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Grey River Argus, 22 December 1943, Page 4

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•Mr J. R. Keddie arrived in Greymouth yesterday on annual leav Miss C. McDougall will leave this morning for Invercargill. Mrs G. Ashby, and her s 4 on, Mervyn, will leave by this express for Christchurch on holiaay. Air G. Durry, railways passenger foreman at Greymouth, who rnet with a mishap in the course of n work, is at present on leave. Private William D. Darby, whose mother is Mrs. E. Connors, of Waiuia, is listed as wounded in a Second N.Z.E.F. casualtv list issued yesterday. A New York cablegram states that the late Mr Edsel Ford left an estate estimated at sixty-six million dollars, according to an affidavit hied by his widow. According to a Bombay report Mrs. Gandhi had another severe heart attack. The message said that although she rallied, her condition must continue to cause anxiety in view of hen age and general frailty. Sir Harry Batterbee, High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, and Ladv Batterbee, who, in view or the paper shortage, are this year making a donation to patriotic funds instead of sending Christmas cards, desire to express to all their friends in New Zealand their best wishes lor Christmas and the New Year. The Governor of New Caledonia (M. Christian Laigret) has announced that he will soon transfer to a new post, states a cable message from Sydnev. He will be succeeded within a few weeks by M. Jacques Tallec, a former French official ni Syria, who was discharged by the Vichy regime in 1940 for rallying the Fighting French forces. M. Tallec escaped to Spain in 1942. A Sydney cable records the death of Mr Frank Symes, at the age ot 49. He was one of Sydney’s bestknown journalists, and was a Sydney “Sun” war correspondent. Born in England, Mr Symes went to New Zealand at the age of 12. He serv; ed with New Zealanders in Gallipoli and in France in the last war. and was wounded at Messines. He had been ill for some time. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: Messrs R. A. Gould, J. G. Wheelan (Wellington), S. Kershing (Invercargill), J. R. Hocking, F. G. Henderson. R. W. Randle, A. J. Macpherson, J'. B. Christiansen, Miss G. Woolway (Christchurch), Messrs L. C. Fieldsend (Auckland), W. Brookes CWaiuta), T. M. Lee, Mr and Mrs Quintrell (Nelson), Mrs F. Todd, Miss G. Paul (Westport), Miss E. Farquharson, Miss G. Cox (Dunedin). Mrs. Dina Katz, wife of Rabbi S. Katz of Wellington, died at the Picton hospital on Monday night, aged 58. She had been in ill health for a number of years, and went to Picton a fortnight ago for a rest. She was born in Russia and arrived in New Zealand with her husband about 30 years ago. They spent nine years at Auckland and then left for the United States, returning and settlingiat Wellington some twelve years ago. Her husband, a daughter and three sons survive her.

The special correspondent of the New Zealand Press r Association at London reports the following promotions of New Zealanders in the Forces: R.N.Z. Volunteer Reserve:— To b P Lieutenants, R. T. Mclnroe (Wanganui), G. W. Finch (Wellington), S. N. Braithwaite and L. R. Philpot (Auckland), K. U. McKay (Waipawa), also A. Larsen; to be Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant, C. I. Featherstone (Ashburton); to be Sub-Lieutenants, P. Rynd (Wellington), also N. L. Scelly. Members of the Fleet Air Arm to be Lieutenants: F. M. Wilson (Remuera); J. M. Chaplin (Invercargill), also N. J’. Dorman.