PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11403, 2 January 1931, Page 4

PERSONALS

Mr. Colin Lowndes, Gisborne, has received advice 'of his success in completing bis examinations -for the teachers’ B certificate.

The liner Ormonde is due at Fremantle on January 6th. Mr. Scullin and Mr. Forbes, also Air. Craig; New Zealand Comptroller of-Customs, are on board.—P.A.

The Commonwealth meteorologist, (Mr. H. A. Hunt) retires-in February. Among .'the applicants for- the position is Air. Kidston, head of the New Zealand Aleteorologic-al Department. —P.A.

Alaster Herbert Carr, aged 17, a visitor from Christchurch, died at'Tiniaru hospital yesterday morning as a result of injuries received m n. collision with a car. The accident occurred at a dangerous 'intersection — P.A.

Lady Apsley was successfully operated on for the removal of pressure on the spinal cord (says a London P.A. cable). The outlook is now more hopeful. She was injured on the hunting field.

While Kansas farmers were receiving; 3s ltd a bushel for their wheat in" August, they were offered' 3s 9d a bushel if they bought wireless, sets from a firm with headquarters at Wichita.

The writ for the East Bristol byelection has been issued and polling was fixed for January 16. Sir fitafford Cripps; Solicitor-General, is tlie Labor candidate and Air. Edward Baker is,.-the-Liberal. It is not. known whether the Conservatives will contest the seat. —P.A.

Advice has been received that, three Gisborne students at Canterbury College, Messrs. T. Turbitt, E. B. G. B.adham. and G. H. .AUlls,- passed in history, stage 1, and French, stage 1. for B.A.' degree at the recent- examinations, while another Gisborne student; Air. W.. R. X. Tier; passed in history, stage 1, for the same de-' gree. -V : . ' _' V

According "to a London P,A. cable, the late Sir Sefton Bruckner (a- victim of the RlOl disaster) left. £6690, all to Aliss Aluriel Lee. tlie actress. His will was made in 1927. Aliss Lee is aged fifty, 1 She is a- member of afamily related to tlie American. Civil War General, Robert Lee. She played many show parts and latterly-had been producing plays. At present she is producing talkies at Hollywood. She was the first woman to the equator when she-nccompan.ed Sir S. Brackner to Kenya. Occasionally she flew ' at 'aviation meetings with Sir S. Brackner. Tlie Air Ministry last, month granted Lady Brack-, ner a pension of £3OO yearly!

Mr. Alexander Hird, foreman.. -of the Wauganui Brigade, collapsed and died while on duty at a fire atone 5 o’clock yesterday morning. Thebrigade was Called to St. George'sGate; part of the old residential quarter of Wanganui,.to a blaze in. an. 'unoccupied house. The attack was in charge of Superintendent Williams in the first instance but he was called away by "another . alarm, which ultimately turned out to. he.- false. The command of the brigade then fell to Mr. Hird, who died before the are was extinguished. AnS inquest was adjourned.:. Deceased was 36 years ol.d and leaves a widow and two ; children., He had been Six years- with the brigade, taking the-foreman’s-position after being in charge at Castlecliff. He was a splendid tvpe ot fire fighter.’—P;A. v"-\

The death took place at. Opotiki early on Xmas morning of M rs .Jane Gordon Hedley, who was horn in’ Aberdeen in' July 1834.- In ISSI, Mrs. Hedley came to New Zealand and'resided with her uricleV 'the late Mr. John Gordon, until 1333. . when she married the late Mr. A“. Hedley, who was engaged in farthing until,4ie died in' 1903: i ln-.,1910;-Mrs; Hedley - handed over the management of her, farm to a son and came to live in Opotiki town. The .deceased lady- liact been failing in health . for some two : or three years and passed very, quietly hwfiy after intense suffering. - Two cons, Messrs.- J. H. Hedley, of Waharoa, and Roht. Hedley; of Opotiki. rthd two- daughters, Airs. E. ’ G. ‘At>Vileton; of DaFgaville,' and ■ Mrs. :C. W. \Aidney, pf (Tonga,. are left besides nineteen grandchildren. ■ The interment took place at Purewa. Cemetery alongside her late*,husband, r -.tlie, Rey. •T•“ G.' Draper conducting tije burifil service.—-Special. -y - : / •