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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 August 1946, Page 6

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Mr. J. Russell will leave this evening for Auckland. Mr. G. Hildebrand left for Wellington by air this morning. Mr. W. Plowman left for Nelson by air this morning. Mrs. J. O’Brien arrived yesterday afternoon from Wellington." Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Blanchfield, of Wanganui, arc visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Davis, Tarapuhi street. The engagement is announced of Mary Joan only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. McGrath, Camerons to John William, second son of Mrs. and the late Mr. C. Harding, of Hokitika. Miss K. Learmont will leave for Christchurch on to-morrow’s express en route to the United States, where she is to be married to Captain A. Edmonds, U.S.M.C. Miss Learmont will sail from Auckland on the Marine Falcon on Thursday, August 15. Mr. E. Hutt, Director of Parks and reserves, Lower Hutt City, has been appointed Director of Parks and reserves for the Wellington City Council in succession to Mr. J. G. Mackenzie, who will retire at the beginning of next year.—(P.A.) Three new appointments to the Department of Agriculture were announced in Wellington to-day. Mr. H. A. Foy, assistant director of the Dairy Division since 1944, becomes director of the division. Mr. H. J. Fetch, formerly superintendent of butter instruction for New Zealand, has been appointed assistant director of the division, and Mr. H. G. Philpott takes the new position of supervisor of Government herd recording. These three changes follow the retirement of Mr. G. M. Valentine as head of the division. —(P.A.) After about two years’ ser-'De in Britain, Brigadier J. M. Twnigg, D. returned to New Zealand yesterday in the ship Tasman. He left for Britain in October, 1944, and has been Assistant-Director of Medical Services to the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the United Kingdom. He was responsible for medical administration and care at the New Zealand reception group which was set up in England Ijpr prisoners of war repatriated from Germany. Brigadier Twhigg was also engaged on liaison duties in the office of the New Zealand military liaison officer in London, Brigadier A. S. Park.—(P.A.)'