PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 17 December 1940, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. E. G. Cptter, returned yesterday from Christchurch.

Mrs. C. Hickman, returned yesterday from Christchurch.

Mr. B. Kennedy, Hamilton, is visiting the West Coast.

Mr. G. H. McLean, District Manager N.Z! Railways, arrived yesterday from Christchurch.

Ven. Archdeacon and Mrs T. J Smith left by car yesterday for Westport, en route for Nelson.

Mr and Mrs A. Warwick will leave on Saturday on a holiday visit to Auckland.

.Mrs R- Monk arrived by yesterday’s express from Christchurch on a holiday visit to Runanga

Major O. McCormack, Area Staff Officer, Nelson, arrives to-day on a visit to the West Coast.

The death of Blanche Marches!, the opera singer, is recorded in a London cablegram. She was born in Pai.s.

Mr. S. Armory, Barrytown, leaves on Saturday for Levin, where he is to report at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Station.

i Mr. and Mrs. E. Brown, Barrytown, leave this week to reside in Hokitika, Mr. Brown having accepted a position on the Rimu Gold Dredge ,staff.

Miss Janet M. Jermyn (Canterbury College), passed in Education, Second 8.A., in the New Zealand University examinations.

Mr W. parsonage, Inspector of Mines at Greymouth leaves on December 24 for Huntly, to take ovei the position of Superintendent of the Glen Afton coal mine.

A New York cable states that the Duchess of Windsor has suffered a relapse. She has been ordered to bed for a complete rest for twentyfour hours. It is announced, however, that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor are going to Nassau to-day.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include the following: Dr H. M. Budd (Wataroa), Dr T. G. Gray (Wellington). Dr H. M. Buchanan (Auckland), Mr S. G. Wells (Christchurch), Mr W. H. Nicholls, Mr R. Harvey (Melbourne).

King George has received messages from all parts of the worla on ■ the occasion of his forty-nith birthday. Accompanied by the Queen and the princesses, the King spent the day in the country. During the morning, Their Majesties spent an hour with ' the troops.

Sergeant W. Cooper, of Dunedm, is to be transferred to Greymoulh. replacing Sergeant A. H. Barnes, who was recently transferred to Taihape. Cqnstab’.e S. W. Mcßurney, of Denniston, has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant, and he will be transferred to Wellington.

Mr Lawrence Harcourt Bunt has been passed for training as an Air Force pilot, and has been appointed to the maintenance staff of the New Zealand Air Force, pending commencement of training. Mr Bunt leaves on Friday morning for Wigram Aerodrome.

To succeed Mr T. D. Holmes, B.A. who has accepted an appointment at Wellington College, Mr G. W. Ormandy, 8.A., formerly of Canterbury and now in the North Island was appointed to the staff of the Greymouth Technical School by the Board of Managers at last evening's meeting on the recommendation of the Principal, Mr W. M. Stewart. There were eight applications.