PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11280, 9 August 1930, Page 4

PERSONALS

Earl Birkenhead .was reported yesterday to ho slightly better. -A. and N.Z.C.A.

(Vnion" the guests, who arrived at the Albion Club Hotel yesterday wer 0 \Tr and- Mrs.' Sloan, and -Messrs. Dawson, Massey, Bullen, Walker and Law. .

Arrivals at the Coronation Hotel v'esterday" included Mrs. Kwarbnck. \lto-Frith and Mclntyre, and Messrs. Stevenson, Rodgers, and Robb.

A Christchurch P- Ay message announces the death of Mr G. H. Bon. ninvton, 65 -years of age, the well*) known chemist and a leader, in musical, bonding and Masonic circles. .;

- Mr R. E. Hayes, C.M.G., 1.5.0., Financial Ad visor to the Government has received notice from (h-fi, eva of his appointment as. corfes-’ pondiug member -representing Now Zealand on the Fiscal Committee of tUo League -of Nations:

Lord Stonehaven, wtoso term ofriri fico as Governor-General -oLAustroka, , has nearly expired, was officially iar--welled at Canberra yesterday by the Federal Ministry, glowing tribute? being paid by the Prime Minister arm Mr Latham, Leader of the Dppo.u•tion to the splendid services kora. Stonehaven had rendered during !ns five vears’ of office. .-His Excellency copi ‘he had irmnonsely enjoyed his sojourn in Australia.—-A.P.A.,

Their Excellencies Lord. Bledisloo and Lady BledisJoevisited some of the institutes of the Salvation Army at Wellington yesterday and - when at tpe •'■Eventide” Home at, Island Bav Her Excellency met an old . lady compatriot. She was Mrs .Jean Upton, 95 vears of ago, who was torn, j in Pembrokeshire, and arrived my New Zealand in 1863. Although the T time at tb’oir. disposal only perrnitted of visiting and -inspecting beadquarters in Cuba Street, the hostel irt-BoulcotC street, an cl. the old ladies’ home at.lsland Bay, their E:-> cellenicas. were surprised at- the. exdent of tlie work of the Salvation Armv hi the: Dominion, upon which they* had already .been considerably informed by tLe Commissioner arid ylrs J-. Cunningham.—P.A.

The dea-th occurred at Lower Hutton Sunday of Lady-Hector, widow of teh late Sir Jas. Hector’,' at - the age of 81. Lady Hector, who had lived in quiet retirement , for many years, was a daughter of Sir D. Munro. first Speaker of- the New Zealand Legislative Council. She was born in Nelson, and was married" in 1868.' Lady Hec-tor is survived by two sons, Mr B. Hector and Dr. C. M. Heptor, and by . three daughters, Mrs. L.-G. Faxby, Christchurch, Mrs. Rr J: Barton, .-Upper Plain, Mr.sterton, and Miss Hector. Lower Hntt, and by one brother. Mr C. J. Munro, Palmerston North. Tlie late Lady Hector had tour other sons, ou e of .whom died in Dunedin and one in. Canada. The late Sir James Hector died .in 1907.