PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 6 April 1943, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. P. O’Farrell left for Christchurch by the rail car last evening. Mr Sinclair Trotter has returned from Christchurch. Father J. Long left for Christchurch yesterday. Mr. H. E. McCelland returned to Greymouth yesterday afternoon. ’ Messrs C. Atkinson and O. Dwan have left on return to Auckland. A Wellington telegram states that the Governor of Fiji has arrived at Government House. Pte. G. Kennedy was entertained at a complimentary dance at Kanieri by the Kanieri Patriotic Committee, and received an envelope from the committee and Institute. On Sunday evening St. Paul’s Methodist congregation presented him with a leather hold-all, and the Fire Brigade also entertained him. Many friends of Mrs Hall, Cowper Street, who is leaving shortly to live in Motueka, met at her residence recently to hid her • farewell. Mrs. Coumbe, on behalf of many friends in the neighbourhood presented Mrs. Hall with a beautiful shoulder spray and two cups and saucers. Ail joined in extending to Mrs. Hall their best wishes, (and Auld Lang Syne brought the evening to a close. A New Zealand serviceman in the Middle East, Arthur Jackson, rormerly of Blackball, and now attached to a hospital, has won commendation not onlv from the military authorities but also from His Majesty the King, for an act of bravery. A bomb fell at the hospital and Jackson, at the risk of his life, lifted it and shifted it away before it could explode and cause any casualties. Jackson, who was born at Blackball went to school there before his removal to Wellington.

Guests ,at Reyington’s Hotel include the following: Miss P. Hollander. Colonel G. J. Smith, Captain A. Tylee, Major G. L. Robertson, Second Lieut. T. R. Blue, Dr. T. Bargeter, Messrs E. Hammond, D.. L. Robertson, F. McDonald, H. Nicholls, E. L. RansbJl, P. G. Martin, F. W. Bostock (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Balts, Messrs E. J. Bassett (Auckland) P. H. Noble. W. J. Penney T. C. Ward (Nelson), A. E. Leith. C. A. Allen, H. Hoy (Wellington). D. Catley (Waipawa).

The death took place at Christchurch yesterday of Mrs. Ann Kells, widow of William Kells, at the age of S 3 y(ears. The late Mrs. Kells, an old resident of the West Coast, lived at Dobson for a number ot years. Mr. Kells died three years ago. She leaves five daughters, Mesdames Russ (Camerons), Gage (Keetf.on), Hartshorne (Motueka), Kelly (Christchurch), and Sweetman (Auckland); and five sons, Alfred and Fred (Aucklamd), Gordon (Wellington), Arthur ■ (Australia), and William (■ Cobden.

The death occurred on Saturday at Stratford of Mr. ’Patrick Morresey at the age of 69 years. He was born at South Beach. Greymouth and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Morresey. For the last forty-five ypafia he had been engaged in farming in Tai’anaki. tie was a brother of the late Mr. John Morressey, of Greymouth. Besides his widow, hei leaves two daughters, Mrs. N. Mclvor (Waitara), and Mrs G. Ferguson (Stratford); four sons, Patrick, James, Rfchand, and Victor (Stratford); and a brother, Michael (Whangarei).

The death occurred at Greymouth yesterday after a short illness of Mrs. Muriel Burrows, aged 30 years, the wife of Mr. Jack Burrows, junr., of Ahaura. Mrs. Burrows was born in Reefton and until four years ago lived in Barrytown, moving to Ahaura after hei’ marriage. She leaves her husband and two - young children, also her father, Mr. T. f. Richards, of Christchurch; one sister, Mrs. E. Tanner, of ‘ Frankton Junction; and four brothers, Archibald (Barrytown), Mervyn (Ikamatua), Frederick (Greymouth), and Henry (Christchurch). The funeral will take place atl Ahauifa to-morrow afternoon.

The associate founder of Toe H, the Rt. Rev. Neville Talbot, assistant Bishop of Southwell, died suddenly on Saturday (says a Rugby- message). It was early in 1915 in Flanders that Lieutenant-General Sir. Reginal May; suggested to Bishop Talbot, then senior chaplain of the 6th Division, that a soldiers’ club might be established at Poperinghe. Rev. P. B. Clayton was selected to assist in the work. The hostel set up w’as named Talbot House, in memory of Bishop Talbot’s younger brother, Gilbert, who was killed in action some months before. The principles on which the hostel was founded — Fellowship, service, fairmindedness and Christianity—led to the beginning, after the war, of the movement called Toe H., the signallers’ contraction of Talbot House.

The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: P.R. M/0. C. N. Dorriss (Arizona, U.S.A.), P.R. M/0. Joseph M. Bailey (Nebraska, U.S.A.), Mr J. O. Lund (Texas, U.S.A.), Sgt. A. C. Lawson. Messrs L. N. Martin, L. Cummins, Mr and Mrs J. P. Rutherford, Mrs C. F. Robinson (Wellington), Sgt. M. Hanrahan, Miss C. E. Murray, Messrs G. C. Saunders (Christchurch), J. Thornton (Nelson), G. H. Topliss (Inchbonnie), J. J. Downes, Miss M. Peterson (Auckland), Sgts. W. J. Sands, N. G. Allen (Westport), W. G. Calder (Oamaru), Dr. J. G. Elmslie, Miss A. H. Elmslie (Hawera), Captain F. G. Colquhoun (Waipawa), Mr and Mrs Flood, Mr D. Kerr (Blenheim), Mrs K. Adams (Napier), Mrs J. A. Lush (Invercargill), Mrs Gordon (Woolston), Bdr. J.' H. Gordon (Lyttelton).

The death occurred on Sunday evening at Christchurch of Mr. Ivan Blackmore, a well-known bowler and former official of the Railway Department at the age of 60 years. A native of Greymouth, the late Mr. Blackmore left here over 30 years ago, and in the service of the Railway Department was later Stationmaster at Addington and also at Studholme Junction, retiring from the Department a couple of years ago at Dunedin. He had since then resided at Christchurch, and wias this’ year one of the bowlers from that city who took part here in the West Coast tournament. He was the youngest member of the Blackmore family of Greymouth, and besides his wife and family he is survived by two brothers, Frank (Greymouth) and Norman (Palmerston North) and by two sisters, Mrs. Tompkies (Palmerston North) ,and Miss Ada Blackmore (Wellington).