PERSONALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10745, 16 November 1928, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Mr. J. R,. Kirk received advice or the death of his mother at Dunedin yesterday, and left in the afternoon to attend the funeral in the Southern city.

.The steamer Aorangi left Sydney v ester day for Auckland. Amongst ill? passengers are the Papal Legate, Cardinal Cerebri, and his suite. — Aust. Press Assn.

Lady Loughbm-ough and Sir John Milbanke were married at Paddington registry office, after which a ser- • ice was held at the Savoy Chapel.--Aust. Press Assn.x * The Hon. K. S. Williams, Minister for Public Works, returned last- evening from Opotiki and spent, the nightin Gisborne.. He leaves for Wellington this morninc.

Lord Davidson made a ceremonial entrance into the House of Lords, after which he took his seat- on the second cross bench, signifying his detachment from the parties.—Aust. Press Assn. A Melbourne cable announces the death of Sir Walter Manifold, former President of the " Victorian Legislative Council, and a prominent- pastoralist; aged 79 years.—Aust. Press Assn.

The Government has decided that the most suitable site for the proposed statue of Lord Haig in London is the centre of Whitehall between the Cenotaph and Trafalgar Square.— British Official Wireless.

Miss Lily Copplest-one, the wellknown distance champion, announces lier intention of making an attempt to swim Cook Strait during the forthcoming season, statt?s an Ashburton Press Assn, message. A start will be made from the top of Queen Charlotte sound. A London cable states that- Mr. E ! J. Carroll, the well-known Australian entrepreneur, joined the ranks of West End producers of musical comedy, when “’Lucky CKrl; J was staged at. the Shaftesbury Theatre on Tuesday- night.—Aust. Press Assn.—- ■' tinned Service.

Mr. Chas. Tiotjen is now making excellent progress towards recovery from the severe injury he sustained in July. Ho has been able to get. about fo£ some time, and lus disability lias been considerably reduced. Mr. Tietjen is now undergoing a course of treatment- at Rotorua, and will be absent, from Gisborne for some time.

The Premier of New South Wales (Mr. Bavin) has forwarded the Government’s cheque of £2,500 to Squadron Commander Smith and FlightLie ut. Ulm, _ together with aj highly complimentary letter on their successful Pacific flight, also congratulating them on • their notable flights across Australia to Perth, and to New Zealand and back;—Aust. Press Assn.

A London cable states that tho death has occurred at the age of 105 years of Mrs. Eleanor Tylden, who lived near Sandringham. ' On her hundredth birthday she was visited by Qu-cen Mary, Queen. Alexandra, and the Queens of Norway, Spain and Rumania. She had remarkable talents, memorising the whole of’ the Psalms accurately. She related cen-tury-old, happenings accurately.— Aust. Press Assn.—United Service.