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Grey River Argus, 1 March 1927, Page 4

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Air and Airs W. <’ochrane are leaving for the North Bland tomorrow for a month’s holiday. Air H. E. We bb*, ot’ the literaiy staff of the Temuka Le;ohr. has been pointed editor of tLe • North Otato Times. ’ ’ Air. Justice Adams yesterday arrived on the West Coast to conduct the Supreme Court sittings. Airs H. E. Holland, who is at in indifferent health, loft Westport on « Saturday for AVellington. Air Harold Chalk, who is to be married to-day to Miss E. Franklin, has been presented by fellow members of the United (’lull with a mantel clock and a smoker’s cabinet. The famous .actress, Aliss Ellen Terrv (says a London cable) in celebrating her birthday yesterday, said: “Life is and people are so kind. It is difficult to realis<‘ that 1 am seventynine. ’ ’ Alessrs Neil Alouat and Jack Wright, the New Zealand League footballers, on their return to the (’oast will be welcomed at a social at ’1 e Kinga on Saturday week next. A Press Association message states that Lady Alice Fergusson is recovering from her recent illness. If is hoped that she will be able to travel from Auckland to Wellington by train tomorrow. Air an.l Airs T. W. Shallcrass are leaving Greymouth to-morrow for Nelson. On Alarch l.» they will sail from. Auckland by the Aorangi for a nine months’ tour of the United States, England, Scotland, and the Continent. The insurance companies have select ed as their representatives to the Christ church Fire Board Alessts J. R. (’amer on, G. D. Mcllraith and K. AV. Robin son. On the Greymouth Board the cum panics’ representatives are Messrs H G. Wiley and C. L. Green. A London cable announces the death of Sir Luke Fildes K.<’.V.O_, R.A., fir, well known artist. lie painted th*, popular «an\as. “The Doctor,” which hangs in the Tate Gallery. London, and prints of which have been distributed over a large part of the globe. He was 83 years of age. Mr Walter I.cit'-h. late nAnager oi the Grey \ alley Collieries. Limited, who has been ui> a health recruiting trip to Sydney, sailed for New Zealand on Friday. He ill probablv return t-> Greymouth next week. It is reported I that h( has benefited greatlv bv tlm holiday. | The New Zealand footballer, Juks Malfroy, who helped the Dominion Students’ Rugby team on Saturday to defeat the Oxford and Cambridge University rep. team, is a son of Mr. C. AlaL iroy, of the Forest Service, and formerly of Hokitika, and is a brother of the Dominion Junior Tennis Champion. The death is recorded of a well-known and respected Barrytown resident. Airs Richards, wife of Air Thos. Richards. Deceased, who was affected with heart disease, was 59 years of age, and before coming in 1917 to Barrytown, she was a resident of Black’s Point, Inangahua. She leaves a large family, nearly all grown up. The funeral takes place tomorrow. The death has occurred at the AVestland Hospital of a former well-known j horseman, Air AVilkam Berdinner, of | Kumara. He was fifty six years of age. A quarter of a century ago Billy figured prominently on the turf on the Coast, being a good all-round horseman. Besides his father, who is a Kumara resi- ; dent, he leaves a brother, Air Edward Berdinner, of AVestport, and two sisters Airs Aiorrish, and Aliss Alary Berdinner, of Wellington. A London cable records the death of Air Arthur AlcAlanus, who was alleged to have been the signatory of the notorious “Zinovieff letter,” which just prior to last general election on Britain was exploited for the purposes of anti Labour propaganda by the Tory politicians and press in a shameless manner. Ihe Soviet to this day insists rhe Zinoveiff “letter” was a forgery. Alanv friends will regret to learn or* the death of Air Horace Aloore, a. wellknown State miner. Mr Aloore, who worked at the Kewanui mine, expired suddenly on Sundav. He was formerly engaged at mining in the Inangahua district, and was thirty nine years of age. He leaves a wife and a family of tour children, to whom many fiiends will extend sympathy in their loss. The iuneral takes place this afternoon, leaving the residence of deceased at 2 o’clock for the Karoru (’emetoiy. A isitors to Christchurch stay at Stonehurst PrivaTc Hotel, Latimer Square. Three minutes’ walk from sh pping an*a and all theatres. The popular house for West Coast visitors. Full size billiards table, wireless installation, ample bathroom accommodation. Greymouth papers taken. Tariff 12/G per day; £3 3s per week. Telegrams ‘ Stouelea.” Telephone 2263.—AdvU