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Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 November 1941, Page 4

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The Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, Prime Minister, returned, to Wellington yesterday, from a visit to Christchurch. The Hon. A. Hamilton, member oi the War Cabinet, returned to Wellington from the South Island on Saturday. The death occurred on Saturday at Pahiatua of Mr Victor George Boy ens, son of Mrs E. and the late Mr T. H. Boyens, Pahiatua, at the age of 45 years. After visiting Australia to discuss the phosphate position, the New Zealand Commissioner for the British Phosphate Commission, Sir Albert Ellis, and the New Zealand manager, Mr T. H. Donaldson, have returned to Auckland. While abroad they conferred with the Australian Commissioner. Sir Clive McPherson, and general manager, Mr A. H. Gaze. The Hon. D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Industries and Commerce, returned to Wellington on Saturday morning from Christchurch. He left later in the day for the north, and yesterday afternoon represented the Government at a memorial service in Whakatane to the late Lieutenant A. G. Hultquist, M.P. The Minister will open the annual conference of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation in Wairakei tomorrow. Lieutenant-Colonel G. H. Clifton, M.C., N.Z.S.C., officer commanding the Divisional Engineers, 2nd N.Z.E.F., has been promoted to colonel and seconde”cl to the British Army as chief engineer to the 30th- Corps. He will act in an advisory capacity to the corps commander. Colonel Clifton, who was born at Napier, was a cadet at Duntroon Royal Military College 1915 till 1918, when he graduated. He was then appointed a lieutenant in the New Zealand Staff Corps. He gained the Military Cross while serving in Waziristan. In the present war he has served in Britain, Egypt.and Greece. A well-known Wellington business man, Mr Leslie Robert McCaskey, died on Saturday. The youngest son of the late John James and Mary McCaskey, he was born in Geraldine on October 19, 1895, and was educated in Wellington. He served his apprenticeship as a marine engineer at Cable’s foundry, and left New Zealand with the Samoan Expeditionary Force in August, 1914. For some years he served as an engineer in the Government anS Union Steam Ship Company’s vessels and on giving up seafaring in 1926 he joined the electricity department of the Wellington City Council. He afterward joined his father’s furniture manufacturing business. The death has occurred of the Rev. John Donald McKenzie, veteran minister of the Presbyterian Church, aged 86, states a Press Association message from Auckland. Mr McKenzie spent his early life as a farmer, not entering the ministry until comparatively late in life. His first charge was Colac, Victoria, whence he was called to Wanganui in 1910. Twelve years later he went to Auckland. He retired in 1927 on account of illhealth, and was made minister meritus of the Church. He is survived by three sons, Dr. J. Campbell McKenzie, medical superintendent of the Timaru Hospital, Dr. Donald McKenzie, Auckland (now on active service), and Mr lan F. McKenzie, Wellington, Registrar of the University of New Zealand.