ROLL OF HONOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25289, 24 August 1945, Page 8

ROLL OF HONOUR

NAVAL CASUALTIES MISSING ON ACTIVE SERVICE (P-A.) _ TVELLIXGTdx. Thursday The following naval casualties hare been reported, the, personnel concerned all -being sub - lieutenants (A), R.X.Z.X.WR.: MISSING ON ACTIVE SERVICE Darby, T. I.—Wellington. Graham. D. N.—ChriMchnrch. Mcßride, T. C.—Wellington. O'Neill, F. B.—Ttotorua. AIR FORCE LOSSES PILOT OFFICER KILLED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Thursday The following Air Force casualties were announced tonight:— KILLED Lethaby, A. H. (Pilot Officer)—lhinedlii. DANGEROUSLY ILL McLeod, J. E. (Flight Sergeant).—Feildiay. SERIOUSLY ILL Holt, Vera (Section Officer) —Mm A. Holt, Te Awamutu (mother). PRESUMED DEAD . PREVIOUSLY MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED McNabb, R. P. (Set.) —Hunterville. Robbie, C. W. (Pilot Officer)—Foxton. Weatherley, V. (Flight Lieutenant)—Petoae. FEDERATED FARMERS WAIKATO PROVINCE FORMED (0.C.) HAMILTON, Thursday A conference of representatives of the Farmers' Union, Sheepovrnjrs' Federation and Dairy Producers' Association met in Hamilton yesterday and decided to form the Waikato province of the Federated Farmers of New Zealand. The area will comprise the counties of Waikato, Matamata, Piako, Waipa, Otorohanga. Waitomo. Raglan and Kawhia. A further meeting will bs held early next month to elect a council and to organise branches. Tributes to the work done by Mr W. Marshall,, chairman of directors of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co.. Ltd., in bringing about the fusion between the various producers' interests, were paid by shareholders at the company's annual meeting yesterday. CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY . MEMORIAL TO MEMBERS As a memorial to the late Mrs Julia Fonton and her husband, the late Mr Roger Fenton, the Auckland Chamber Music Society has decided to establish a library of chamber music accessible to chamber music players. The music, distinguished by an appropriate bookplate, will be incorporated in the present Lewis Fady music library at the Central Library. Mrs Fenton. who died last April, was a foundation member of the society and for many years worked untiringly as concert organiser. Her husband was associated with the Auckland Choral Society for over 50 years, as well as with the Chamber Music Society. The society is asking its members to contribute toward the memorial either in money or in chamber music work* worthy of inclusion in the library.

LOCAL BY-ELECTIONS REINSTATEMENT QUESTION (0.C.) "VYIIAXGAREI, Thurjd&y The reinstatement of local body by* elections would be considered in the near future, stated the Minister of In* ternal A Hairs, .Mr Parrv, in a letter to .Mr A. ,J. Murdoch, M.l\. in response 4to representations on behalt of the Whangarei Ratepayers' Association. The Local Klections and I'olls hinerpuicy Herniations. l'.M'J, had been i.esijiiied to avoid the necessity of hold" iinj; by-elections to (ill casual \acanciß* on local authorities during the war. " There is one vacancy on the borough council now and I understand there will bo another shortly, - ' said the acting" chairman, Mr H. Beehre. at a meeting of the association last night. It wa* pointed out that the council had <?lso made representations to have the regulation revoked. PERSONAL ITEMS Mr G. W. Albert'son. director of housing, arrived from Wellington yesterday He will return south on Sunday. Major A. Reid-Kellett. who has been in Kiipi'mid during the last fire years enyayed on camp, airfield factory construction, has returned to New Zealand. Ho is at the Grand .Hotel.