PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4970, 10 September 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr. Justice Hosking will preside over the forthcoming session of the Supreme Court, and will be accompanied by Mr. F. Treadwell as associate.

Captain R. F. Gambrill, of Gisborne, was married to Miss Grace 'l'. Brenton, a nursing-sister of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, of Stewiankc, Nova Scotia, at St. Mary s Churcb, Wimbledon, on July 17.

A tribute to the splendid work done by the clerk, Mr. H. E. Hill, was paid by Mr. McCliskie. the chairman of the Mangapapa Town Board, last night. The road overseer and the surfaceman had! also worked splendidly, and the condition of the roads testified to their energies.

A P.A. wire from Christchurch records the death of Mr T. S. Foster, aged 65. He was well-known in educational circles. He was master _in turn of several schools in Christchurch. and afterw’ards became inspector under the North Canterbury Education Board, and for the last few years was principal of the Normal Training College. He took a deep interest in educational affairs. H e was a member of the New Zealand Educational Institute and was president in 1898, besides holding office in many other educational bodies.

Word has been received that Private E. E. Mann (brother of Mr A. W. J. Mann, chemist) was killed in action on August 24. Tho late 1 iivate Mann had seen two years seivice. He had been wounded several times and had just returned from England after recovering from shell shock and gas when he met J death. In his last letter to his brother in Gisborne, he said that he was making a good recovery and though he still felt the effects of battle he wa s longing to get into action again.

A representative gathering of business men met at tne Masonic Hotel last evening to say farewell to Mr \ C. Terry, accountant to the firm of Messrs. W. G. Crompton and Co., who has volunteered for the Front and been, passedi for active service- Eulogistic speeches were made by Messrs W. G. Crompton, F. Hall, F W. Nolan. R. Sun. J. M. Samson, O. Adair, W. Dixon, H. Do Costa, and G. K. Pasley. Mr Teiry was the recipient of a smoker’s outfit, and Mr. Crompton, on beihalf of the firm, presented him with a wristlet watch. After Mr. Terry’s health had “been drunk with musical honors, he thanked the gathering for their kind wishes and presentation, and hoped he would have the pleasure of meeting the company on his return to Gisborne, where he had spent many happy days