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Mrs. F. A. Sadler left yesterday for Christchurch.
Miss Joyce Ramage, of Cobden, has arrived in En-lnnd.
Mr E G. Parfitt, of Blenheim, is visiting his father, Mr W. H. Parfitt.
Mrs. L. A. Wildermouth returned last evening from VVellington.
Mrs. J. Mitchell arrived yesterday from Wellington.
Sister N. Cooke left yesterday morning on a visit to Wellington.
Mr. P. Hughes will leave to-day for New Plymouth.
Mrs V. Boag returned to Greymouth by last evening’s express.
Mr J. M. McNulty returned last evening from Wellington.
Miss T. Knapp returned to Greymouth last evening.
Mr C. A. J' Petersen, Chief Traffic Inspector for the No. 3 Transport Licensing area, is visiting Grevmouth.
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Smart returned to Greymouth by last evening’s express.
Mrs. W. Hopkins returned last evening after being on a visit to Wellington.
Mrs Major Searle, Divisional Home League Secretary of the Salvation Army, returned yesterday to Christchurch.
Miss C. Phillips, of the staff of the State Dental Clinic at the Greymouth Main School, will leave on transfer to Christchurch on Monday.
The re-appointment of Mr. William Edward Half, as a member of the Meat Producers’ Board, representing the dairy producers is notified in last night's Gazette. —P.A.
The death is announced of Ven. William Bullock, Archdeacon of Wellington from December, 1939, vicar of St. Peter’s Wellington, 'and formerly vicar of Masterton.
Miss Mary Martin, daughter of Mr and Mrs J. T. Martin, of Auckland, and formerly of Greymouth, to-mor-row will marry Lieut.-Commander E. Lee-Richards. R.N., of England.
The death occurred at Reefton yesterday of Mr William Toppings, .aged 73 years. He was a native of Addisons, near Westport, and for many years was a railway surfaceman at Reef ton. A sister, .Miss M. Toppings, of Reefton, survives him.
Guests at Revington’s Hotel include the following: Messrs T. D. Foster, A. G. Cairns (Gisborne), L. E. Wright (Wellington), C. McDowell (Wellington), Mr. find Mrs. G. I. Hyde (Napier), Messrs D. W. Rollison, H. M. Clark, M. O. Sinclair and I. Shephard (Christchurch).
A Washington cable states that Lord Halifax, Mr Stimson, Admiral Leahy, . General Marshall, and dignitaries of all the United Nations were among the mourners at Sir John Dill’s funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. Air-Commodore Findlay represented the R.N.Z A.F.
Military appointments and promotions gazetted last night include: Lieutenant-Colonel D. H. W. H. Donaldson, New Zealand Staff Corps, relinquishes.- the appointment of Camp Commandant, prisoner of war camp, and is appointed Area Commander, Hamilton.—P.A. •
Mr. F. Hackett, M.P., who has been president of the New Zealapd Tramways Union for two and a-half years: and a member of the national executive of the union since its inception in 1938, retired at the annual meting of the national council of the union and received a presentation in appreciation of his services, states a Press Association message. Executive officers elected were: President, Mr. W. R. Richards (Dunedin); VicePresident, Mr. E. A. Whitlow; Secretary, Mr. P. A. Hansen; Executive, Messrs G. N. Amos (North Island), and N. R. Forbes (South Island).
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Grey River Argus, 10 November 1944, Page 4
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