PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 4 June 1943, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. A. B.'. Spiers left yesterday for Christchurch.

Mr. P. R. Hanna, General Manager of the National Bank, is a visitor to Greymouth. Mr. A. D. Spencer. Physical Welfare Officer for the Buller area, is visiting Reefton on official business.

Mr. D. Knapp, who left yesterday for Wellington, was tendered, prior to his departure, a presentation by. Hie West Coast Cricket Association.

Mr. J. G. Blake, Senior Telegraphist at the Greymouth Telegraph Office for the las£ 13 months, left yesterday for Wellington on transfer.

Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, the physician who fostered the lives of the Dionne quintuplets from their birth, is dead. A New York cable states that his death occurred in Ontario, Canada, at North Bay.

The late Cardinal Hinsley, Catholic Primate of Engind, states a London cable, left £1338. He directed that it be applied at the discretion of trustees, for the advancement of the Catholic religion in his diocese of Westminister.

A New Zealand Royal Naval Reserve casualty announced last night was Temporary Sub-Lieut. Harold George Duffel-Intemann, whose mother is Mrs E. A. Duffel-Intemann, of Westport.

Admiral Ciliax, who led the German warships “Scharnhorst,” “Gneisenau” and “Prinz Eugen” in their escape through the English Channel from Brest, is now, according to reports from Oslo, German Command-er-In-Chief in Norway.

Mrs Dolce Ann Duncan, a former lady editor of the “Canterbury Times,” died at Christchurch on Monday, at the age of 81 years. She was the widow of Mi: Andrew Duncan, who was district traffic manager at Wellington and'later at Auckland for some years.

The following are guests at the Al bion Hotel?'Mrs. M. Jones, Messrs J. E. Smith, S. W. Jones (Wellington); Miss Edmonds (Westport); Sergeant Turnbull, Messrs E. Woods, F. G. Henderson, S. J. Irwin. Alex Lake, and R. A. Dickie (Christchurch); J. S. Jeffrey (Motueka); A. F. Silcock (Thorpe): R. E. Simondsen (Dunedin).-

The former second in command of the Salvation Army in New Zealand. Commissioner Albert Osborn says .a cable), receives the C.B.E. in the Birthday Honours. He is at present head of the Army’s evangelical operations, embracing 1,600 corps throughout the British Isles. He is one of the Army’s greatest song writers.

A London cable states that the following promotions are announced of members of the New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve:—To be Lieutenant Commanders: J. FI. Rhinfi (Auckland); J. F .Holm (Wellington); J. C. Lorimer Allan, S. G. Wallace and S, C. Bradley (addresses unstated). To be Lieutenants: C. J. Blackie. R. C. Goldie and L. G. Hope! (addresses unstated), and C. A. Tweedie (Christchurch). To be Temporary Acting Sub Lieutenants: N. M. Ettlinger (Hawke’s Bay); J. M. Norrie (Christchurch); B. H. Marsh (Auckland); and K. _F. Bowe (Wellington). New Zealanders in . the Fleet. Air Arm to' be nromoted are:— To be Lieutenants: W. T. Billings (Auckland); E. J. Gilberd, E. S. Erilson (addresses unstated). To be Temporary Sub Lieutenants: E. W. Hunt (Invercargill); W. L. J. Ringer (Maketui); C. J. Allen (Hamilton); R B. Adams (Christchurch); C. M. Stubbs and W. J. Valentine (addresses unstated). To be Temporary Acting Sub Lieutenants: L. E. Martin and A. E. Martin (Auckland).

“In the case of family benefits,” stated Hon. W. Nash in the House last night, “where the child allowance is increased from 6s to 7s 6d this means that 7s 6d will be paid to the mother lor each child in every home where the basic income is below £5 5s weekly.”—P.A.

Hon. W. Nash announcing pension increases last night said: Under existing rates, a wife, when her husband is killed, while receiving .an allotment of 4s 6d, would, as a widow receive only £2 7s 6d weekly, this being less than the £2 16s payable while her husband was alive. Under the new scale her income as a widow will be made up to three pounds per week. In the case of a wife with one child, her service income would be £4 0s 6d weekly, which would decrease to £3 Is 6d "er week as a widow. Now she will receive £4 5s 6d weekly. In the case of a wife with two children, the figures would be £4 Ils, £3 14s 4d and £4 16s respectively.—P.A.

; The National Savings for the Westland district (£1,178) was underscribed last week by £7B 8s sd. Six towns secured their quotas. However, accumulated surpluses accounted fox 1 the success of three' of these towns. The total of actual deposits were £684 5s 2d. The three towns with surpluses were Hokitika £274 5s 8d (surplus £lO4 5s 8d), Moana £l9 5s (surplus £l3 ss) and Waiuta' £46 13s (surplus £ll 13s). The remaining 12 offices deposited only £344 Is 6d, or £561 18s 6d below the quota. Details with deficiencies in parenthesis were: Greymouth, £203 7s (£293 13s); Runanga, £l3 12s (£B7 8s); Reefton £52 (£31); Ross, £1 (£31); Blackball, £23 4s (£2B 16s); Brunnerton, £23 17s (£26 3s); Kumara, £6 13s (£24 7s); Jackson Bay!, (£10); Otira. £4 Is (£9 19s); Stillwater, 15s (£8 ss); Ikamatua, £lO 2s 6d (£5 17s 6d); Nga’here, £3 10s (£5 10s). Have you that xtired feeling on awakening in the morning as though you have not rested ? Do you have trouble getting to sleep these nights ? So many people do. Well we can help you stop that tossing and turning by providing smooth professionally laundered sheets. There’s nothing so restful and refreshing. Why not try it to-night ? And besides, washing and ironing sheets at home is a backbreaking job. Let us free you from that unnecessary di'udjgeJry. You’ll be delighted too with the wrinkle free smoothness and surprised at the modest charge. ’Phone 136. Westland Laundry Ltd. Depot, 27 Albert Street. —Advt.

A lump sum of £llO 2s. 4d has been awarded by Mr Justice O’Regan in a deferred judgment on a claim by J. Fairman, a miner, of Dobson, against Grey Valley Collieries, Ltd. (now in liquidation) which was heard in the Compensation Court at Greymouth on April 16. In giving his decision, His Honour said: “In the present case the plaintiff was a man inured to hard labour and not .fitted foxclerical work. Were he a clerical worker, his injuries could , not .affect his earning capacity, and so there could be no further claim to compensation. Undex- the circumstances. I have decided to allow him a lump sum in that it seems desirable that the liquidator of the defendant company should be relieved of the obligation to make provision for an indefinite liability, and it seems not less undesirable to oblige the plaintiff to rely on his rights under Section 47 of the Act.”