PERSONALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 9670, 17 April 1923, Page 4

PERSONALS.

The death is announced at New York of Arthur Latham, a great authority on. consumption. —A. and N.Z.C.A. Lady Carnarvon has left Cairo with the body of her husband for England. -A. and N.Z.C.A. The Prime Minister arrived at Palmerston last night, where he will deliver an address to-night.—P.A.

The Duke of York an& his bride on their, wedding day will entertain 8000 London County Council school child-ren.-A. and N.Z.C.A.

An Invercargill P.A, message announces the death of Mr. Herbert Bathgate, superintendent of the Borstal Institute, aged 63. Mr. Thompson, 'Under-Secretary of the Survey Department, and Mr. (Roberts, inspector in the Department, will arrive in Gisborne to-morrow.

Mr. A. Nathan, managing director of L. D. Nathan, Ltd., and Mr. Warnock, general manager of the firm, will arrive in Gisborne to-day. A London cable announces the death of Mr. Charles Crump, vice-president of the Football Assofciation, after witnessing Saturday’s international match at Glasgow.—A. and N.Z.C.A. Katherine Mansfield, the New Zealand authoress, in her will, requested her husband to publish little and burn as much as possible from her papers. —A. and N.Z.C.A.

The "Tablet” states that the late Robert Lonergan, farmer, of Kaitawa, Pahiatua, who died in the Napier hospital, bequeathed £IO,OOO to Archbishop Redwood for primary education in the Wairarapa district. The “Daily Express” understands that Mr. Lloyd George undertakes a lecture tour of the United States and Canada, commencing in September, under the agency controlled by Mr. Ilearst, whose newspaxiers are publishing Air. Lloyd George's articles.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

A pleasant function took place on Saturday morning, when the staffs of Air. Waiter Findlay assembled for the purpose of making a presentation to Aiiss Ivy Fin Jayson, who is shortly to be married. In presenting Aiiss Finlayson with a handsome dinner set, Air. Findlay spoke eulogistic-ally of her many fine • qualities and wished her every success and happiness.

The Alinister of Public Works yesterday visited Alangahao electric works, states a Palmerston North message. In the afternoon Air. Coates returned to Palmerston North. To-day Jie inspects the improvement works in Manawatu gorge, when representatives of the contributing local bodies, also of the Chamber of Commerce and members of the Board, meet the Minister and go_ into the question of the amount of Government subsidy on the work.

Air D. G. Jack, of Tauranga, has secured a position with the engineering staff of the Gisborne Harbor Board (says the Auckland Herald), and will leave at an early date to take up his new duties. There were over 100 applicants for the position. Air Jack was previously for some years on the staff of .the Public Works Department at the head office in Wellington, and later was transferred to superstructure of the Tauranga barwork of detailing and laying out the Tauranga in connection with the bor bridge. During the past twelve months Air Jack has been in private practice as a civil engineer in Tauranga .

Prince Arthur of Connaught has done a very characteristic thing in connection with the invitation that lias just been addressed to him by the Union Government of South -Africa to continue to serve as GovernorGeneral for another year when his present period expires in October (writes the London correspondent of The Lyttelton Times). He has communicated with his father, the Duke of Connaught, asking him to state frankly how he finds himself in regard to health, and whether he can -spare him for another twelve months. As the reply is in the affirmative; it will be Prince Arthur who will welcome, in his official capacity, his cousin, the Prince of AYales, when, next spring, he makes his tour of South Africa.

The wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, of Athol Kemp, of Ruatorea, youngest son of Air and Mrs F. J. Kemp, of Takapuna, Auckland, to Jessie” Isabel Xieoi. only daughter of Mrs W. Xicol, of Whitaker Gisborne. The Rev. James Aitken was the officiating clergyman. The bridesmaids were Miss Charlotte Redpath (Rakauroa) and Miss May McIntyre (Gisborne), and the train bearer was Miss Bab. O’Rourke. The duties of best man were discharged by Mr Hayward Kemp,' Mr David Black being groomsman. The bride’s dress was of cream radium iac-e with side panels of cream mar oca m", finished at the waist with silver tissue roses. The train was of broelie crepe de chine, lined with pale pink georgette and done with a spray of organge blossoms. The wedding veil was of tulle.