PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 7 December 1940, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mrs B. Woolhouse left for Christchurch last evening.

Mrs W. Warwick left last evening for Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs A. Vincent left last evening on a visit to Christchurch.

. Mrs L. Lindley left last evening for Christchurch.

Mr T. Chadwick leaves this, morning for Christchurch.

A cablegram from Berlin records the death on Thursday of the worldfamous violinist, Jan Kubelik.

A cablegram from Charleston (South Carolina) announced the death of Franklyn Hutton, father of Miss Barbara Hutton, the Woolworth heiress.

Mr L. F. de Berry, M.A., formerly of Greymouth, has been chosen as headmaster of St. Mark’s Church open-air day school at Christchurch. He will begin his duties in the first term next year.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include the following: Mr H. Sloane (Melbourne), Mr C. G. Mahan, Mr C. G. B. Bowen, Mr H. P. Bridge, Mr H. P. Ballantyre, Mr and Mrs Lyon, Mrs Talbot (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Thomson, Mr and Mrs H. H. Herman, Mr A. Herman (Wellington).

A Melbourne cable states: Probate has been granted for the wills of the two Federal Ministers killed in the air crash at Canberra on August 13. Mr James Fairoairn, former Minister of Air, left real and personal estate in Victoria valued at £78,816, apart from his assets in New South ’Wales and Queensland. Sir Henry Gullett, the former Minister of Information, left £13,265.

Messrs J. S. Williams (Runanga) and C. N. Richards (Westport) have been instructed to report to the R.N.Z.A.F. ground training school at Levin for training as pilots. Mr W. J l . Methven (Greymouth) has. been instructed to report to the same station for training as a flight mechanic, and Messrs J. Moss (Greymouth) and IK. M. Brown (Otira) have been instructed to report at Harewood for preliminarj' training as fitter armourers.

Th e death occurred yesterday after an illness lasting four months, of Mr William Alfred Wallwork, of Blaketown. Born 54 years ago at Pendlebury, England, deceased ‘had resided in New Zealand for the past 54 years. He worked as a miner in the Ten-Mile and James mines, and was mine-manager of the Jubilee mine. He was secretary of the Grey Medical Association, a working foreman of th e Greymouth Borough Council, and a district delegate to the General Labourers’ Union. Prominent in the Laboui’ Movement, the fate Mr Wallwork was largely responsible for organising th e General Labourers’ Union on the vVest Coast and acted as secretary for a long period. He was an unsuccessful candidate for one of the Borough seats on the Grey Hospital Board at the last local body elections. He is survived by his wife, one son (William)' and two daughters (Mrs K. Dash, of Christchurch, and Miss Ada. Wallwork, Blaketown); also a brother, Mr George Wallwork (Greymouth;. The funeral will take place to-mor-row (Sunday) afternoon, leaving his late residence, Collins Street, Blaketown, for the Karoro Cemetery.