PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24294, 8 June 1942, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Sir. G. C. W. Keid returned from 1 Wellington on Saturday. Commodore W. E. Parry, C.13., U.K., " returned south last night. Commodore E. Kotherham, R.N., reii|§| turned from the south on Saturday. Ij|g The Hon. W. E. Barnard, Speaker of the House of Representatives, arrived from Wellington on Saturday. Mr. A T. Grandison, district manpower officer in Wellington, has been :|| transferred on promotion to A nek land r | as registrar of social security. Scjuadron-Leader A. C. McArthur. a member oi the Royal New Zealand Air Force Selection Committee, arrived from Wellington on Saturday. Mr. E. Zeisler. manager of the Hamilton branch of Dalgety and Company, Limited, lias been appointed manager of the firm's Timaru branch. Wing-Commander G.' I". Nicholls, "Dominion commandant of the Air Training Corps, arrived from Welling- |p ton on Saturday and is at the Waverley Hotel. THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL Government House, Auckland. June 6 His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Cyril Newall, who has been on a tour of the Pacific islands since May 20, attended by Major C. J. HollandMartin, returned to Auckland this morning. His Excellency left by train jjl for Wellington in the afternoon. BUSINESS MAN'S DEATH MR. JAMES NEWELL A well-known figure in the sugar industry, Mr. .James Newell, of \ ictoria Road, Devonport, has died at the age of 77. .Mr. Newell was born in Auckland and joined the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Limited, in 1890, rising to the position of accountant at Auckland. He was appointed manager of the Auckland branch some years before . his retirement in 1930, when he wa3 made a member of the company's local advisory board. As a young man Mr. Newell was a keen footballer and played in the senior grade. He was a member successively of the Ponsonby, Devonport and Auckland Bowling Clubs. His wife and ona son survive him. SLAVONIC RALLY TRIBUTE TO GUERILLA ARMY An all-Slav rally'was held on Saturday night under the auspices of tha Slavonic Council, a body formed eight months ago in Auckland to include Yugoslavs, Czecho-Sloraks, Russians and Poles and to co-ordinate their eiforts for victory. The gathering, which was presided over by Mr. J. Raos, president of the council, was held primarily to acknowledge the great fight being made by General Drazn Mihailovich and his guerilla army in Yugoslavia. On behalf of. his Government. Mr. J. M. Totich thanked the gathering for the Honour done to the Yugoslav heroes. Greetings were read from the Consul for Czecho-Slovakia in Wellington, Mr. E. J. Hyams. the Polish Consul. Count K. A. Wodzicki, and from Mr. A. Lissienko. on behalf of Russia. Letters and telegrams of appreciation and encouragement- from compatriots in many parts of New Zealand were also read. The following message is to be sent to General Mihailovich:—"All Slavs, the Russians, Yugoslavs, Czechoslovaks and Poles, in a united gathering. wish victory to your battle for tile freedom and unity of all Slavs; we stand* behind you in the war against ,j§ Fascism." J| DEATH AT 104 RESIDENT OF AUCKLAND One of New Zealand's oldest residents, Mrs. T. G. Marlow, of Auckland, died yesterday at the age of 104 years, alter a short illness. Mrs. Marlow was born in London on November 19, 1537, only a few months after the accession of Queen Victoria. Coming to New Zealand in 1865, Mrs. Marlow was married in Dunedin a year later, her husband being in business there. In 1881 they came to Auckland, hut later moved to Katikati to take up farming. Mr. Marlow was afterward on the staif of the Waihi Gold Mining Company, and retired when over SO. He died in 1930. Mrs. Marlow retained a keen inter- /• est in current affairs until quite recently, and had remarkably good eyesight. Last year she was seriously ill with influenza and pleurisy, but made a good recovery and presided at her 104 th birthday celebrations. She leaves four sons and two daughters, and there are a number of grandchildren and great- : grandchildren. One of her grandchildren is a prisoner of war in Germany. MECHANISED UNITS NEW ZEALAND FORCES In the mechanisation in the Army the young New Zealand soldier is becoming more and more mechanically-minded as armoured fighting vehicles pour in from Britain and America and from local factories. Since many New Zealand regiments swung over to light armoured fighting vehicle units, rapid progress has been made, and during the past few months thousands of young Territorials have been receiving instruction at the Xew Zealand Armoured Fighting Vehicle School. In selecting students for the short courses in general mechanics, driving and maintenance, gunnery and wireless, preference is given to men with some civilian background in mechanical work, but many of the recruits from city offices and farms have an entirely new and absorbing subject to study. Although it is only a comparatively short time since mechanised units were established in the Dominion, progress has been Jit tie short of phenomenal! Commanding officers of the various regiments who recently visited the school were impressed with the thorough grounding their men were receiving in theory and practice. After a six weeks' course, the men return to their units and are able to pass on to others their specialised knowledge. New Zealand's mechanised army is young, hut with the fully-trained Ist Army Tank Brigade and its powerful British tanks as its nucleus it has become a force to be reckoned with. YOUNG CITIZENS' CLUB ' A vounjz citizens' club has been formed in Papakura. It is intended to s have indoor games, physical drill, gymnastics, and instruction in hobbies and handicrafts, to help young boys to build character. The Mayor. Mr. S. Evan«» was elected patron, and the Rev. J. G. Heath president.