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Grey River Argus, 31 January 1946, Page 4

PERSONAL

Among the New Year Honours for New Zealand airmen is that of Member of the Order of the British Empire, awarded Flying Officer Cyril John Hector, of Runanga.

Mr 0., Isdell, who was recently a patient at Lewisham Hospital, Christchurch, has returned to Greymouth, and is much improved in health.

Corporal (Mrs.) E. T. Kent of the Army Department, Greymouth, was released from military service with the Department on Tuesday. Mrs. Kent’s husband has recently returned to New Zealand after serving overseas with the Navy.

The death occurred at Wellington on Tuesday of Mrs. P. Skoglund, wife of Mr. Phil Skoglund, a former West Coaster. Mrs. Skoglund lived on the West Coast for many years before moving to the North Island. Mr. Skoglund served on the staff of the National Bank at Hokitika and Greymouth.

O Canberra cablegram states that the Minister of Commerce, Mr. Scully, is expected to resign from the Federal Cabinet, but will contest his seat at the coming elections. His reason for resigning is ill health, due to the overstrain in the administration of the Department over the war years.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Long are at present the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. Ramage of Cobden. Mr. Long, who was a prisoner of the Japanese in Hong Hong, is recuperating after serious incapacitation as a result of his service overseas. Mr. Long was a former resident of Greymouth, and he arrived here on Monday after a period spent in the Trentham Military hospital.

Private advice bis been received from Scotland of the death of Colin Whitton McCallum, at the age of 93 years. Mr McCallum was better known by his stage name, Colin Cockburn, whose two most famous songs “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” and “Two Lovely Black Eyes” once ranked as the most popular songs of the music halls in the English-speaking world.

The death is recorded in a New York cablegram of Mr Harry Hopkins, who was U.S.A. Federal Relief Ambassador in 1930. and later became Mr Roosevelt’s closest. confidant, attending several historic warconferences with Allied leaders, ns special assistant to Mr • Roosevelt. He resigned from White House in July last, and entered hospital in November after being ill for several years.

A Press Association telegram states that Mr. N. Hutchinson, British broadcasting representative in the Pacific, has arrived in Auckland by the flyirtg boat from Sydney. While in New Zealand he will have discussions with Professor Shelley, Director of Broadcasting, and will visit broadcasting stations in the Dominion. He arrived in Australia last month and set up headquarters in Sydney. He expects to be absent from Great Britain for two or three years.

The death occurred yesterday at Otaki of Mrs Rose Anne Mills, a former resident of Westport, and mother of Mi’ L. W. Mills, of Greymouth. A native of Nelson, the late Mrs Mills was 82 years of age, and with her husband, the late Arthur W. Mills, resided at Westport until 1926, when she went to Otaki. She leaves one other son, Mr R, H. Mills (Hamilton), and three daughters, Mesdames P. T. Brown (Sydney), A. W. Giles (Wellington), and Mrs R. . Mills (Otaki).