PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 9 February 1943, Page 4

PERSONAL

The Minister for Transport (Hon. J. O’Brien) will leave Greymouth by to-d ( ayi’s express on his return to Wellington. The death of Sir Kelso King, banker and underwriter, of New South Wales, is announced in a cablegram from Sydney'. Mr W- F. L. Ward has again been re-appointed Acting-Governor of the Reserve Bank, for a period of three months, according to a Gazette notice. Guests at Revington’s Hotel include: Dr. and Mrs Parker (Hanmer Springs), Messrs J. Breward, W. A. Nicholls, C. Cooper, R. Barnett (Christchprch), W. Harper, J. S. Shanks, G. Bridget (Wellington). Three applications have been received in Greymouth from women wishing to take up anti-aircraft work, and one woman has applied for radiolocation work, Mrs. L. McGlashan. Secretary of the Women’s War Service Auxiliary in Greylmouth, said yesterday. These applications have been received since the commencement, a fortnight ago, of a campaign for women for these branches of the service. Mrs. McGlashan said that she had also received about fifty enquiries. There nave been no more enrolments in the Land Service, and in all, only five applications have been received.

The death of Mrs. Mary Mallinson, a widely-known and highly respected Greymouth resident, occurred last evening, after a short illness, at tne Westland Hospital. Hokitika, A native of Hokitika, and 67 years of age, the last Mrs. Mallinson spent ner early years in the Goldsborough district, where her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Hanrahan, were for manyyears in business. She came nearly fifty years ago to Greymouth and sne was hostess at the Brian Boru Hotel for 17 years, while she had previously been associated in the conduct of the Albion and Rteyingiton’s Hotels. She is survived by two sons, John and William Gieseking and two daughters. Miss Kathleen Gieseking and Miss Eileen Gieseking. all of Greyimouth. S'he also is survived oy two sisters, Miss Nora Hanrahan and Miss Margaret Hanrahan (Wellington), and by five brothers, Edward (Westport), Daniel (Greymouth), William, George and Richard Hanrahan (Wellington). The funeral will take, place, following Requiem Mass, tomorrow moaning at Karoro cemetery.

The death occurred at her residence, 111 Marlborough Street, last evening of Mrs. Pauline Baxter, widow of the late Thomas Baxter. She was aged 73 years and had been ill for a short time. Mrs. Baxter was at native of Poland and had lived in New Zealand for 69 years, coming first with her parents to Hokitika in 1874. She was predeceased by her husband 28 years ago. She had resided in Greymouth for the past 14 years and previously lived at Stillwater for many years. She is survived by three daughters. Mrs. R. Leach (Athol, Southland), Mrs. C. Giffney (Sydney), and Miss Josephine Baxter (Greymouth), and four sons, Ernest (Hokitika), Victor (Greymouth), Francis (Stillwater), and Morgan (R.N.Z.A.F. overseas), also two sisters (who live in other parts of the Dominion) and two brothers. Messrs Frank and August Groufsky (Hokitika). The funeral will take place at Karoro Cemetery to-morrow morning.