PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 5 August 1940, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr H. McKenzie returned on Saturday from Christchurch.

Rev. Father Ronald O’Gorman arrived on Saturday from Christchurch.

Mr J. S. Robertson returned by Saturday’s express from Christchurch.

Mrs B, Leslie, Ross, returned by Saturday’s express from Christchurch.

Mrs S. A. Bassett, Hokitika, returned on Saturday from Wellington.

Miss W. Wood left on Saturday lor Wellington. 4,

Mr G. Duggan, Chief Inspector of Mines, left on Saturday, on return to Wellington. ‘

Mr R. Ryan leaves to-day on a visit to Invercargill.

Mr E, Creagh, Christchurch, arrived on Saturday on a visit to Hokitika.

Mr and Mrs C. E. Broad returnea on Saturday afternoon -from Christchurch.

Mr J. Jermyn, Public Works Department, Greymouth, left on Saturday on transfer to Wellingtm.

Mr E. Cressey, Auckland and Mr R. Cressey, Wellington, are visiting Greymouth.

Mrs L. Teasdale, Dunedin, Miss L. Green, Auckland, and Mrs R. Sumner, Christchurch, are visiting Greymouth.

Mr A. McElwain, of the State Mines Department’s staff, Rewanui. left on Saturday on transfer to Wellington.

Sister E. M. Lingard of the Camp Hospital Trentham, is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Lingard, Aratika on leave.

Mr S. F. Richardson of Cobden has been appointed a ranger under the Animals Protection and Game Act.

Mr Rupert Harvey, examiner in elocution for Trinity College ot i-usic, London, left on Saturday for Christchurch, after conducting examinations on the West Coast.

Advice has been received by Mr and Mrs C. Sweetman, Boundary Street, Greymouth, that their son, Private R. J. Sweetman is, as the result of an accident, seriously ill in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.

The Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. P. Fraser) who has been confined to bis hom e hi Northland for the past two days, through a severe attack of fluenza, is now improving rapidly ana hopes to resume his official duties at Parliament Buildings to-’day.—Press Assn.

Mr W. J. R. Montgomery of the Department of Labour. Greymouth. and Mr H. T. Hay-McKenzie, also of Greymouth, have been accepted for the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and have been instructed to report to the station at Harew'ood, for a recruit course as fitter armourers.

Guests at the Albion Hotel include: Mr W. B. Bland, Mr W. S. Rodgers, Mr and Mrs L. M. White, Miss Jennifer White, Mr A. G. Bennett (Christcnurch), Miss O. B. Papperil, Mr and Mrs Gibson, Mr A. C. Dynes (Christchurch), Mr H. Jeffrey (Barrytown), Mr W. Dundon (Nelson), Miss E. Moriarty (Hokitika), Mr C. E. Dodwell, Mr W. E. Price, Mr F. Hartley, Mr J. Davis (Burnhem).

The death occurred at Dunedin on Saturday of Mr John Robinson, secretary of the Otago Labour Council, and one of the outstanding advocates tor the workers in New Zealand. Mr Robinson, who was one of the stalwarts of the Labour Movement in Dunedin, recently argued the workers’ case in the Court of Arbitration for a general order increasing the rates of wages in industry in the Dominion.—Press Assn.

Sergeant J. R. O’Shaughnessy, of the Third Echelon, who leaves to-day for Christchurch, was farewelled on Saturday evening by members of the Greymouth Journalists’ Association, of which he has been a member for the past two years, in presenting him with a gold wristlet watch suitably inscribed, the president, Mr O. J. Morris, extended to Sergeant O’Shaughnessy the best wishes of members for his success and safe return to Greymouth. Other speakers added their good wishes, and Sergeant O’Shaughnessy suitably ’ replied.