PERSONALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10854, 25 March 1929, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Lady McPherson wife of the Victorian Prime Minister, diet . a long illness.—A.P-A. On’ account of indisposition the Ke.Y George Frost was be present at the Mefchodl-t last evening, wlieri Stainer s Crucaxiom” was rendered,- • The King left the grounds at GraigiVell yesterday and walked ) the sea wall, where he sat in a wiekei chair for half an hoiU> reading a newspaper.—A.P.A.

The Sunday , Express Says that Hammond (the noted English cricketer) lias decided to resume ns an amateur. He cabled his agent tia he intends to give nil his fees irorn newspaper articles to the press fund and .to Bristol infirmary.—A.l A-

■ i ' A first-class diploma’, for advanced course of drawing in commercial ait in a correspondence school of ;| ti. has been won by Mrs Dougbis Blair. This course must be fi« nC througli in twelve months. - isHlair lias obtained her excellent pass well under seven months.

Deep svmpathy wil] he extended to Mrs. G.'Corlet of Gisborne- in the death of her mother. Mrs-,- V - D* Fulton, who passed away at It. Ahunri on Wednesday. The late .Mrs Fulton who was horn in 1847. arrived! in Xapier in. 1873 from Norway and spent her htejin the Hawke Bav centre.

Prior to his approaching marriage r Mr. 0. Kearns, a popular member, of ’the Gisborne Rowing Club wasi the guest of his elubmates at a social gathering in the. boathouse on Saturday evening and was made the recepient of a handsome jjros-oiita—. tion. Air. H. Sdeats, who presided, hand over tin’ gilt, which he accompanied bv best wishes and prosperity for the voung couple.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph (Yard) received the following message from AT. Poincare, Premier of France, in reply to his message or sympathy in the recent doatll ol Marshal Foch : “Will you kindly accept my keen per=onnl thanks and those of the Government of the Republic for the sympathy which you. your colleagues and follow citizens have so sincerely expressed in connection with the great bereavement which has befallen Trance.