PERSONALS.

Gisborne Times, 13 October 1932, Page 4

PERSONALS.

Mr. John Wilson, formerly of Ormond, and now of Gisborne, ffiar, 'been compelled to enter Cook Hospital, his many friends will regret to learn. The many friends of Mr. II - H Dodd, who lias been in hospital for the past week, will be very pleased to learn that his condition showed further improvement last evening. Amongst the successful candidates a t the- recent examinations conducted by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, is Miss Tone Adair (Mrs. Leslie), who passed in the Advanced Grade.

A Milan cable states that a message to ecclestiastical and aristocratic circles declares that the Pope is visiting Milan on October 30 for the inauguration of the new buildings for the Roman Catholic Ldiversity. —P.A.

The Countess Beatty lelt estate valued at £167,031 in Britain, in addition to property elsewhere amounting to millions of dollars from the estate of her father, the late Mr. Marshall Field.

Mr. A. F. Salmon, of the Gisborne Sheepfariuers’ Frozen Meat and Mercantile Coy., is now reported to be making a good recovery from the operation lie recently was compelled to undergo in a Napier hospital. He will probably he leaving the hospital in the course of the next week or ten days. Guests at the Masonic Hotel this week include Messrs F- Silver and 11. Luim (Wellington); Mr. E. Prevet (Melbourne); Mr M. Kusclfberg (Hastings); Miss Johnston (Hamilton): Messrg Iv. McLeod, P. Lowe. G. Luke, E. It. Boucher, V. Salek, R. Miller. W. Sill. E- V. O’Dowd and W. L. Moore (Auckland): and Miss Cribble. Miss Archibellu Joan. Wilson, of Westmere, who died last week, lerfc £35.000. including £SOO to the Auckland Hospital Auxiliary, £IOO to the Salvation Army, and £IOOO, which is to be invested and the interest paid to the Auckland Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, also CSOO tu the Presbyterian Church.—P.A. Probate has been granted in the Auckland Supreme Court of the will of the late Major John Whitney, founder and chairman of directors of the Colonial Ammunition C-oy.. whose estate is valued for probate at under £25,000. Major Whitney died on September 6, at the age of 90 years. His estate is disposed of to hie relatives.—-PA.

Striking testimony t«> tin* esteem in which the late- Mr. A. M. Beale was held was given yesterday when the funeral took place at Te Puia Springs. There was a very large gathering and many beautiful wreaths were deposited on the coffin. The service was conducted by the Rev. J. Anderson- of Waipiro Bay. who made a special trip through from Napier, assisted by the Rev. Wanoa. of Kuatoria. The pail-bearer-: were Messrs. A- P>. Williams. W. S. Thompson. S. F. Bufdett. A. Tuckwell. C. E. Nurse and R. Youujj.