Personal Notes

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 November 1944, Page 4

Personal Notes

Mr. T. Carmichael, railways signal instructor, is visiting Greymouth.

Rev. C. Blair left, this morning, on return to Nelson.

Mr. F. G. Clark, District Traffic Manager, Christchurch, is visiting Greymouth on railways business.

Captain E. R. Chivers and Mrs Chivers left, this morning, for Christchurch, en route to Fiji, on return.

A Melbourne cablegram stated that Mr. Curtin is indisposed and, on medical advice, will remain in bed for several days. He arrived in Melbourne on Saturday from Perth.

Mrs A. H. McKane, Mrs J. Pender, Mr W. Lindsay, Mr F. Bird, Mr R. Thompson, and Mr and Mrs H. Ogilvie left, this morning, for Christchurch.

Motions of condolence with the Spiers and Shallcrass families in their recent bereavements were passed at a meeting of the Westland Provincial Patriotic Council at Greymouth last evening.

The death took place at his residence, Lower Hutt, on October 27, of Mr Richard Frederick Cunliffe, a native of Greymouth. Aged 59, he was the son of the late Richard Cunliffe and Mrs Cunliffe. He is survived by his wife and an adult family.

Advice was received at the Central Police Station, Christchurch, yesterday, that Senior-Sergeant J. Bickerdike has been promoted to the rank of sub-inspector as from December 1, and that he has been transferred to a position in Wellington.

Mr. F. P. Walsh, one of the three members of the Stabilisation Commission, is seriously ill and is in the Lewisham Hospital, Wellington. Mr. Walsh is national president of the Seamen’s Union, president of the Wellington Trades Council, and a member of the executive of the Federation of Labour.

The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: —Mr. and Mrs. Lettley (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. F. Archer, Mr. H. Matwell (Wellington), Messrs F. G. Clark, E. H. Healy, J. W. Stewert, D. D. Boigg, C. W. Bealy (.Christchurch), B. Carter (Hanmer Springs), H. Fitzroy (Timaru), H. J. Mitchell (Ross).

The funeral of Mr. H. T. Ratana, M.P. for Western Maori will take place to-morrow at Ratana. Already nearly 1000 Maoris have arrived at the pa, and more are expected between now and the week-end. The Ratana authorities have been advised that the funeral will be attended by the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) and other Cabinet Ministers. —P.A.

The appointment of Mr. A. A. McLachlan and Mr. A. E. Dobbie to the Magistracy was announced to-day by the Minister of Justice (Mr. Mason). Mr. McLachlan is acting as temporary magistrate at Christchurch and will take over immediately the West Coast Magisterial District. Mr. Dobbie who is acting as temporary magistrate for the time being at Wellington will shortly take over the Central Otago district, vice Mr. H. J. Dixon, S.M.— P.A.

Advice has been received by the Minister of Defence (Mr. Jones) that the United States War Department has awarded the Legion of Merit degree of Commander to Major-Gener-al H. E. Barrowclough, in recognition of his services in the war against Japan in the South Pacific area. The presentation of the decoration was made to Major-General Barrowclough at Honolulu to-day, at a ceremonial parade by Lieutenant-Gener-al Millard F. Harmon, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces in the Pacific Ocean area. The citation states the award was made for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services in the South Pacific area from November 7, 1942 to May 1, 1944. He was directly responsible for training the Third New Zealand Division in jungle warfare and amphibious operations at an advanced island base in this area, and as commander of these forces, executed his assigned missions with skill and sound judgment and in an offensive action against the enemy at Vella Lavella on September 16, 1943, Treasury Islands on October 22, 1943, and Green Island on February 15, 1944, the successful seizure and occupation of these islands was due in a large measure to his professional knowledge and untiring efforts. Mr. Jones added that in August last, the King appointed Major-General Barrowclough a Companion of the Bath for distinguished services in the Pacific. —P.A.