PERSONAL ITEMS

Grey River Argus, 12 October 1949, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Constable R. Peggie left yesterday to attend at Wellington.

Mr and Mrs H Piing who have been visiting relatives in Greymouth, left hv the express ye.terday on return to Christchurch.

Mr E. J. Fawcett, Director-General of Agriculture, left Greymouth yesterday, after visiting farmlands on the 'west Coast.

The funeral of Mr D. Rohan took place yesterday at the Stillwater Cemetery. 'The services were conducted by the Rev. Father W. O’Mahoney.

Mr J. R. Smith of Cobden, ycSteiLiy retired from the Railways Dept, after 40 years’ service, principally on the West Coast. Latterly, he has occupied the position of yard foreman at Greymouch. His successor will be Mr G. C. Lindsay, also of Cobden.

Mr J. Coffey, district storekeeper Ministry of Works left yesterday on transfer to a similar position att Roxburgh. Member? of the staff of the Ministry of works, Greymouth, made him a p-csentai.o'n at a gathering c-n Monday.

Mr F. A. Foster of the staff of the Ministry of Works, Greymouth left yesterday on transier to Ivlangakino. At a staff gathering on Monday he received a presentai.on.

Th e Albion Hotel guests include: Misses E. W. Muir, M. Cronin (Brisbane), Mr F. P. Cunliffe, Miss J. Cooper Mr and Mrs J. Fitzgerald (Dunedin), Messrs L. H. Clarkson, L. H. Flevell, C. Doyle, T. Perkins, Mrs H. Taylor, and Miss M. Taylor (Christchurch).

Mr J. E. Stokes (chairman) and Mr W. H. J. Watson (secretary are representing the Grey Hospital Board at the annual conference of hospital board chairmen at Wellington yesterday. Mr E. W. Heenan left by plane on Monday to represent the Westland Hospital Board at the conference.

Tributes to the life and work of the late Mr John O’Shea, K.C., were paid by the Chief Justice, Sir Humphrey O’Leary, and other members of the Judiciary and members of the Wellington Law Society in the Supreme Court yesterday at a gathering, following which the Court rose for an hour aa a mark of respect to Mr O’Shea.

A London cable states that Mrs Kathleen Rees-Mog, widowed daughter of the tobacco magnate, the late Sir Frederick Wills, left an estate of £1,787,399. Death duties will amount to £1,164,765. Fortunes left by members of the Wills family total more than £40,000,000. These include Sir George Wills (di,ed 1928), £10,000,000; H. O. Wills (died 1911) £5,214,821; F. N. Wills (died 1927) £ 5,053,360; Sir Frederick Wills (died 1909) £3, 050,556.

The burial of Mr Michael Boyle, of Ross, took place at Karoro Cemetery yesterday. The funeral was attended by many friends of the deceased. The Rev. Father T. Farrell celebrated Requiem Mass at St. Patricks Chui ch, and conducted the services at the graveside, assisted by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor J. Long and Rev Fathers J. Egan, R. O’Gorman (Wataroa), D. Lordan (Hokitika), and J. Quin? (Ngahere).

Subjects affecting harbour administration were considered at the annual conference of the Harbour Board Executive Officers’ Association of New Zealand at New Plymouth to-day when the following officers were elected: —President, Mr W. H. Power (Nelson); vice-presi-dent, Mr A. N. Taylor (Auckland); committee, Messrs A. L. Burke (Lyttelton), M. P. Congdon (Wellington), G. A. Eddowes (New Plymouth), J. R. Harland (Napier) and J. Renton (Otago).—Press Assn.