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Grey River Argus, 24 August 1945, Page 4

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MesdameS A. Boddy and J. Martin left yesterday for the North Island. Mr Patrick Magee has entered the Grey River Hospital for treatment. Mr C. J. Hay( Liaison Officer to the Minister of Industrial Manpower left yesterday for Dunedin. Mr A. M. Walters, formerly of Hokitika, commenced duty- as manager of the National Bank of New Zealand at Greymouth yesterday. Mrs F. M. Hopkins, Chapel Street, Greymouth, has been advised that her husband. Pte. W. Hopkins, who has been a prisoner of war for some years, will return home soon. Mrs W. Walker, O’Grady Street, Blaketown, has received advice that her son, Pte. Herbert M. Stewart, has been removed from the seriously ill list. Mrs A. Rodden, 81 Preston Road, has received advice that her son, Gunner J. J'. Rodden, who has been overseas for the past four and a-half years, will return to New Zealand shortly. Mr W. Benson, who has been a stoker at the Greymouth Gasworks for the last 21 years, was granted permission to retire, at last evening’s meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council. A motion of sympathy with relatives of the late Mrs E. A. Kettle was passed at last evening's meeting of the Greymouth Borough Council. The Mayor (Mr F. A. Eitchingham) said that Mrs Kettle’s husband, the late Mr W. R. Kettle, was Mayor of Greymouth as far back as 1893, ' Miss M. D. McGlashan, who has been attached to the staff of the Country Library Service in Wellington for the last two months, has .returned to the Greymouth Municipal Library. Miss J. E. Evans, with whom she was on exchange, has returned to Wellington. Lord Halifax (Conservative) is to remain as British Ambassador to the United States, from which he returned after the British elections. A London cable states: The “Daily Herald’ savs Lord Halifax is shortly returning to Washington is shortly Ambassador. ■ The death of Sir Ronald Lindsay, a former British Ambassador to the United States, is announced m a cable message from London. He was ageci 67. Other 'important posts held by Sir Ronald included the Embassy at Berlin and the Permanent UnderSecretaryship of Foreign Affairs. He retired from the Ambassadorship in Washington in 1930. Guests at Revirigton’s Hotel include: Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, Mr and Mrs W. S. Newburgh, Mr O. A. Wilkinson, Misses M. Delaunay, . Rosemary Newburgh, Messrs R. M. Sail, D. Reese, G. C'oull junr., De La ' Cour, G. W. Hill, W. G. Coull, P. G. Wilkinson, H. Blazey, K. L. Rennie, ' W Nicholls (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs O. M. Paynter (Wellington), Mr and Mrs E. F. Froggatt, Mr G. H. : Chapman (Nelson), Messrs L. H. I Linney (Timaru), M.- C. Wetherell, A. E. Rout (Auckland), R. D. B. Patterson (Dunedin). Guests at the Albion Hotel include: Mr and Mrs J. Perrit, Messrs T. M. 1 Archer, R. J. D. Davidson, C. L. Hardy, C. H. Jacoby, R. G. G. Dixon, Sergt. G. Mannering (Christchurch), 1 Mr and Mrs M. L. Levison, Mr and Mrs H. Keen, Mr J. T. Myden (Wellington), Miss H. Palmer, Miss D. Lindsay (New Plymouth), Miss A. Simpson, Miss E. M. Bayliss (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs O. A. Hill (Petone), Mr and Mrs M. G. Graye- - nor, Messrs H. Kasner, G. M. Wills (Auckland), H. W. Thomson (Hokil tika), J. Macdonald, P. Jenkins (Dunedin), E. F. Durrond (Palmerston i North). ’ Rt. Hon. P. Fraser announced last night that the term of office of the Chief Justice, Sir M. Myers, is to be extended for one year. Legislation . is necessary to give effect to this de- . cision. A Bill will immediately ho introduced in Parliament. This fol—- ■ lows a precedent that occurred in . Canada, whei;e, as in New Zealand. there is a retiring age for the judges. Upon the attainment of that age by the Chief Justice, the occupant of that position in Canada was by legislation confirmed in his office for an additional fixed term. —P.A A London cable stated: Marshal Montgomery was slightly . injured when his plane crashed at Tree air--1 port, near Oldenburg, Germany. He ■ delayed a visit to Canadians long enough to receive cursory first aid, ajfter which he carried on his programme, including a 30-minute ' speech, inspection of a guard, of honour, and presentation of medals. Marshal Montgomery later returned to hospital for more detailed patchingup before attending luncheon. He is to go to Prague for a Czech decoration.