PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 1 June 1943, Page 4

PERSONAL

Hon J- Ryall, M.L.C., left for Christchurch yesterday.

Mr. N. C. Shannon returned to Christchurch yesterday.

Pilot Officer- R. E. Kennedy is spending leave at Runanga.

Miss D. Moss returned to Christchurch by yesterday’s express.

Mr. G. W. Patterson left yesterday for Dunedin, where he is studying at the School of Mines.

Pilot Officer A. Henshaw, who has been visiting the Greymouth and Hokitika districts, left yesterday for Christchurch.

The engagement is announced of Margaret Patricia, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. McEnaney, Kumara, and Pearse John, third son of Mr. and Mrs J. Gilbert, Kumara.

Mr. H S. Harle, will arrive in Greymouth from Whangarei on Saturday to take over Mr. C. B. Rawlins’s position as Inspector of Labour Mr. Rawlins will leave for Invercargill next week.

In order to ’instruct teams of men from various mines in the Ohai district in the use of rescue apparatus, in the new Rescue Station,. Mr. Frank Duffy, who is in charge of the Mines Rescue Station in the Grey district, left yesterday for Ohai.

Mr. J. G. Smart, on the occasion of his departure for Tuai, Hawke’s Bay, was met by his fellow employees of the Public Works Department, Greymouth, and was presented with a smoker’s companion by Mr. E. F. Evans, District Engineer, on behalf of the staff. Mr. and Mrs. Smart left yesterday for their new home.

Mr. Claude Herbert Haigh (Huege de Serville), who died in Christchurch on Sunday ,at the age of 68 years, was born at Hokitika. Mr. Haigh was for many years associated with New Zealand and Australian cinema and theatrical interests. When Sousa’s Band made a tour of New Zealand and Australia, Mr. Haigh was in charge of it.

Guests at Revington’s Hotel include the following: Messrs N. McConochie (Nelson); R. Ashley (Wellington) ; Mrs. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A._ McDougall (Timaru); Messrs G. S, Bright (Dunedin); A. R. Turnbull (Balcairn); Dr. J. L. Will, Messrs H. R. Bussell, E. J. Markby, W. C. Dryden, F. S. Dyer, and E. Gorman (Christchurch).

A London cablegram stated that the United Kingdom's _ oldest pensioner, John Christian Franclow, of Wolverton, was 108 yeors old on Sunday. He received a birthday telegram from Their Majesties, congratulating him on the attainment of a “remarkable age.” Franclow worked on the railways most of his life. He has occupied his present house for 70 years; his unmarried daughter, aged 68 cares for him.

The death occurred’ at ' his ‘residence, Patara, this morning, after a brief illness, of Robert William Blair. A native of Marsden, he has been a farmer at Patara for the last forty years. Mr. Blair, who was single, is survived bv six sisters, Mesdames E. Carter (Wellington), W. Hobcroft (Gisborne), R. Weidenbom (Taumarunui). and G. McKenzie (Greymouth), Sister J. Blair_(Greymouth), and Miss C. Blair (Patara), also three brothers. John (Te Awamutu), George (Christchurch’), ancK Gordon (Greymouth). The funeral will take place on Wednesday, leaving the residence of Mr. G. Blair, Marlborough Street, Greymouth.