. On his motion a vote of sympathy with the relatives was carried, members standing in silence.

Guests at the Albion Hotel include: Mr L. McKinley, Mr J. Manhire, Mr N. McCausland, Mr J'. Clarke, Mi Scales (Christchurch), Mr R. Stevens, Mr F. G. Gibbons (Wellington), Mr R. Styles (Nelson), Mr B. Simmons (Dunedin), Mr J. Crowley (Hokitika), Mr A.. Baird (Wellington).

The death occurred suddenly on Sunday, of Mr Alick Manderson, of Kilbirnie, Wellington. Deceased who was born 71 years ago at Ayrshire, Scotland, is survived by two sons and one daughter, all of Wellington. Mrs Hazeldine, of Dobson; is a sister-in-law of deceased. The“re are also two brothers, James, in Sydney, and Archie, Dunedin.

The death occurred on Saturday after a brief illness of Mr Edmund Jones, of Harbour View' Road, Northland, Wellington, one ;of the best known residents of the ‘ district, and one who, nearly seventy years ago, as a newspaper proprietor, was actively associated with the> progress of the West Coast when the ‘gold-mining industry here was at the\ height of its prosperity. Mr Jones, who would have been 97 next December, was born in Birmingham. • In the early seventies Mr Jones decided to go to Hokitika, and there he and his father became proprietors of the “Evening Star,” which they ed for several years. Right up to the last Mr Jones had vivid recollections of the great days on the West Coast and he often recounted stories of events he had witnessed, many of them both amusing and exciting. Towards the end of the seventies Mr Jones left the West Coast forf’Wellington. ’ He arrived there sixty-three years ago, and for a time worked on the “Independent,” the predecessor of the old “New Zealand Times.” From the “Independent” he joined the staff of the Government Printing Office, where he remained until his retirement on superannuation some thirtytwo years ago. He was a life member of the Typographical Society.