PERSONALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10752, 24 November 1928, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Mr. Samuel Turner, of Wellington, made his 50th ascent of Mt. Egmont on Tuesday.—Pi ass Assn. *

At the Presbyterian Assembly at Auckland yesterday, Mr. John Mann was ordained as minister, and set apart for Maori mission work.—Press Assn. -

Mr. J. R. Kirk, who has, during the last week been absent in Dunedin where be attended the funeral of his mother, is expected to return to Gisborne to-morrow.

Mr. R. Fulton, supervisor of new business for the Government Lifo Insurance Department, who has been paying a krief visit to the district, leaves for tho south to-day.

The Dail Express says that although Sir Oswald Mosley is not mentioned in his father’s will he inherited £60,000 from his grandfather. The whole will was not published.— Aust. Press Assn..

The Rev. S'. F. Hunter, M.A., D.l>. of St. Stephen’s Church, Essondon, Melbourne, was elected to the chair of Old Testament Studies by tho l-V’shyterian General Assembly meeting in Auckland yesterday.—P.A.

Successful candidates from the Hawke’s Bay Regiment in tho recent military examinations for first appointments to commissioned rank included tho following: S'ergt-. li. E. Binge, Sorgt. I. J. Barnard, and Serge. G. Slade.

A former manager of tho Union B.S. Co., Gisborne, in Mr. W. Beauchamp, who is now accountant at the bead office of the N.Zi Shipping Co.. Wellington, is paying a short visit to Gisborne. With Mrs. Beauchamp, he is engaged on a holiday tour by motor through the North Island. HP

The Port of London Authority has arranged for Mr T. R. Toovey, principal assistant to the general manager, to tour Australia and New Zealand in 1929. He will endeaovur to address all principal chambers of comoerce and business communities, with films and lantern slides depicting the many-sided activites of the poit of London.—A.P.A.

Sir Laming Worthington Evans, Secretary for War' yesterday announced to the Colchester Observatory Association his decision not to. stand for re-election for that constituency at the coining general election. In a letter, he states that his health is not strong enough to .enable him to do work as a Minister and look after i a country eonsiitii■mcy. ft is understood that a safe -cat is to lie found for him nearer London.—A.P.A.

Mr. J. H. AY. Wardrop, who for the last tew years has been chief clerk in the Lands and Survey Department, Nelson, lias retired on superannuation. Mr. AVardrop joined the Civil Service, in 1887, being attached to the Mines Department si year later, and from 1902 to 1911 was on the staff of the School Commissioners. In 1911 he again went to the. Lands Department. During his long connection with the service* Air. AVardrop has been stationed also at Wellington, Christchurch, Napier and Gisborne. '

Memories of the Eucharistic Congrass in Sydney were vividly recalled io Mrs. Ruby Wawatai, of Hexton, the only Maori woman to attend that function, wlien she received a message telegraphed by Cardinal Caret,ti, Papal legate, from Auckland just prior to his departure for Canada The message was: “E whakamoeiti ana ahan ki a koe. Ma. te Atua. koe mete iwi Maori katoa e tiaki e rtianaaki. ICia ora ma aliau ma.—Cardinal Ocrctti.” The English translation of Hie above, as given by Mrs. WaWntai, is: “Very pleased.with you. May God bless you and all the Maoris... Good luck to you all.”

*ixty-one years ago two sisters bajh each other farewell in their native «ity of Armagh, Northern Ireland. To-day the realm of romance is opened wide to the 4 overjoyed sisters, Mrs Parnell, senr. „of Gisborne. and Mrs L. A. Beatty, ' of Monrovia, Los Angeles. California. After over three score years they are ret united in Gisborne.. Wednesday witnessed one of the most touching incidents when the, sisters rushed into each other’s arms, wdepingjoyously. Mrs. Parnell is 78 years of age and Mrs. Beatty 76 years. Their two brothers are the Rev. Frederick A. Trotter and 4 Canon Jcihn.C. Trotter, who ace 82 and 80 years respectively. llhe Rev, Trotter is a retired Methodist minister in the United States, and lives at Monrovia, California, whence Mrs Beattie has come to meet her sister; Canon John Trotter is retired also, and lives in Remalton, North Ireland,' but both are able to take relieving duties at intervals. Both ladies have cherished for many years the hope of meeting, and the re-union was: largely brought about by the insistence of Mr Sydney ; Beattie, Mrs Beattie’s son,"that his mother should visit Gisborne, and on a visit to California recently he impressed on his mother the advisability of her coming to spend the summer with him. It is interesting to note that .JMesdamcs Beattie and Parnell claim as their' great-aunt Miss Anne Button, distinguished authoress and poetess, as well as mistress of IT languages, including several which she learned herself in order to facilitate her theological researches. Miss button was one of a line which was established in Yorkshire, England, by one of the followers of William of Orange. Mrs Parnell cherishes a handsome volume devoted to a-des; cription of Miss Button's work and scholarship, written by a disinterested student of her benevolences and character.