PERSONAL

Marlborough Express, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 21 June 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL

! Mr Draffin, head-master of Fpsom School, accompanied by Miss- Draffin, : are visiting Blenheim.. They are staying at the Masonic Hotel'/ Oolonel Tliomsy officear commaadahg the military district, who arrived in Blenheim from Nelson earlv in the week in connection with military mat- ' ters, returned to Nelson; this morning. Mr E. Dalton, off Upton Downs,, and his sister, Miss Dalton,, came into town yesterday. Mr Dalton l'eft by motor-car for t'h©> south this afternoon-. Miss Brett-Smith,, late sister at Auckland Hospital, arrived' in Blenheim yesterday. She motored south this afternoou.. Mr Checkley, of Weld's Hill,. arrivad. in town yesterday af ternoon and stayed at the Masonic Hotel. He ret turned to his station this morning but will return to town in; a; day or two. A Lon 1 on cablegram reports the death of Ad'mdral' Sir Lewis Anthony Beaumont. He was G o m man de r-in - Chief i'n Australia from 1901 to 1903,. and was firs-t an.d principal A.D.C. to the, King, Tliis morning' s service car passengers included : For Nelson, Cblonel Thoms, Mrs Louisson, Mrs Lenehan, Mr ami Mrs . B rown ,. and Mr Large for Mu-rchison, Mr Lawrence ; for Kaikoura,. Messrs Moore and Banneli'e; for Chr is t church , Mrs Hart and child, Mrs Donn,, and Mr Gordon.