Personal Notes

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 November 1943, Page 4

Personal Notes

Mr. G. M. Keys, Vocational Guidance Officer, Christchurch, visited Greymouth, to-day, when he addressed the Rotary Club.

Mr L. A. Haynes, of Christchurch, a member of the executive of the Post and Telegraph Employees’ Association and Officers’ Guild, will represent it at the annual reunion of the Greymouth section.

Guests at Revingtons Hotel include: Mr. G. Green, Mr. J. W. Shanahan, Mr J. A. Wright, Mr. P. M. Velvin, Mrs. F. A. Nixon, Mrs. G. M. Hugonin, Miss C. Robinson, Mr. G. Maxwell Keys (Christchurch).

The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: Messrs A. Gibson, L. ' R. Taylor (Wellington); R. H. Price, J. Searle, T. M. Archer, R. A. Dickie, L. Cocker (Christchurch), W. J. Westwood (Auckland); Lieut. W. Brebner (Dunedin); Mr and Mrs C. E. Robertson (Wanganui).

The High Commissioner (Mr Jordan) advises that the King has been pleased to approve of the award of the Albert Medal (bronze) to Stoker (first class) William Donald Dale, of Timaru, and Mention in Despatches to Stoker (first class) Ernest Valentine, of Wanganui, for gallantry in saving life when a serious explosion took place in June. —P.A.

• At the Annual Communication, the Masonic Grand Lodge of New Zealand, at Christchurch, to-day, approved the following officers in the West Coast district: Junior Grand Deacon, R. M. Lang. Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, G. C. Rennie. Grand Steward, R. McKenna. Member of the Board of General Purposes, J. Sharp. Member of the Board of Benevolence J. A. McCallum. —P.A. n.z?e7fTcasual/Fies. WELLINGTON, November 24. The following N.Z.E.F. casualty list was issued to-day:— Prisoners of War, previously reported missing: Gill, Temporary Lance Corporal James Edward, of Waharoa. McDonald, Trooper Douglas Oliver, Auckland. MacLelland, Trooper Thomas Robert, of Rotorua. McLeod, Trooper Roy Fraser, Helensville. Wounded: —Penn, Lieutenant Frederick Robert Charles, Auckland. Previously reported prisoner of war, now reported safe: Goodwin, Captain Sydney Samuel Francis, Thames. Bird, Private Phillip, Stratford. Brook, Sapper James. England. Burke, Private Harold Wilfred, Paraparaumu. Dee, Private Patrick John, Okoroire. Reid, ‘Lance Corporal James Arthur Gordon, Caversham. Taylor, Private Ronald William, Waitara. Trow, Private William George, Onehunga. Woollams, Corporal Fred Ivan Aumonier, Motueka. AIR CASUALTIES WELLINGTON, November 24. Air Force casualties:- — Mason, Flying Officer William Richard Allan, Hawarden, North Canterbury, should be “previously reported missing, now confirmed prisoner of war” and not “reclassified missing believed killed” as reported yesterday. Killed on active service: Bew, Flying Officer John Desmond, Auckland. Dodds, Flying Officer William John, Oamaru. Gibbison, Sergeant Andrew Greenwall, Frankton Junction. Hannah. Flight Sergeant Charles William South Dunedin. Rolph-Smith, Acting Sduadron Leader Desmond Malcolm D.F.C., (R.A.F.), Auckland. Thomas, Sergeant Charles Frank, Invercargill. Dangerously injured on active service: Brittain, Flying Officer Frank Albert, Wellington. NAVAL LIST. The following Naval Casualties have been announced (R.N.Z.N.V.R.): Killed in an aircraft accident: Colbeck, Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Ralph Ostin, Thames. Missing, presumed killed: Jamieson, Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Raymond, Takanini."