1940

Patea Mail, 3 January 1941, Page 2

1940

A RETROSPECT January 1 Successful Gala Day at. beach. January 8 Britain's Secretary oi State for War, Mr. Hore-Belisha, resigns. January 13 Death of Mrs. G. 0. Taylor. January 12 Second Echelon men fareweliecl by Mayor at railway station. January 15 Captain McKay, S.A., fare welled. January 25 S. N. Haniblyn, N. F. Kingston, and F, J. Minton, members of the Second Echelon farewelled. February 3 Death of Mr. Richard son, Alton. February 5 Successful Centennial Ball held . February 23 Accident to Mr. H. Mawhinhey, at Pilot Station. Fob inary 24 Patea Municipal Brass Band wins C Grade Quickstep Championship and Selection at Baud Contest. February 27 Death of Mr. G. Carman. March 4 Social to Stoker Barnet of H.M.S. Achilles and to the Patea Municipal Band. March 16 Maurice Signal killed in motor accident in Egmont Street. March 20 Mr. M. J. Savage reported seriously ill, March 18 Social to men of Second Echelon. The men included Corp. R. Adams, Corp. Bird, Ptes. Fowler, J. Close, N. Poingdestre, J. Drury, Prout, Kennedy, Morton; Kingston; Harris and Sergt. Skipper. ( March 30: Death of Mr. M. J. Savage. March 31 Death of Mrs. Alfred Symes. April 2 Mr. P. Fraser appointed Prime Minister. April 4 DCath of Mr. Douglas Warner. April 6 Patea Baud wins Taranaki Quickstep Championship; April 26 Death of Mrs. E. J. Stanford; Death of Mr. T. W. Ratana, May 16 Holland surrenders. May 17 Farewell at station to Third Echelon men consisting of Ptes. Eliis, Lund, Stockman, Newlovc, Redwood, Hill; Huston; and Me Whir ter. Belgium surrenders. May 24 Mass meeting of citizens in Town. Hall supper-room when a resolution was passed urging Parliament to be called together. May 31 Death of Mr. Alex Black. Juae 15 Death of Mrs. L. E. Cook.. June 16 Death of Captain A. P, Gib-

son, June 10 Italy enters the war. June 17 Franco makes peace with Germany. June 19 S.S. Niagara sunk. June 20 British troops leave France. June 21 Death of Mr. L. Honeyfield. Juno 27 Farewell social to Mr J. N. Anderson. June 30 Death of Sir W. Camcross. July 8 Death of Mr. O'. Majors. July 22 Death of Mr. R. Hunger. Death of Mr. Tano Fama. July 29 Hawera Technical ■ High School pupils give successful concert in aid of Soldiers’ Comforts Fund. July 30 Farewell to Mr., and Mrs. A. 11. Richards. August 8 Death of Mrs. W. T. Simmons. August 12 Wanganui Savage Club entertainment in Town Hall in aid of Patriotic Fund. August 21 Mr. E. F. Hemingway reelected chairman of Wanganui Education Board, August 26 Home Guard scheme outlined by Hon. D. Wilson. August 27 ' Death of Air. Ernest Barns. September 16 Miss Bree appointed Dental Nurse at Patea. September 7 Silver wedding of Mr, and Mrs. H. Parsons celebrated. September 27 Death of Mr. P. Gillanclers. October 3 Fourth Reinforcement fare welled. These included Ptes. E. Campbell, Collins, Carey, Clarke, Fisher, Fuvby; Gilshnan; Hobbs; Hamilton, Lett, Parkinson,. L. Newlove, Ophie, McGill, Fitzwater, Rush, Williamson and A. Reardon. October I Mr. Hope Gibbons celebrated 84th birthday. October 9 Death of Mrs. C. E. Cousins. October 17 Death of Mrs. J. M. Kettles. October 28 Fire at beach resulting in death of 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Budd. October 31 Death of Mr. Johnston McCarty. November 3 Death of Mr. Frank Greaves. November 11 Mr. Adam Hamilton resigned leadership of National Party. November 12 Death of Mr. Paddy Marsh. November 13 Death of Mr. A. A. Gower. November IS Home Guard Rally in Town HalJ. December 7 Successful Red Cross Children’s Fair in Patea domain. Over £IOO raised. December 10 British capture town cf Sidi Barrani in Libya with 36,000 Italians and a large quantity of war material. December 16 Fragments of S.S. Holmwood that wa 8 sunk by a raider found. December 21 Death of Mr. P. S. Finlayson, a former Mayor of Patea. December 23 Death of Mr. T. Floyd. '