PERSONAL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 185, 6 July 1945, Page 4

PERSONAL

Constable M. O’Connell, of Terrace End, lias beep called to Invercargill owing to the death of his father, Mr M. O’Connell.

Temp.-Captain E. J. Einhey, from the Reserve of Officers, lias been promoted to the temporary rank of major as commandant of the Polish refugee camp at Pahiatua. A Christchurch message reports the death of .Mr Frederick Wilding, New Zealand’s seuior King’s Counsel, who had a record of more than 60 years’ active legal practice, commencing in Christchurch in 1579. Mr Wilding, who in his younger days in England was an outstanding athlete, was the father of the late Air Anthony Wilding, the famous lawn tennis player.

At a meeting of tlie College Street School Committee a letter from the Wanganui Education Board intimated that it had agreed to release temporarily Mr A. H. McLean fruin his duties as headmaster of the school to enable him to act as inspector of schools until the end of the present term. Air J. J. Tamblyn, first assistant, has been appointed relieving headmaster. Squadron-Leader AV. F. Jordan, soil of tho New Zealand High Commissioner in London (Air AV. J. Jordan), lias been mentioned in dispatches for the second time, says the special London correspondent of the Press Association. He is signals officer with a wing in the Tactical Air Force. His first mention was for services in the invasion of Normandy, and the second for work in Holland and Germany. Tlie Prune Minister (Mr Fraser), who returned to Auckland yesterday afternoon from the San Francisco'Conference, was accorded a civic reception in tlie Auckland Town Hall, last night, at which the Mayor (Air J. A. Alitini) and the Aiinister of Supply (Air Sullivan) paid high tributes to Air Fraser’s work at the Conference. Air Fraser, who spoke for nearly three-quarters of an hour, dealt extensively with the Conference proceedings.

Dvr. Gordon Aracdonald, ALAI., whose death in action has now' been officially announced as having occurred on June 2, 1941, was tlie second son of Air and Airs James Alacdonald, of Ranfurly Street, Foiiding. He was educated at the Longburn School when his father was stationmaster there. Later liis parents moved to Wellington. On leaving school Driver Alacdonald entered the employ of the Gear Aleafc Company, Wellington, with which he remained until he enlisted and sailed with the Third Echelon. He received the Military Aledal for driving a burning ammunition and petrol train out of a station in Greece. Three brothers were on active sei-vice, .two having since returned to the Dominion.