PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1945, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mrs F. Connors, Waiuta, is visiting her daughter, Mrs J. Harrington, Runanga.

Miss M Minehan df Ross, returned on Saturday from a holiday visit to the North Island.

Private Johnstone Parfitt, who has been a prisoner of war in Germany, is now safe in the United Kingdom.

Mrs S. Healy and Master Ray Hjunt of Reefton, are spending a holiday in Greymouth.

A Rugby message stated Mrs Churchil) returned from Russia by air on Saturday, and was met by the Prime Minister.

Warrant Officer Charles A. Chambers, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Chambers, Motukarara and formerly of Camerons and brother of Mrs. J. H. Radford, Kotuku, has arrived safely in England.

Misses C. and E. Gibson left on Saturday morning for Wellington where they will reside. Miss C. Gibson was on Friday farewelled by fellow members of the staff of i-he Rehabilitation Department, Greymouth, and Miss E. Gibson was farewelled by fellow members of the staff of the Public Trust Office, a presentation being made in. each case.

Miss Zelda Cleghorn, of BlaketoWn, competing in the under 12 section at the Nelson Competitions, secured second place in the Hornpipe, the character dance, and the novice Highland Fling, and third m the Highland Fling.. S-he was also highly commended in the Sean, ii.iubhais and Irish Jig and the skipping rope and barefoot dances.

On Saturday (says a London message) the King and Queen received many telegrams of congratulations on the eighth anniversary of their Coronation. Flags flew over public buildings in London to mark the day. the King and Queen spent the anniversary quietly at Windsor Castle. with the Princesses. It was the first day since V.E. Day that they had no official engagements. Queen Mary has arrived at the Castle.

The following are guests at the Albion Hotel: Messrs H. J Hardie, W. Pragnell (Wellington), C. A, Geldes (Palmerston North), B. H. Lenham (Invercargill), J. Everett (Oamaru), D A Rosie, R. L. Woodfield, A. E. Stevens, Miss M. Davis (Christchurch), Mrs. C. V. Brooks (Hokitika), Mr. and Mrs. Campbell (Central Otago), Mr. and Mrs. Weston (Nelson), Captain and Mrs. A. L. King, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hurrell (Auckland).

A Sydney cable stated Wing Commander Rollo Kingsford Smith last week flew from Britain to Germany to pick up his brother, Peter, who had been liberated from a German prisoner of war camp. Both airmen are sons of Wilfred Kingsford Smith, and nephews of the late Sir Charles. Peter, a Flight Lieutenant, holding the D.F.C., was shot down while piloting a Lancaster over Germany in February, 1943. Rollo Kingsford Smith, one of the youngest Wing Commanders in the Empire AirForces, holds the D.S-.0. and D.F.C. A third brother, John, also a Wing Commander, is in charge of an Australian Fighter Squadron in New Guinea.—P.A.

The death occurred on Saturday afternoon at Greymouth of Miss Florence Scott, of Turamaha otreet. Born at Nelson 71 years ago, Miss Scott came to Greymouth with her parents as a child, and' has lived here for the past sixty, years. As a young woman she was a keen and talented debater, and was a member of the Methodist Debating Cluo. In recent years she had attended St. J'ohn’s Presbyterian Church, and will be missed by a large circle of friends. She leaves four sisters, Mrs Tapp (Wellington), Mrs Walter Leitch (Christchurch), Mrs Clement Parfitt (Greymouth), and Miss Nell Scott (Blenheim), and four brothers, Walter and Llewellyn (Greymouth), and George and Arthur (Wellington). The funeral will take place at Karoro Cemetery to-morrow afternoon.