PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11407, 7 January 1931, Page 4

PERSONALS

The death has occurred of. Mr. Vn<m3 Sinclair,, one of the earliest oF Wairarapa settlers, and a wehPnown figure in racing circles throughout*the Wellington province.

\lr A Young, formerly engineer t 0 the Gisborne Borough Council, has secured an excellent position m Australia, having been appointed engineer’ to the Fremantle Borough Council.

The death has occurred of Sir Charles' Royds. a member of fewit.z fh-rt Antarctic expedition, after whom Cape Royds was named, lie was attending rehearsal of a charity ball at the isavoy Hotel when lie suffered « heart attack and uied eii route to hospital. A.I.A.

To meet tlie acting-Prime Minister and other Ministers this morning, the Gisborne railway delegation _ assembled. in Wellington last evening. Ales«rs AY. D. Lvsnar. A 1. 1., D. A*. Coleman, Chas. Matthews, l. RBall. C. H. Williams- and C. G. Bloo’re left Gisborne by car yestcrdav morning and they were., joined in‘the Capital by Messrs. K. fc. Williams, 31. P., ana F. S. Bowen.

Mr. Lindsay W. Hall. Son'of Air. and Airs W.. AI. Hall, of Gisborne, who- obtained his third marine engineer's ticket and first pH engineer’s ticket before leaving the town, is now on tlie staff of the C. and 1). Line’s steamer Port Hobart, which is now laid up in London until March. She will then sail for New York and eventually touch at New Zealand.

AVallaset AVorks Committee, says our London 'cartes pendent, ha:-. doelded to recommend the council to rename Fellowship Road 31 a reton, “Bradman Road,” alter the Australian . cricketer.. .Moyeton. will row have streets called after famous cricketers, clergymen,. politician?, aldermen and councillors.

A young English woman artist of Alontparnasse married . a sculptor, who later divorced her. She rfill loved him, but he refused to see her. . Learning that her ex-nusonwt was moving, she persuaded' tlie removal contractor to carry 1,-r to the new address in a packing case. Her plan was successful and the ceup-c----were united again. .

Twenty-six years ago Dr. (then Air.) John Bartholomew) left the home of his parents Air- and Airs. Geo Bartholomew, in Feilding, to eam for himself a place in the world; tc-day he is back bearing the r ank of lieutenant-colonel in the United States Army, a doctor of medicine, and commanding: officer of the 1907 reserve station hospital at San Francisco.

Air Joe Alar tin. jun.. son of Mr. and Airs. J. J. Alartin, of Gisborn*. has now secured an engineering post on the Gothic Star, a steamer trading- between London and .the Argentine. Air. Martin, who “first left Gisborne as a marine engineer some 18 months ago.’lias since been home oil holidav and immediately thereaf(er joined the NJL Shippimr Coy’s Ruahine *at Wellington, saiHng in her to London, where he then secured "his present position.

A Tasmanian,, Air. . Brian . Lewis, who studied in Alelbburne and recently attended the Liverpool School of Architecture, won .tlie Victory Scholarship, consisting.' or a silver medal and £loo for the design of a military academy, states a London message.. Honorable, mention in the same competition goes to Aliss Hilary Archer, of Birkenhead, also a student at Liverpool, to whom it is now revealed that Air. Lewis Is affianced.—A.P.A.

Sent by the Home Office on an Empire tour to investigate and report on the penal systems in- the different Imperial, countries, ;Afr. J. L. Weldon. .of tlie Brrfcis.li , Government, arrived., in Wellington from Australia yesterday morning. He will spend three weeks in New Zealand. beforej going on .ip .America. He is studying, particularly the prison organisation. .and.. treatment .or juvenile offenders.—P.A.

That- Ladv Alice- - Fergus sou Las kept in mind some of those to whom she. showed kindness when in New Zealand is proved by her having sent xo a Wellington social worker a packet of beautiful cards of the Aledici Press. ~ exquisitely designed and colored, for New. Year gifts to the girls at the ; Borstal Institute. Lady Alice makes the' kindest inquiries about the welfare. of the girls and expressed a wish io he kept in. touch with tlie work of the institution. When in Wellington she was grea'tly interested in the institute. and the girls were the las' to receive a farewell as she left for England.

The Governor-General paid a visityesterday morning to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery where- he' was met- by Sir Lindo Ferguson, a president of the Art Gallery Society and taken through the buildings. A visit to the Batchelor . Alaternity Home was made later, after'-which His Excellence lunched with Sir John Roberts. In tlie afternoon, accompanied by Ladv Bledisloe he opened new cottages at the Glendining Children’s Home. To-day, His Excellency will visit the Town Hall, Public Library, and Early Settlers’ Museum, and will be driven round tlie cilv. A social evening at the Returned Soldiers Club will be the' evening engagement.—P.A.s _ **

Au. uukuowu man,' by a -cries of telephone calls.' recently hoaxed a, dumber of. London’s West End business firms .into.,sending representatives and goods to the house of the Alarehioness .of Huntly, iir.Grosve.nor Square. In motor'cars the representatives brought with them jewels, dresses, coals, shoes,' creaius and lotions. There.,was dismay among the' gathering . when .they' were informed that the. Marchioness knew nothing, about it. “It j s fill too stupid.” said tlie Marchioness! ’ “Two of,the firms know me .very well, and of course! they sent ; along immediately. I cannot . think. whv anyone should' do shell a' tiding.' These people said that' they had been instructed t° call by niy secretary.”

i An Exceptionally picturesque wedding and One of Widespread''interest ' Celebrated: dll December' 30/ at > r'Baptist Church,- Huus»s* < bride' was Miss’ >larpu io .Tv liufred.' -Muir, second '■ daugh'ter;o'f,Mr; ‘andtMris.’S. A. R.PMair, Wharekura,, .Huntemllo, and the bridegroom Mr. T.' Harrisbii- McWilliams ;(bt ' 'ft With 'its decoration? of. flowers ; in \ shades /to the, frockihor of' tlic • wedcliixrcli prtivided tho pl'ettiest/'of ‘SCltuigsEa; bell "of: r.-ses cQuiploliug .the scheme.' The servifeo 'fA s v 7 Choral; iiiia ;/tbo officiating clerglhlianywas the; Rev. C..R.'Sbeeft. >vlio- was given :away ’by Mr - v wore a- frock -df -cream pfCne chiffon, ‘-cut /to A'a/.V' at tho jrliero .it was finished with a VThe;‘ softly-shirred' bodice showed; •; full; ; length' tight-fitting tlpeves and’, a bertha; collar; Thb s kirt -iwas very long, and 'full flared, find; from a - coronet /of; orange biosof to ; (Auckland), who wore frocks of tmcrushable silk net in. green, shell pink and' lemon ’^h|ding.;