PERSONALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10753, 26 November 1928, Page 4

PERSONALS.

His Honor Air. Justice Ostler left on Saturday afternoon for Napier.

Canon Galwey. of phrischurch, is the guest of his sister Air*. H. oWalker, of Upper Fox street.

Mr J. R. Kirk, who has Iren, visiting Dunedin in connection with the death-of his mother; returned to Gisborne yesterday.

\ Xew York cable states that Thomas Fortune Ryan. 77, the financier has died. leaving estate-esti-mated at more than £60,000,000.

Mi- H. S. Gull ext. Nationalist! member for Hentv (Victoria) has !>een appointed Alims ter tor and Customs in the Federal Government. —Aust. Press Assn.

\t the annual meeting of the Dominion Council of the Boy Scouts- Association. held at Wellington on Friday last. Air. J. R. Kirk, of Gisborne, was unanimously elected chairman of the council for the ensuing year. -

According to a London cable. Miss Annie Grant Tindall, of Grafton. N.S.W., left an English estate worth £30,709. She each to the dioceses of Grafton and Gunyan and the Bush Brotherhoods cf both places.

A Los. Angeles cable states that John Barrvmore and Delores Costello, screen stars, were married on Saturday at Uss (Alaryland). They were married at the home or the bride’s parents. Prominent members of the cinema colony were guests.

Air. W. D. Lysnar, ALP., was advised on Saturday that a caucus 0.. the Reform Party is to be held in Wellington on Wednesday morningThe member for Gisborne has been invited by the Prime Alinister to attend, and leaves for the south this afternoon.

Mr. A. T. N. Goodharr. 46. married, was found shot at his residence. Opawa. on. Saturday. The at the inquest was that death was due to a gunshot wound, self inflicted, while mentally depressed. Deceased was formerly manager of the Barnet Glass Rubber Co.—Press Assn.

Commander Byrd and party arrived at Christchurch from Wellington yesterday morning and ire re met at the station by the Mayor, town clerk, and American Consular-Agent (Mr. H. P. Bridge - ). They werg subsequently taken on a motor tour of the city and suburbs. In the afternoon Commander Byrd deposited a wreath at the foot of the Scott,' statue in the present of a large assemblage of the public, including representatives of local bodies. They left by the night express- for Dunedin. —Press Assn.

Cardinal. Ceretti, Papal Legato had a Wonderful reception at Suvi on Saturday from the largest-cosmo polifan crowd ever gathered on Suva wharf. He was entertained at dinner by the Catholic Young Men’s Society The Governor of Fiji, the Mayor of Suva, the. Chief Justice, Colonial Secretary Bishop Nicolas of-Fiji,r the Bishop of Tonga, and all Suva's principal citizens were present. Afterwards he attended a service at the cathedral and received addresses of welcome, and then attended native ceremonies by Fijians, Samoans, Wallis Islanders, and Gilbert. Islanders, in the convent grounds, which ware specially electrically lit. The weather was perfect.—A.P.A

Mr. and Mrs. R. A, Barnsdale leave to-day for Christchurch where Mr. Barnsda’e will take up the .position of assistant manager for' tlia local branch of the National Bank of New Zealand. On Mr. Barnsdale, who was an enthusiastic member of the Gisborne Bowlin? Club, made his last appearahCe at the green, participating in the'play and later being fa rewelled at a gathering of the players when all good wishes were extended to him and Mrs Barnsdale for their success’and h:qpiness in their nerw home.’. As ft token of the club mtembers 5 regard, Mr Barnsdale -was presented with a silver cake stand; During the afternoon Mr. Barnsdale was also faro welled by the managers of the other five Gisborne banks who made him a parting gift of a beautiful silvermounted walking stick. - Mr. William Robert . Kettle, oi Greymouth, died on Saturday morn ing at the age of 84 years. .(He w&e honi in London and a'rrived'with hh parents at Greymouth in 1874-. Sub sequently he . started business as” a genend merchant. During his cared he was Mayor, chairman of the Har bor Board- Grey Education Board. Hospital Board, and president of tht Chamber of Commerce, and sefv.ee on numerous local bodies and societies. He. was prominent in districj commercial concerns, racing ant trotting clubs, Freemasons anc Druids, and was chairman ;of th< Greymouth Evening Star Co.' tlie war ho was a prominent xnernbe’ .of -thp ’Grey PatrioticcSocfetV;'; - - H< visited Honolulu • fof tlioJEress Con gress in 1923. He celebrated Bu golden' wedding this year. He is survived by his widow, twp daugh fieri, add one son.—press Asta, ' ' '