Personal Notes

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 June 1942, Page 4

Personal Notes

Mr. E. Bellamy left this morning, on return to Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. R. Gainsford left this morning, on return to Timaru. Mr. and Mrs. James Keating left this morning, on return to Wellington. Rev. J. M. McKenzie, assistant .director of missions of the Presbyterian Church, is visiting the West Coast. Mr. P. Minehan left this morning, on return to Wellington, after visiting his sister, Mrs. C. Moore, Cobden. Mr. M. P. H. Wills, signal and electric lines staff, Railways Department, Greymouth, left this morning, on transfer to Ohakune. A Washington cablegram states that the War Department announced the return from London of Generals Arnold. Eisenhower, and Clark. Mr H. Holderness was re-elected chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board yesterday. Mr J. K. McAlpine, son of a former chairman, was elected deputy-chairman. A London cablegram announced the death of Professor A. R. Forsyth, writer on mathematical subjects, who continued mathematical research in his hotel during the heaviest raids on London. An Ottawa message states that Mr. Leonard Brokington, M.C., at the request of the British Government, is going to London to act as adviser on Empire affairs to the Information Minister (Mr. Brenden Bracken). t Combined Operations Headquarters announces that Lord Louis Mountbatten, Chief of Combined operations, has arrived in the United States, where he will consult representatives of the United States fighting services.—B.O.W. Guests at Revingtons include: Capt. J. Newman, Nelson, Mr. J. M. Gifford, Wellington, Mr. A. A. Leman, Auckland, Mr. K. Boon, Mr. A. L. Bird, Christchurch, Mr. W. Cowan, Mr. W. H. Lewis, Mr. L. Kirwan, Suva. The death has occurred at Nukualofa, Tonga, of Mr. William Walker Cocker, aged 87 years. He was widely known in the Western Pacific as a merchant and planter. He was a son of Mr. Joshua Cocker, the first British Consul in Tonga. He is survived by a widow, one son, and four daughters.—P.A. The death occurred at her residence, Sale Street, Hokitika last evening, of Mrs. Helen Keown, aged 64 years. Deceased had been suffer- ! ing from influenza but her death was unexpected. A native of Waterford, Ireland, she is survived by her hus- , band, Mr. Thomas A. Keown, of the , “Hokitika Guardian” and one daughter, Mrs, L. Wilson (Hokitika), and two sons. Thomas (in military camp) and Edward (Hokitika).