Personal Notes

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 September 1945, Page 4

Personal Notes

A London cablegram stated that General Dempsey had assumed command of the British forces in Malaya.

A London cablegram announced the death of Count John McCormack, the Irish tenor. He was born in 1884.

Mr. M. C. Cribb, who has been discharged from the R.N.Z.A.F., will take up duties with the traffic branch of the Railways Department, Greymouth, on Monday next.

Mrs. M. Wallace, Franklin Street, has received advice that her son, Mr. S. R. Wallace, who has been a prisoner of war in Japanese territory, is safe and is expected to return to New Zealand at an early date.

Pte. W. Sharp, formerly of Tai-iui Street, Greymouth, who is serving with the New Zealand forces in Italy, is seriously ill, according to advice received by his relations in Greymouth.

West Coasters included in a party of 260 sick, wounded and protected personnel who are expected to arrive at Wellington to-morrow by the hospital ship, “Empire Clyde,” are as follows: Gnr. D. E. Arthur (Greymouth), Pte. M. K. Hillhouse (Runanea) and Cpl. A. R. Mclntyre (Millerton).

The death occurred at the Buller Hospital on Saturday evening of Mr. David Garing, of Waimangaroa, aged 67 years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, David (Greymouth) and William (Waimangaroa) and two daughters, Mesdames S. Shedden and Payne.

The death occurred at Palmerston North last week of Mr. Norman Blackmore. He was born at Greymouth and joined the staff of the National Bank of New Zealand. He left Greymouth for the North Island and later was manager of the first branch of the bank in Palmerston North, where he remained since. He retired several years ago. He is survived by his wife, one brother, Frank (Greymouth) and one sister, Miss Ada Blackmore (Wellington).

The death has occurred of Mr. William Harrington ’Atack. Born at Southampton, England, in 1857, he came to New Zealand two years later and was educated at the High School and Christ’s College. Christchurch. He joined the staff of the “Lyttelton Times” in 1875 and became sub-editor in 1876. He was appointed manager of the United Press Association (now the New Zealand Press Association) in 1886, and remained in that position until he retired in 1930. His wife died in 1937. He had one son and two daughters, and lived in Wellington after his retirement. —P.A.

Guests at the Albion Hotel include: Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Murray, Mr. W. F. Lane (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. J. J. .Connollv (Te Kauwhata), Mr. and Mrs. Johnson-(New Plymouth), Mr. H. N. Stevens (Palmerston North), Mr. and Mrs. C. Shakes. Mr. H. J. Hardie (Wellington), Miss M. Frawley, Miss F. J. Gray, Miss M. McLaughlan, Messrs R. I. Smith, F. W. Inwood (Christchurch), E. D. Jackson (Ashburton’, A. McClennan (Jackson Bay), D. W. Nicol (Ruatapu), A. H. Jones (Invarcargill), W. F. Horner (Winton), Mr. and Mrs. T. Hughes (Dunedin).