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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 271, 16 November 1943, Page 4

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Dr. R. Wc!ton-Hoqq has returned Io Wellington from Sydney, where ho was engaged on hucin'-ss (o.- the Wellington Hospital Board.

Sergeant F. Tay.or, of the Auckland Police Force, has received notice ot his transfer to the Ruatoria district, Gisborne, as police officer in charge.

Wing-Commander Colin Gray, D. 5.0., D.F.C. and bar, has been awarded a second bar to hra D.F.C Wing-Commander Grav is a member of a Gisborne family. A brother who was killed on active service some time ago was at one time on the staff of St. George’s School, Wanganui.

Mr. J. R. Virtue, of Wellintgon, has been elected president of the New Zealand Grain. Seed and Produce Merchants' Association for his third term. Mr. M. Bisley, ot Harnilton, has been re-elected chairman of the fertiliser committee of the association.

The death occurred at Invercargill ast week of Mr. Alfred J. Ball, w-ho had been iadentified with the building trade in Southland and also with the sport of yachting, says a Press Association telegram. He was a leadmg official in the master builders’ association, being for some time president of that organisations. He had °^ n a member of the City Council and of the Soutnland Technical College Board of Governors for 15 years. He was 70 years ot age. The death occurred at the Whangare) District Hospital last t week of Mr. Donald Lambert Smedlev deputy-Mayor ot Whangarei, and a ° £ th ® Bor °ugh S Council for hree terms. For 25 years he was o S ated with the Northern Publishta?v C at m Fi any l- Of which he was seereterfv be L ‘ of • his death - LatA nnhu h d b< i en in partnership as a Puolic accountant with Mr. James Mr d Smern e death occurre <i last week. Mr. Smedley was not married, p M e 4 S u. ar ‘ t ‘ Pilot Murray Nagel R.N.Z.t.. has brought down his hrst enemy plane in combat, accorffingfo advice received in Wanganui. Murtay Nagel is an old boy of the Wannad U a Coli '« e 'vnere "he the field f nBUlS , ned !' ecord both on room w !>pOt ' and ln lh “ elassif Om L- Hc , v . vas a member of the col- ' g f f :.J rst , :df . teen an d eleven, being at) ast right-nand bowler. As an hi«i e e he was a Particularly fine high jumper. Murray Nagel also had the honour of being the first ffiohto£ t the ‘ Wanganui -,No.° 9) and 7n rO fimb the Traini -°ros to omlin Pei ' SOnn;jl