PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 20 September 1945, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr C. Nickel left yesterday by plane for Wellington.

Advice has been . received Mrs Eob Green, of Paroa, of the death or her father in Scotland. He was aged 74.

Hon. B. Auckland, whose term as Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Council had expired, was re-elected unopposed by the Council yesterday afternoon. —P.A.

Mr M. Thomas, vice-captain of the West Coast Rugby representative team which played Marlborough at Blenheim on Saturday, and who was later admitted to the Wairau Hospital when he became ill, is reported to be progressing satisfactorily. He is not expected to be discharged this week.

The Commissioner of Supply, Mr. G. R. Picot, is due to leave New Zealand for the United States soon. While in America he will make a close investigation of the supply situation, both in relation to the United States and Canada, and will also inquire into the Lend-Lease position as it affects the Dominion.

The following are guests at Revington’s Hotel: Lieut, and Mrs Baigent, Messrs L. V. Kelly, C. R. Lovatt (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Tanner, Mr and Mrs Schluter (Rangiora). Mi’ and Mrs Hooper (Hastings), Capt. and Mrs Bruce Smith, Mr S. N. Shore (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs E. Henry (Dunedin), W.O. and Mrs Kirk (Auckland).

Mr. Churchill, according to a London cable, is believed’ by British Conservative Party circles to be going to Australia to spend the winter. It is expected he will leave England on his promised tour of Australia and New Zealand after addressing the Central Council of the Conservative Party in November, his doctor stated he was encouraging the plan to avoid the English winter.

Generalissimo Stalin, according to the newspaper “Paris Press!” (says a cablegram) is in ill health. The paper said it had been reliably learned that he is likely to relinquish the Presiofency of the Council of People’s Commissars and retire from all political activity. Stalin is stated to be suffering from a liver complaint and general fatigue, accounting for his delay in arriving at the Potsdam conference. The writer of the article in the ‘'Paris Pressi,” who is M. Yves Delbars, is a specialist in Russian affairs, forecasts Generalissimo Stalin’s probable abandonment of all active and direct participation in the life of the U.S.S.R.

The dea‘i' of Mr John William Molloy, of Kotuku, aged 75, occurred at Greymoutn yesterday. Born at No Town, Mr Molloy went w tn his parents to the Kotuku district as a child, his parents being the founders of the township. In his younger days ho was engaged in packing to the gold claims m the district, and lately had been faming. He is survived by seven sons, John, P'erir (Kotuku), Joseph, Edward (Cobden), Michael (Moana), Terence (Otira) and Kevin (N.Z.E.F. Italy), and three daughters, Mrs C. Bell and Miss Rose Molloy (Kotuku) and Mrs J. E. Hartigan (Kokiri). The funeral will take place at Karoro Cemetery to-mor-rovA morning. 1 '