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Greymouth Evening Star, 4 February 1947, Page 4

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M inisterial. The Minister of Marine and Transport, Mr. J. O’Brien, left this afternoon, by aeroplane, on his return to Wellington. Mr. J. Ryan senr., of Rotomanu, who is a patient at the Grey Hospital, is progressing satisfactorily. Mr. Ryan suffered broken ribs in an accident with a horse on his farm last week. Superintendent T. Mclntosh has been appointed by the Greymouth Fire Brigade as its delegate to the annual conference of the United Fire Brigades’ Association at Auckland in March.

Lord Bledisloe, who is at present in Australia, is expected to arrive in New Zealand on March 10. He intends to leave New Zealand for Britain by the Rimutaka in April. He has expressed a wish to spend his visit as quietly as possible. He will be carrying out a special mission for the Royal Agricultural Society of Great Britain. An itinerary has been prepared for Lord Bledisloe, who will be accompanied by Lady Bledisloe, and this will be announced when he has approved it. —(P.A.) The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: —Messrs. J. G. Walford, G. Broadby, A. R. Torrance, A. J. Brown, E. L. P. Bunting, S. E. Bunting, R. Davidson, D. Marsden, C. J. Atkin, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. James, ; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Barrell, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. W. Counsell (Christchurch), Mrs. J. R. Minogue, Miss B. Basham (Wellington), Miss J. Tolerton (Gisborne), Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cleary (Napier), Misses M. and P. Frisley (Ashburton), Mrs. F. A. Joynt (Temuka), Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Arthur (Auckland).. Because of ill-health, Mr. Frank C. Johnston, conductor of the Metropolitan Police Band, Sydney, who was appointed judge for the New Zealand brass bands’ contests, to be held in Wanganui this month, will not now be able to accept the appointment. The chairman of the contest committee (Mr. E. W. F. Gohns, Wanganui), announced yesterday that Mr. Hugh Niven, conductor of the Brunswick Band, Australia, had been appointed judge.—(P.A.) After a three weeks’ tour of Fiji, Dr. J. W. Davidson has returned from Suva by a Royal New Zealand Air Force flying-boat. He has been appointed to a lectureship on colonial history and administration at Cambridge University, and hopes to leave for the United Kingdom in the Port Chalmers on March 15. Dr. Davidson, who is a Master of Arts of the University of New Zealand, and a Doctor of Philosophy of Cambridge University, will be tutor for the postgraduate course of Colonial Office probationers. —(P.A.)