PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 May 1941, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES

Miss Hannan will return io Greymouth from Christchurch, to-morrow. Miss K. McDonald will leave tomorrow, on return to Motueka. - Miss Diana Oliver returned, to-day, from a visit to Dunedin' and Oamaru. A cablegram from Tokio stated that the death has occurred of Benzo Mitsui, 53, financier, and a director of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. Mr. A. W. Scott, advertising manager of the Taranaki Daily News, has been appointed manager of the Star-Sun, Christchurch. A Cairo cablegram stated that King Farouk of Egypt yesterday received Mr. Fraser, who was accompanied by Sir Miles Lampson, British Ambassador to Egypt. Mrs. H. Taylor, Ward Street, Cobden, to-day received advice of the death of her father, Mr. Albert Thomas Scott, which occurred at Christchurch, this morning. - Mr. J. J. Dwyer, of the Forestry Department, Hokitika, and formerly of Greymouth, will leave to-morrow, for Levin Air Force Station to commence training as a pilot. Lieutenant-Colonel S. G. Scoular, New Zealand Artillery, relinquishes command of the 3rd Field Regiment and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, according to a Gazette notice. —Press Assn. Cabled advice has been received that Rev. Father L. Spring, formerly of Reefton, and now a chaplain with the New Zealand Forces, has been evacuated from Greece, and is safe and well. Mr. G. M. Rutter, a Platoon Commander of the Greymouth Home Guard, has been appointed Quartermaster of the West Coast Home Guard Battalion. Mr John Wood, formerly Engineer-in-Chief to the Public Works Department, relinquishes his honorary commission of Group Captain, R.N.Z.A.F., on his retirement from the appointment of Director-General ' of Works and Buildings in the Royal ' New Zealand Air Force, according to '■ a Gazette notice. Mr W. L. Newnham 1 is appointed Director of Works and ! Buildings in his stead. Mr Newnham ■ will also hold the honorary rank of j Group Captain.—Press Assn.

Sir Robert Vansittart, chief diplomatic adviser to the Foreign Secretary, will retire in June, in accordance with his own request. Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden will continue to enjoy the benefit of Sir Robert Vansittart’s advice when occasion arises. The King has approved that in the forthcoming birthday honours list a barony of the United Kingdom will be conferred on Sir Robert, — Official Wireless.

The death has occurred in Wellington of Mr. William Patrick Walsh, general secretary of the Federated Cooks’ and Stewards’ Union of New Zealand. He was 58 years of age. Mr. Walsh had been general secretary of his union for four years, having succeeded the late Mr. E. Kennedy. From 1920 until his appointment to the position of general secretary he was assistant secretary. He is survived by his wife and two sons.— Press Association.

The death occurred at Reefton, this morning, after a lengthy 1 illness, of William James Evans, aged 44 years. Deceased was a native of Reefton and had resided there all his life. He was a returned soldier, a life member of the Inangahua Silver Band, a PastArch Druid and Past-District President of Druids, a member of the Robert Burns Masonic Lodge and the Royal Arch. He was for many years employed by Messrs. Forsyth and Masters. He is survived by his wife, and four sisters, Mrs. J. Walsh (Westport), Mrs. J. Irving (Inglewood); Mrs. Wilder (Wellington); Mrs. W. Harrison (Tauranga).

The death has occurred at his residence at Auckland of Mr. George Gee, in his one hundredth year. Mr. Gee, who celebrated’ his ninety-ninth birthday last October, enjoyed excellent health up to about a month ago, except for an impairment of his sight and hearing. Born in London, Mr. Gee, at the age of 10, came to New Zealand with his parents on the ship Sir George Pollock, which arrived at Lyttelton in 1851. Mr. Gee was in business in Christchurch for some years, and later lived at Timaru and Dunedin before settling in Auckland in 1881. Mr. Gee is survived by two sons and three daughters.—-Press Association.