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Chronicle (Levin), 10 September 1946, Page 4

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Miss M. Gardner, of Sussex Street, returned during the weekend after a holiday at The Hermitag'e, Mount Cook. A former New Zealander who became known to thousands of Australian and New Zealand servicemen spending leave in Chicago, Mr. E. H. SCott, is expected to arrive in Auckland from San Francisco to-morrow. Mr. Scott conducted at his own expense an Anzac hospitality centre, which proved very popular among airmen and naval members training in the United States and Canada. The death occurred at Timaru last evening of Mr. F. J. Rolleston, a well-known resident. Born in Christchurch in 1873, Mr. Rolleston obtained his LL.B. degree in 1897 and commenced practice as a barrister and solicitor in Timaru in 1900. In 1905 he contested the Timaru seat against the late Sir William Hall-Jones. Mr. Rolleston was chairman of the Timaru Harbour Board from 1911-23 and Mayor for two years from 1921. In 1922 he was elected to Parliament, retaining the seat till 1928. From 1926 tc 1928 Mr. Rolleston was Ministei of Justice, Minister of Defence and Attorney-General in the !ate Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates' Ministry.

Rationed for Year Yet A substantial improvement in the sugar and tea supplies in rationed countries, was not likely within a year, in the opinion of Mr. Harry Turner, retired London manager of the fruit saies division of the Marketing Department, who returned in the motorship Port Jackson. It was feared the pooling of world food supplies would continue for at least another year. Mr. Turner said. The cereal position at present was very seriouS. Referring to the resumption of apple exports on a large scale to the United Kingdom, he stated he attempted to obtain an assuranee from the Ministry of Supply that it would take up to a million cases next year but no undertaking could be given yet owing to the shortage of refrigerate*3 tonnage.