PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 24 September 1943, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. J. E. A. McKeefry left yesterday morning for Christchurch.

A London message states that the death of Elinor Glyn, the novelist, has occurred.

A Sydnev cable records the death ot Doctor J. J. C. Bradfield, the designer of the Sydney Harbour bridge.

Lieut. J. S. Harper and Mrs Harper are the guests of Dr and Mrs D. M. Logan.

The death of the Earl of Bathurst, at the age of 79 has been announced by a London cablegram.

Mr. F. D. Millar, secretary of the Public Service Association, left yesterday on return to Wellington.

Mr. F. W. Baillie, was accorded a resolution of sympathy in the death of his father at a meeting of the West Coast Centre of the Amateur Swimming Association.

The following producers’ representatives on the Meat Producers’ Board have been appointed, according to a Gazette notice last night: Gilbert Hutton Grigg, John Richard Lloyd Hammond and William Walter Mulholland. —P.A.

A Lisbon message states that the King has sent a message to the Commons asking that Princess jL-iizapeui oe included in the Council of State, to act when His Majesty is out of the country. The House agreed to this request.

The appointment of Dr. C. P. ■ McMeekan, Professor of Animal Husbandry, Canterbury College, Lincoln, to the position of Superintendent of .animal research station, Ruakura, has been announced.—P.A.

The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: Mrs. C. Johnstone (Wellington), Mrs. C. Skinner, Mrs. R. Skinner, Miss B. Skinner (Auckland), Messrs F. G. Bugden, D. F. H. McDonald, J. A. Gngson (Christchurch), H. W. Thomson (Hokitika), J. H. Mclver, Mrs. M. F. Mclver (Ross).

According- to a Gazette notice last night, the appointments of Mr Prescott Childs and Mr Carl E. Christopherson as Consuls of the United States at Wellington and of Mr J'efferson Jones HI. as Vice-Consul of the United States at Wellington, has been provisionally recognised.—P.A.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include: Mr. and Mrs. P. Veale, Mr. and Mrs. L. Barber, Lt. and Mrs. Prior Williams (Auckland), Messrs W. H. Nicholls, D. Reese (Christchurch), W. M. Bethwaite, Dr. G. McFarlane (Nelson), Mr. and Mrs. J. Carryer (Stratford).

His Excellency, the GovernorGeneral, Sir Cyril Newall, attended by Major C. J. Holland-Martin, returned to Wellington yesterday afternoon from a visit to certain Pacific Islands. During his absence, the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, acted as Deputy Governor-General. He was received by the GovernorGeneral last evening.—P.A.

The death of Mr. Archibald Green at the age of 34 occurred in Greymouth yesterday. Born in Coal Creek, he had worked in the quartz mine at Waiuta and there had contracted miner’s phthisis. He had been in ill-health for the last eight years being in hospital for the past year. Besides his wife, two sons, and three daughters, he is survived by his mother, four sisters, Mrs. G. Smith (Westport), Mrs. W. Pender (Auckland), Mrs. R. Beckman (Christchurch), and Miss M. Green (Christchurch), and eight brothers, George, Vivian, Leslie, and William (all overseas), Arthur and Ray (Huntly), Albert (Greymouth), and David (Totara Flat). The funeral will take place at Karoro Cemetery this afternoon following a service at the Salvation Army Citadel.