PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 7 February 1941, Page 6

PERSONAL

Mr. G. Eadie left yesterday for Christchurch. Miss A. Tassell, left by yesterday’s express to Christchurch. Captain A. R. Curtis, is visiting Christchurch. Mr D. Faris returned yesterday from Wellington. Mr and Mrs F. M. Dennehy returned yesterday from Christchurch. Mr Fred Nott will leave by to-day’s express to join the R.N.Z.A.F. at Harewood. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Turley, of Te Kuiti, are spending a holiday with Mrs. A. Turley, Ward Street, Cobden. Mrs H. Skilton was a passenger by yesterday's express from Christchurch. Mr. B. G. Baldwin, Railway Department, Greymouth, left yesterday on transfer to Wellington. The Princess Royal has been appointed Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, stated a London cablegram. Sergeant P. V. Renai, R.A.F., has been killed in action. His father is Mr. H. H. A. Renai, P.O. Box 398. Wellington. Guests at Revington's Hotel include the following: Mr R. White. Miss R Ferguson, Mr Geo. Templeton, Mr N. Stouppe (Christchurch > Mrs and Miss Taylor (Nelson), Miss A. Burrows (London), Mrs L. GRailtcn (London), Mr H. Burrows (Kobe). Mr. Anderson Tyrer, the English composer, conductor and pianist, who has been in New Zealand for nearly a year, is to leave New Zealand foi‘ Australia towards the end of next « month, accompanied by his wife. After conducting examinations in the Commonwealth, he is to go on a similar mission to South Africa, after which he hopes to visit his children in England.

Guests at the Albion Hotel are as follows: Mr and Mrs S. Davies (Glen Massey), Mr and Mrs H. L. Robinson (Auckland), Mr and Mrs Dickson, Mr J. Francis, Mr F. Patterson, Mr F. G. Henderson (Christchurch). Mr J. Maxwell, Mr and Mrs D. Clayton (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs D. Curran (Ashburton), Mr G. W. Ormandy (Opitiki), Mr A. J. Waddell, Mr O. H. Hurschbein (Wellington). Sir Roderick Jones has resigned the Chairmanship and the Managing-Di-rectorship of Reuter’s. After acting as a Reuter correspondent in South Africa he was appointed Reuter’s South African editor in London in 1902. He returned to South Africa in 1905. but he went to London to succeed Baron de Reuter in control of the Reuter organisation throughout the world, after the Baron's death in 1915. He is 64 years old. The death occurred at Versailles no January 20, of Sir Thomas Barclay, who was born 87 years ago at Dunfermline. He went to Paris as a' correspondent of “The Times,” in 1876, but resigned in 1882, to devote himself to French law practice. He founded the Franco-Scottish Society in 1895, and since 1900 was identified with agitation for and the preservation of good understanding with France. He was Liberal M.P. for Blackburn in 1910. The election of the following members of the Public Service Superannuation Board was gazetted last night: Representatives of contributors belonging to Department other than the Post and Telegraph and Police Force, Mr J. H. Jerram (General Manager of the State Fire and Accident Insurance Office), Mr H. W. C. Mackintosh (Commissioner of Crown Lands), Mr R. Sinel (Superintendent of the National Provident Fund); representatives of contributors belonging to the Police Force, Commissioner D. J. Cummings; representatives of contributors belonging to the Post and Telegraph Department, Messrs L. F. Crocker (senior mechanician) and E. H. R. Green (superintending engineer).— Press Assn.