PERSONALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LIX, Issue 9574, 27 July 1923, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Air J. G. Alexander, Assoc., M. Inst. C.E., A.M.I. Alech. E., has written to the Gisborne Borough Council confirming his acceptance of the position of engineer to the Borough Council. The British yacht, Fantome 11., has arrived at Suva with the Hon. Ernest and Airs. Guineas, Misses Guiness (3), Tenant, Dr. Pftillips, • Sir Algernon Guiness, and Messrs. Fane and Murray.—U.R.A. At an investiture at Buckingham Palace the King conferred the A’bert medal on Mills, Joyce, Richards, and presented them to the relatives of Haywood, and Pettv-officer Wild, members of the Ross Sea party of the Shackleton Antarctic expedition, for gallant conduct in endeavoring to save life.— A. and N.Z.C.’A. It is officially announced LieuteriantColoriel Leslie Wilson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, has been appointed Governor of Bombay, vice Sir George Lloyd. Commander Eyres Monsell succeeds Colonel Wilson, and Major Boyd Carpenter succeeds Commander Af on sell. It is officially denied that the Duke of Devonshire contemplates resignation as recently cabled. —A. and N.Z.C.A.

The following passengers will, arrive by the A rah ura from Napier this morning Misses Carter, McGregor, Fairlie, Hutchinson, Forester, Halbert. Villham, Alander and Deaconess Brand; Afesdames Cohen, Nolan, Bishop, Walker, Waits, Fairlie, Ornerod, Tongue, Straton, Hosking, and Cookley; Messrs. Harrison, Moran, Broad, Cohen, Nolan, Cato, Bassett, Simmonds, Melnvride, O’Shea, Potaka, Dine, Lewis, Corrigan, Nicholson, Slater, OrbelJ, Scanned!, Lye, Parker, King, Ely, Foster. Kirkland, Bailie, Corail, Afcllru, Oiding, Nixon, Bryce, and McLeod. —Special. Air. T. AI. Wolford, Leader of the Opposition, is one of the latest victims to influenza in Wellington. He was unable to be present in the House last evening and Air. Sidey has been holding the fort on the front Opposition benches in his absence. Several members of Parliament and others in the big building have had to go off duty owing to colds or influenza. Tho weather continues to be changeable with, a greater number of cold southerlies than Wellington usually experiences. Last night there was a cold snap with heavy rain.—Special.

Mr Wiglev, the district engineer of railways, who was reported by cablegram from Jerusalem some days ago co have, been wounded by assailants near Jaffa, and who died on the 13th inst., was a well-known New Zealander. Mr Wiglev was educated at Waiiaki High School and at Canterbury College. He was an associate member of the English Institute of Civil Engineers, and before leaving New Zealand on active service as a lieutenant in the Tunnelling Corps, he was an engineer for the Public Works Department- on the Otira tunnel works and also on the North Island Main Hunk Railway. He obtained the AI.C. ?.s a result of his service with the Tunnelling Corps at Arras, and after the Armistice he joined the Royal Engineers. After spending some time with the corps in India, lie was transferred to Palestine in a semi-military capacity as district engineer in charge of a length of railway. His wife and one child are now residing in the same countrv.