PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11829, 10 January 1933, Page 4

PERSONALS

Judge K. N. Jones. Under-Secre-tary for Xu live Affairs. who has been in Gisborne over the holidays, lel’l vesterduv for Wellington.

31 r. G. A. NichuiL left on Sunday on route to New L’lynioutli, where lie will witness tile arrival of the Southern Cross from Australia.

The engagement B announced of Raymond, eldest son of 31 r. and 31rs. W. If. G. nignelh Stout •-4 reel. to Rita 3fay. only daughter of Air. and 31 rs. H. 11. Ballard.'~3langapnpa. Gisborne.

3.1 r. L. W. Anderson, secretary of tlie Gisborne branch of tlu> Y-31.C.A..

left lor New Plymouth on Saturday and will bo absent liom Gisborne until the end of this week.

Constable Robert Byuds. of Auckland, who lias been advised of his transfer to Gisborne in place of Constable Straw bridge, now at Tokomaru Bay, is expected to arrive jicre towards the end of the week.

Air. and Mrs. G. B. Atirtield. of Itabauil, New Guinea, .who have been spending a brief holiday in Gisborne, leave to-day for Wellington cu route to Sydney and eventually to their home. They will be accompanied to Sydney by Airs. AY. C.

Kolin who is to spend a holiday with relatives in New South Wales.

At a largely attended meeting in Wellington last ■evening, Salvatjion Army trainees received their first commissions. Lieutenant Kathleen Bickford, eldest daughter of Air. and Airs. C. -E. Bickford, of Gisborne, was appointed to the Children’s Home, Wellington; and Lieut. Adam Stein, another well-known Gisborne resident, was appointed to Winton.

Commandant and Airs. Balle, who have • been stationed at Gisborne as representatives of the Salvation Army Special Efforts Department during the past 51 years, will leave to take over their new duties at Alastertoii oil Thursday next. Commandant Balle, during Iris stay in Gisborne, has. also taken the monthly services at Waikolui, Q telco and Rakauroa. Farewell services were held in the Citadel yesterday.

Mr. Gaston Mervalo, elocution judge at the Gisborne Competitions last year, has resigned his position as produced for the Auckland Little Theatre Society, and intends to take up his residence in Gisborne as a teacher of elocution and dramatic art. Mr. Alervalc still retains the produeership of the Auckland Catholic Repertory Society, and will visit Auckland four times a year to stage plays for that organisation. Air. W. J. Jordan, AI.P., who is president of the New Zealand Labor Party, leaves by the, lonic from Wellington oil a hurried visit to England on family business. He intends to return in time for tho next session of Parliament. The hope was expressed yesterday in Auckland by the deputy Loader of tlie Parliamentary Labor Party, Mr At. J. Savage, that the Government would agree to the arranging of a pair for Air. Jordan during the session, which resumes this /.Month. ■ Ac! '